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Bounce houses attract fun seekers at Hinsdale's annual Fall Family Festival held at Robbins Park in 2021. The festival, and bounce houses, will return Oct. 24 at Hinsdale Middle School and downtown Hinsdale. (James C. Svehla/Pioneer Press)

Bounce houses, free pumpkins and other seasonal fun return for Hinsdale Family Fall Festival

By Chuck Fieldman

October 14, 2026 at 2:40 p.m.

Hinsdale's Family Fall Festival typically attracts more than 500 people, and both residents and nonresidents...

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.

Defendant and former Cook County Assistant State's Attorney, Nicholas Trutenko, right, speaks with his attorney James McKay during closing arguments in his trial at Rolling Meadows courthouse on Dec. 4, 2024. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

To protect ‘crown jewel’ case, former prosecutor tried to conceal friendship with witness, state alleges in closing arguments

By Madeline Buckley

December 4, 2024 at 6:15 p.m.

Former Cook County assistant state’s attorney Nicholas Trutenko called the prosecution that he won in...

A six-unit apartment complex on West Cossitt Avenue in La Grange is under construction in 2013. The village's new Comprehensive Plan has ignited discussions about multifamily housing and density in the village. (Wes Venteicher/baiduhai)

La Grange adopts new Comprehensive Plan amid density concerns

By Hank Beckman

December 3, 2024 at 1:54 p.m.

La Grange officials and residents have debated affordable housing, zoning and density in approving a...

Co-owner Ayman Fatani prepares to cut the ribbon Nov. 20 at

the grand opening of Hangry Joe’s Hot Chicken and Wings, 1 N. La Grange Rd., La Grange. (Hank Beckman/Pioneer Press)

Hangry Joe’s Hot Chicken joins dining lineup in La Grange

By Hank Beckman

December 3, 2024 at 3:58 p.m.

Hangry Joe's Hot Chicken and Wings, a chain based in Virginia, opened its latest location...

Sawmill Sports Hub, a training facility for teams that would otherwise practice in parks and public spaces, is set to open this month in Willowbrook. (Sawmill Sports Hub)

Recreational sports training facility set to open in Willowbrook
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By Jesse Wright

December 3, 2024 at 10:53 a.m.

Sawmill Sports Hub in Willowbrook will offer training space for teams and athletes in a...

Chief Judge Timothy Evans ceremoniously swears in new Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Mariyana Spyropoulos at the Daley Center, Dec. 2, 2024. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Mariyana Spyropoulos promises to modernize Cook County court clerk’s office

By A.D. Quig

December 2, 2024 at 5:50 p.m.

Mariyana Spyropoulos beat incumbent Clerk Iris Martinez with promises to be more transparent, ethical and...

Patrick and Keyleigh Hopkins and family take home this year's Christmas tree after the Clarendon Hills Lions Club opened its annual tree lot along Byrd Court. (Jim Johnson)

Lions Club tree sale continues nearly 60-year-old tradition

By Chuck Fieldman

December 2, 2024 at 4:47 p.m.

The Clarendon Hills Lions Club’s annual Christmas tree sale has been an annual tradition since...

The Hinsdale Middle School seventh grade basketball team recently won the West Suburban Middle School Athletic Conference championship game. (Hinsdale Middle School)

Hinsdale Middle School caps 14-1 season with conference win

By Chuck Fieldman

December 2, 2024 at 3:57 p.m.

Hinsdale Middle School won the West Suburban Middle School Athletic Conference girls seventh grade basketball...

The band American Authors performs a half-hour concert during a Nov. 26 stop by the Canadian Pacific Kansas City Holiday Train in Franklin Park. (Steve Metsch/Pioneer Press)

Decorated train, star musicians kick off holidays in Franklin Park

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By Steve Metsch

December 2, 2024 at 2:56 p.m.

American Authors and KT Tunstall performed as the Canadian Pacific Kansas City Holiday Train stopped...

Cook County Board Commissioner Samantha Steele attends a Cook County Board of Review meeting remotely on Dec. 2, 2024. Steele did not attend the meeting in person "due to illness." It was Steele's first board meeting following her arrest on a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol last month. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Board of Review Commissioner Samantha Steele attends meeting remotely after DUI arrest

By A.D. Quig

December 2, 2024 at 4:37 p.m.

Samantha Steele did not address the incident during the meeting, only congratulating fellow commissioner Larry...

Eileen O'Neill Burke, right, greets people after being ceremoniously sworn in as the new Cook County state's attorney on Dec. 2, 2024, at the Ivy Room in River North. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

As she is sworn in, State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke decries violence and pledges new detention policy

By Madeline Buckley

December 2, 2024 at 4:53 p.m.

Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke pledged to get "seismic things done" Monday morning...