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A student interacts with the Da Vinci Robotic Surgical System at Oak Park and River Forest High School on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026. (Cam'ron Hardy/Pioneer Press)

Oak Park and River Forest High School students get hands-on experience with robot surgical device

By Cam'ron Hardy

October 14, 2026 at 5:04 a.m.

Oak Park and River Forest High School students had a unique opportunity to interact with...

The Damen Green Line Station in Chicago on Oct. 9, 2026, following a fatal stabbing of a CTA employee. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Fatal Green Line stabbing prompts call by State’s Attorney Burke for electronic monitoring reform

By Tess Kenny

October 13, 2026 at 5:38 p.m.

Last week’s fatal Green Line stabbing has renewed calls for electronic monitoring reform.

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...

Lori Wainwright, de 63 años, camina por el sótano inundado de la casa de su amiga, la Sra. Ball, de 62 años, después de que cayeran casi 9 pulgadas de lluvia el domingo en tres horas el 19 de septiembre de 2023 en Calumet City. “Me devastó, no podía descansar”, dijo Wainwright. La Sra. Ball dijo que no podía pagar los $1,200 que costaría sacar el agua de su sótano, por lo que Wainwright y Ball alquilaron una bomba en un Home Depot de Chicago y comenzaron a sacar el agua ellas mismas. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

As Cook County’s environmental justice policy takes shape, communities voice priorities and concerns
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By Adriana Pérez

February 5, 2025 at 7:56 p.m.

Plan to address gaps in community investment and support those historically overburdened by pollution and...

Brian Centers and Julie Wilson, of Buck’s Pit Stop in Hodgkins, serve vegetable beef soup at the BEDS Plus Soup and Bread benefit to end homelessness Sunday, FEb. 2 at the Holiday Inn Countryside. Centers and Wilson said they have been BEDS Plus volunteers for years. (Hank Beckman/Pioneer Press)

Soup takes center stage at sold out BEDS Plus fundraiser

By Hank Beckman

February 4, 2025 at 1:38 p.m.

The 13th annual Soup and Bread benefit hosted by BEDS Plus attracted a sold out...

Volunteers check places such as the La Grange parking structure along 6th Avenue for people taking shelter inside during the annual Point in Time census of homelessness. (Hank Beckman/Pioneer Press)

Point in Time census offers glimpse into suburban homelessness

By Hank Beckman

February 4, 2025 at 11:32 a.m.

La Grange-based BEDS Plus sent 22 volunteers to count and contact people experiencing homelessness in...

An "Ice Fishing Rodeo" will be among the activities offered at Winter Fest on Feb. 8 at Longfellow Park in Oak Park. (Park District of Oak Park)

Oak Park Winter Fest organizers hoping to ‘keep it cold’ for Feb. 8 event

By Myrna Petlicki

February 3, 2025 at 4:44 p.m.

Activities for all ages, outdoors and indoors, draw a crowd every year to the Park...

Senior members of the competitive dance team at Nazareth Academy in La Grange Park, which finished in the top 10 at the IHSA state tournament last weekend in Bloomington, are, from left, Rosaria Ricchio, Emma Chiarito, Maria Nelson, Georgia Panek, Bella Madonia and Lia Jozwiak (Nazareth Academy)

Nazareth Academy dancers repeat in top 10 at state tournament

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By Chuck Fieldman

February 3, 2025 at 3:32 p.m.

Nazareth Academy's competitive dance team made it to the IHSA finals again once year after...

Brian and Kristine Richards speak Dec. 13, 2023, in front of a family portrait about the death of their 14-year-old son, Sean Richards, pictured at right, in a 2023 accident at Fuller’s car wash in Hinsdale. The Richards family issued a statement last week questioning the timing of a bankruptcy filing by Fuller's. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Family of Sean Richards questions Fuller’s Car Wash bankruptcy timing

By Chuck Fieldman

February 4, 2025 at 1:39 p.m.

Family of a boy who died after a 2023 crash outside Fuller’s Car Wash in...

People play yard games during the Wellness House's 25th anniversary barbecue Friday, July 24, 2015 in Hinsdale. Wellness House is marking its 35th anniversary this year. (Steve Johnston/Pioneer Press)

Hinsdale’s Wellness House marks 35 years of ‘life-changing programs’ for cancer patients

By Chuck Fieldman

February 1, 2025 at 5:08 a.m.

Wellness House set anchor in Hinsdale 35 years ago and has served more than 50,000...

The outdoor dining area at Talley's Kitchen + Bar in downtown Clarendon Hills is set off with concrete barriers as outdoor dining options were made available in June, 2020. The village is now looking to do away with the unsightly barriers while retaining popular al fresco options downtown. (Chuck Fieldman/Pioneer Press)

Clarendon Hills looking to shelve COVID-era barriers for outdoor dining

By Chuck Fieldman

January 31, 2025 at 3:42 p.m.

Clarendon Hills officials are continuing to move forward plans to improve the outdoor dining environment...

Director of the Park District of Oak Park

Jan Arnold, executive director of the Park District of Oak Park, reviews options for the placement of the new Field Center in Field Park during a meeting Thursday, Jan. 30, in Oak Park before commissioners voted on a plan. (Jesse Wright/Pioneer Press)

Makeover vote for Field Park nets dismay among Oak Park neighbors

By Jesse Wright

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January 31, 2025 at 2:07 p.m.

New recreation center at Field Park in Oak Park will replace an existing berm and...

La Grange Park Village Clerk Meghan Kooi swears in new paid-on-call firefighters, from left, Daniel Griffin, Alex Kiessling, Emma Ellison and Christin Kiessling (left to right) as Fire Chief Dean Maggos looks on during a Jan. 28 meeting. (Hank Beckman/Pioneer Press)

La Grange Park ‘close to being fully staffed’ after 4 firefighters sworn in

By Hank Beckman

January 31, 2025 at 5:08 a.m.

Four new paid-on-call firefighters were sworn in Jan. 28 in La Grange Park, bringing the...