Oct. 23 Evansville Examiner – Evansville Fall Fest and the Monster Mash Market were set up on Oct. 18. Available were shopping and a Makers Market with over 50 vendors, food, tote bag, music, bingo card, carriage rides, wine stops, and music. (Evansville Area Chamber...

Oct. 23 Journal – Harlem High School’s Student Council held a two-day “Pumpkin Time Travel” pumpkin decorating event after school recently. Students were invited to work in teams to make the decorating even more fun. (Harlem School District photo)

Oct. 23 Villa Park Review – The Villa Park Fire Department held its annual open house Oct. 11, at Fire Station 81, 1440 S. Ardmore Ave. Jeremy Craft, 4, of Villa Park uses a fire hose with assistance from Firefighter/Paramedic Skyler Everson. (Chris Fox photo)

Oct. 23 Gazette – High school art students traveled to Stockton High School to take part in a raku firing Oct. 17. Pieces are fired in a special kiln, placed into reduction buckets, set on fire, and then smothered with a lid to create stunning metallic effects. (Pearl...

Oct. 23 Lombardian – Glenbard East improved to 7-1 overall and 5-0 in the Upstate Eight Conference’s East Division with a 21-14 victory over Glenbard South in Lombard on Oct. 17. (Chris Fox photo)

Oct. 23 Elmhurst Independent – The Elmhurst Police Department thanks everyone who attended the BOO-tiful event at Elmhurst City Centre on Oct. 18. Children were able to trick-or-treat local businesses after members of the police department put street closures in place...

Oct. 24 Herald – Members of the marching band at Hononegah High School take the school's stage in their recent performance for family, friends and fans. (Hononegah School District photo)

Dylan Z., Scarlett, JJ and Knox have fun on a ride during the Roscoe Fall Festival, held Sept. 5-7 at Leland Park. The event celebrated 115 years with the Roscoe Lions running the show 55 of those years. Read all about the festival and see more photos in the Sept. 18...

The Brodhead Historical Society’s Depot Museum was tuckpointed and repainted followed by new signs being placed on the front of it this summer. Learn more about the project and the museum in the Sept. 17 Independent Register.

River Ridge FFA students have fun at the Section 1 Meet and Greet Sept. 10 at Scales Mound High School. It’s an annual event designed to bring FFA members from across the section together to build friendships, network, and celebrate leadership in agriculture. See more...