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League of Women Voters of the La Grange Area celebrated Juneteenth by registering voters and offering information about elections. From left are Diane Scott, Ramon Lacey of Laced Up Athletics and Bernadette Johnson-Banks. (League of Women Voters of the La Grange Area)

Community news: League of Women Voters marks Juneteenth with registration drive

By Melinda Moore

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July 13, 2026 at 12:02 p.m.

News from the community includes items from La Grange, Franklin Park, Triton College, Western Springs...

The McCook Reservoir and a quarry in McCook are shown from above Thursday, July 13, 2023. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Judge denies appeal in La Grange pipeline standoff with McCook quarry operators

By Hank Beckman

July 10, 2026 at 4:21 p.m.

An appeals judge has ruled in La Grange’s favor in a decade-long standoff with the...

Fellowship Christian Church, 1106 Madison Street in Oak Park, pictured Wednesday, July 7, 2026, is set to be replaced by Keystone Apartments. Construction for the affordable apartment complex is expected to begin in fall 2027. (Cam'ron Hardy/Pioneer Press)

State OKs funding for affordable housing development in Oak Park

By Cam'ron Hardy

July 10, 2026 at 1:50 p.m.

The Illinois Housing Development Authority approved two tax credit funding for an upcoming affordable housing...

People interested in becoming caretakers through Triple R Pets learn how the trap, neuter, return program works during a workshop at Southwest Animal Care Center in Palos Hills. (Triple R Pets)

Indian Head Park partners with Triple R Pets to manage feral cat population

By Jim Dudlicek

July 7, 2026 at 11:44 a.m.

Feral cats can provide a valuable service to communities by reducing the rodent population, but...

The Hemingway Birthplace Museum in Oak Park, home of the Ernest Hemingway Foundation of Oak Park. (Pioneer Press file)

Hemingway Foundation taps teacher, mentor as latest Writer in Residence

By Myrna Petlicki

July 7, 2026 at 2:05 p.m.

Amelia Estelle Dellos, an award-winning writer and filmmaker, will mentor the winner of the Hemingway...

Students tune guitars during the Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills Elementary District 181 Summer Learning Program at Prospect School in Clarendon Hills Wednesday, June 29, 2016. (James C. Svehla/baiduhai)

Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills school program aims to prevent ‘summer slide’

By Chuck Fieldman

July 6, 2026 at 4:34 p.m.

Learning opportunities in Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills Elementary District 181 don’t stop at the end of the...

Jenna Leving Jacobson speaks at an Oak Park and River Forest High School Board of Education meeting in favor of the board funding the students feeding students initiative on Thursday, June 25. (Cam'ron Hardy/Pioneer Press)

Oak Park and River Forest students seek $160K for food insecurity initiative

By Cam'ron Hardy

July 7, 2026 at 11:48 a.m.

A proposal before the the School District 200 board to devote $157,000 to fund Students...

Acoustic artist Dan Maguire, folk singer-songwriter Mark Dvorak and the duo Lone Canary will perform July 10 at First United Methodist Church of La Grange. (Dan Maguire)

Community news: Award winning live music in La Grange, free ice pops in Franklin Park
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By Melinda Moore

July 6, 2026 at 3:39 p.m.

News from the community includes items from La Grange, Franklin Park, Hinsdale, La Grange Park,...

Peter Schwartz, a Forest Park resident, looks at books inside the new Barnes & Noble in Oak Park on its opening day on Wednesday, July 1, 2026. (Cam'ron Hardy/Pioneer Press)

Oak Park’s newest bookstore returns tomes to storied location

By Cam'ron Hardy

July 2, 2026 at 9:52 a.m.

A new Barnes & Noble opened Wednesday in Oak Park, making it the third of...

Oak Park Police Department in-vehicle dashboard camera shows footage of an officer and Christian Wallace struggling over a weapon that was found in Wallace's waistband. Wallace was later fatally shot four times by the police officer on Sunday, May 31, 2026. (The Village of Oak Park)

Oak Park officials release footage from fatal police shooting in May

By Cam'ron Hardy

June 30, 2026 at 4:30 p.m.

Oak Park officials released video footage from a fatal shooting of a 38-year-old Chicago man...