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Officials take part in a ceremonial groundbreaking for the final phase of the Arboretum Villas at Plymouth Place Center for Senior Living on Oct. 7 in La Grange Park. (Hank Beckman/Pioneer Press)

Plymouth Place breaks ground on new senior housing units in La Grange Park

By Hank Beckman

October 13, 2026 at 11:21 a.m.

Officials broke ground on the final phase of the Arboretum Villas at Plymouth Place Center...

A volunteer walks past signs for migrants alerting them to free social services at the Migrant Center in Forest Park. (Jesse Wright/Pioneer Press)

Years later, migrants bused into Oak Park area still living in limbo

By Jesse Wright

October 13, 2026 at 5:05 a.m.

The border crisis landed in Chicago around Christmas in 2023. Shipped up from Texas, migrants...

Hinsdale Middle School is pictured in 2015. (Brett Johnson/Pioneer Press)

Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills ranked among best k-12 schools in state

By Pioneer Press

October 12, 2026 at 5:06 p.m.

Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills Elementary District 181 has been recognized as one of the state's premier public...

Main entrance at the Purple Pig, 444 N. Michigan Ave., is pictured in 2020. The owners of The Purple Pig plan to open a new restaurant in Oak Brook. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

‘Cheese, Swine and Wine’ on tap in Oakbrook Center as Purple Pig owners plan new restaurant

By Chuck Fieldman

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June 17, 2025 at 12:57 p.m.

The opening of The Purple Pig restaurant in Oakbrook Center will be a homecoming for...

Field Park patron Marla, 5, runs down a hill at the park in Oak Park where a new fieldhouse is planned. (Bob Skolnik/Pioneer Press)

New Field Park facility delayed in Oak Park as opponents try to enlist support to change site

By Bob Skolnik

June 17, 2025 at 11:52 a.m.

A Park District of Oak Park facility would alter the landscape of Field Park, and...

A patron of the La Grange Park Public Library takes part in an inflatable ax-throwing game Saturday, June 14, as officials and fans celebrated the library's 50th anniversary. (Hank Beckman/Pioneer Press)

La Grange Park library puts 50 years in the books

By Hank Beckman

June 17, 2025 at 5:14 a.m.

The La Grange Park Public Library celebrated its 50th anniversary on June 14, drawing a...

A No Kings protest Saturday drew thousands of people to Scoville Park and along Lake Street in Oak Park. (Bob Skolnik/Pioneer Press)

‘No Kings’ protesters in Oak Park gather by the thousands: ‘It shows we’re not afraid of him’

By Bob Skolnik

June 16, 2025 at 4:32 p.m.

Several thousand protesters gathered Saturday in Oak Park, filling Scoville Park and parading along crowded...

A small sign marks a light post that has been converted into a charging station for electric vehicles at the Ridgeland Common Recreation Complex in Oak Park. The company behind the new small EV station said it can be fitted onto any city light post anywhere in the United States. (Jesse Wright/Pioneer Press)

Park District debuts new lightpost EV charging station in Oak Park

By Jesse Wright

June 13, 2025 at 1:36 p.m.

Voltpost company officials hope the new electric vehicle charging station they installed in Oak Park...

A customer patronizes Grapevine in La Grange in 2019. Restaurants in the village will be allowed to generate a larger percentage of profits from liquor sales after a move this week by the Village Board. (Kimberly Fornek/Pioneer Press)

La Grange relaxes food sales requirements for restaurant liquor licenses

By Hank Beckman

June 13, 2025 at 5:06 a.m.

La Grange officials called the move restaurant-friendly, while others said it doesn't go far enough.

Bottlenose dolphins Allie and Tapeko are joined by a newly born calf at the Brookfield Zoo Chicago on June 7, 2025. (Brookfield Zoo Chicago)

Newborn Brookfield Zoo dolphin calf dies suddenly

By William Tong

May 22, 2026 at 7:46 p.m.

A bottlenose dolphin born recently at Brookfield Zoo Chicago died late Wednesday. The zoo said...

Hester Junior High School teachers, from left, Kathy Zei, Greg Helton and Cathy Bernath retired at the end of the school year after more than 100 years of combined experience at the school in Franklin Park. (School District 84)

Three Franklin Park teachers retiring after combined century in education

By C.R. Walker

June 10, 2025 at 12:16 p.m.

District 84’s Hester Junior High School in Franklin Park is losing three of its most...

Children ride The Frog during Daisy Days in Clarendon Hills in 2016. The popular festival returns this year on June 13 and 14 (Jeff Krage/Pioneer Press)

Daisy Days returns in Clarendon Hills with rides, games and reptile show

By Chuck Fieldman

June 10, 2025 at 5:04 a.m.

A petting zoo and an artist presentation have been added to Clarendon Hills’ Daisy Days...

Pianist Tong-Bai Deng performs Sergei Prokofiev’s “Piano Concerto No. 2, Movement IV” May 10 at the Rising Stars of Stanger concert at Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church, where he was named the winner of the 2025 Stanger Young Artist Competition. (Elliot Mandel Photography)

Community news: Hinsdale pianist takes top prize in Elmhurst, more
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By Melinda Moore

June 9, 2025 at 4:38 p.m.

News from around the community includes items from Hinsdale, Elmhurst, Oak Park, Oak Brook and...