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Police seek info in I-290 shooting that closed westbound lanes Thursday night

By Cam'ron Hardy

October 9, 2026 at 12:59 p.m.

Illinois State Police closed lanes on I-290 Thursday night after responding to an alleged highway...

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announces her 2027 budget proposal during a board meeting on Oct. 8, 2026. Preckwinkle’s said her proposal would close a $550 million preliminary gap. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Preckwinkle proposes stopgap fixes, shrinking budget to address Cook County’s $550M shortfall

By A.D. Quig

October 8, 2026 at 10:18 a.m.

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle will propose “sweeping the cupboards bare” to close a...

Alex Butekas brought his 1965 Pontiac Hearse at the West End Trunk-or-Treat Car Show Sunday, Oct. 4 along Burlington Avenue in La Grange. (Hank Beckman/Pioneer Press)

La Grange’s Trunk-or-Treat Car Show pays tribute to spooky season
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By Hank Beckman

October 7, 2026 at 12:45 p.m.

Owners of La Grange clothing store Jack's West End drew over 50 classic vehicles to...

The Cook County assessor's office in Chicago in May 2017. At the time ex-staffer Ladvim Memosovski agreed to go undercover, the office was led by Joseph Berrios, the then-boss of the Cook County Democratic Party. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Ex-assessor’s office employee who wired up for feds gets probation

By Jason Meisner

August 14, 2026 at 12:38 p.m.

Memisovski's cooperation helped the feds charge former colleagues in the assessor's office, crooked developers and...

Contractor who paid bribes to McCook mayor sentenced to 5 years of probation

By Jason Meisner

August 13, 2026 at 5:30 p.m.

A former suburban contractor was sentenced to five years of probation Thursday for paying bribes...

Terri Bresnahan, Oak Park School District 97's new superintendent, stands outside of the district's administration building on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. (Cam'ron Hardy/Pioneer Press)

New Oak Park Elementary School District 97 superintendent ready for the first day of school

By Cam'ron Hardy

August 17, 2026 at 3:17 p.m.

Terri Bresnahan, Oak Park Elementary School District 97's new superintendent, is ready to bring decades...

Members of the Chicago Nature Journaling Club look at journal entries during an outing in fall 2023 at Gompers Park on the Chicago River in Chicago. (Ruta Daugavietis)

Nature journaling club members ‘fill their cup’ by noticing natural world

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By Melinda Moore

August 11, 2026 at 9:50 a.m.

Maureen Murphy created the Chicago Nature Journaling Club in 2021, which documents experiences in Forest...

Keaton Roberts, a senior at OPRF High School, speaks at the 49th annual NAACP ACT-SO competition where he earned first place and a gold medal for the biology/microbiology category. (Oak Park and River Forest High School)

OPRF senior takes gold in NAACP biology, microbiology competition

By Cam'ron Hardy

August 10, 2026 at 4:07 p.m.

Keaton Roberts, a senior at OPRF, earned a gold medal at the 49th annual NAACP...

RPM Raceway is scheduled to open this fall in Oakbrook Center (RPM Raceway photo)

RPM Raceway to offer multilevel go-karts at Oakbrook Center

By Chuck Fieldman

August 11, 2026 at 2:11 p.m.

Oakbrook Center will be host the first RPM Raceway outside New York, with the longest...

Oak Park Village Hall (Antonio Perez/ baiduhai)

Federal court upholds Oak Park ordinance requiring new buildings be all electric

By Cam'ron Hardy

August 7, 2026 at 2:56 p.m.

A federal court upheld Oak Park's ordinance requiring new buildings to be all-electric, rejecting a...

La Grange Park police Officer Mathew Armenta conducts a drone demonstration at the 2026 National Night Out at Ideal
School in Countryside. (Hank Beckman/for Pioneer Press)

La Grange area National Night Out grows with participation of 5 communities

By Hank Beckman

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August 7, 2026 at 2:59 p.m.

The event at Ideal Elementary School included La Grange, La Grange Park, Western Springs, Countryside...

Triton College President Mary-Rita Moore gives board of trustees Chairman Mark Stephens the 2026 Illinois Community College Trustees Association’s Trustee Service award for his decades of service. (Triton College)

Community news: Triton board chairman recognized for service, songwriter performs in La Grange, and more

By Melinda Moore

August 7, 2026 at 5:24 a.m.

News from the community includes items from Oak Park, River Forest, Darien, La Grange, Lisle,...

Outgoing Cook County Chief Judge Tim Evans greets people as Charles Beach is installed as the new chief judge at a ceremony on Dec. 1, 2025, at Chicago-Kent College of Law. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Former Cook County Chief Judge Tim Evans appointed as appellate justice

By Madeline Buckley

August 6, 2026 at 5:13 p.m.

Former Cook County Chief Judge Tim Evans has been appointed to serve as a justice...