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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...

Eileen O’Neill Burke speaks after being ceremoniously sworn in as the new Cook County state’s attorney on Dec. 2, 2024, at the Ivy Room in River North. Rank-and-file prosecutors are seeking fulfillment of a campaign promise the former appellate judge made to provide voluntary recognition to a union if a majority of staff demonstrate interest. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Cook County state’s attorney to push for prison sentences in machine gun cases

By Madeline Buckley

January 30, 2025 at 3:18 p.m.

Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke has directed prosecutors to seek prison sentences in...

Fenwick girls water polo head coach Jack Wagner during a tournament at Fenwick High School on Friday, April 6, 2018. Wagner is returning to the poolside in Oak Park after five years and will lead the Fenwick team once again this spring. (H. Rick Bamman / Pioneer Press)

Hall of fame water polo coach Jack Wagner returning to Fenwick, where he’s won 10 state titles

By Steve Metsch

January 30, 2025 at 4:57 a.m.

Try as he may, Jack Wagner could not stay away from the sport he loves....

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi speaks about the results of the triennial reassessment and proposed property tax relief legislation on Jan. 29, 2025, at the County Building. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Assessor Fritz Kaegi says Chicago properties worth a combined $50.8 billion in 2024, calls for bill relief in Springfield

By A.D. Quig

January 30, 2025 at 8:39 a.m.

Under Assessor Fritz Kaegi’s estimates, homeowners will pay 49% of Chicago's property tax burden, while...

Candidates for the Elmwood Park Public Library Board will speak at a public forum Feb. 11 hosted by the League of Women Voters of Oak Park and River Forest. (John Konstantaras/baiduhai)

Elmwood Park candidate forum set for Feb. 11

By Pioneer Press

January 28, 2025 at 2:29 p.m.

The first candidate forum in decades in Elmwood Park will focus on the Elmwood Park...

Greg White, left, with his son, Zack White, has resigned as the president of River Forest Youth Baseball and Softball after nearly two decades of leading the River Forest Little League. (Greg White)

Longtime Little League leader stepping down in River Forest

By Bob Skolnik

January 28, 2025 at 1:58 p.m.

Greg White has resigned as the president of River Forest Youth Baseball and Softball after...

Candidates for the Lyons Township High School Board of Education will take part in an online forum in advance of the April 1 election. (Hank Beckman/Pioneer Press)

La Grange area candidates invited to make election pitches online
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By Hank Beckman

January 28, 2025 at 1:20 p.m.

Forums feature candidates in La Grange Park, La Grange School District 102 and the Lyons...

A rendering shows the design by Patrick Brown, of Chicago design firm ORG Inc., for the new Field Center in Oak Park. (Park District of Oak Park)

Decisions on Oak Park’s new Field Center due Thursday

By Jesse Wright

January 31, 2025 at 4:14 p.m.

Oak Park residents have expressed concerns over the Field Center's cost, the location of the...

People walk into the Tivoli Theater in Downers Grove Wednesday, Jan. 22, to check out short silent films made by area high school students. The Student Silent Film Festival has been an annual event since 2017. (Jesse Wright/Pioneer Press)

Lyons Township team goes silent for Film Festival challenge

By Jesse Wright

January 28, 2025 at 5:03 a.m.

Students from Lyons Township High School participated in the Student Silent Film Festival at the...

John Pobojewski, right, design director form Span Studios, explains elements of a rebranding plan to La Grange Park village Trustees Jermaine Stewart and Jamie Zaura during a special meeting Jan. 14. (Hank Beckman/Pioneer Press)

La Grange Park eyes new ‘branding,’ with updated street lights, 18-foot welcome sign

By Hank Beckman

January 25, 2025 at 5:06 a.m.

Preliminary plans for overhauling the village's public spaces include a large monument-style sign at 31st...

Richard Monocchio, former executive director of the Housing Authority of Cook County and now a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development official, center right, adjusts his tie before a ceremony to unveil an affordable housing facility for veterans in Chicago Heights on Sept. 13, 2024. (Tess Crowley/baiduhai)

‘Troubled’ Housing Authority of Cook County spent more than $60,000 at Six Flags

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By Lizzie Kane

February 10, 2025 at 2:28 p.m.

Hundreds of Housing Authority of Cook County employees and their families went to Six Flags...