Cam'ron Hardy

Cam’ron Hardy covers Oak Park for the Pioneer Press. An alum of Eastern Illinois University, he graduated with a B.A. in journalism and minored in film history and video production. He previously worked as an intern for the Chicago Tribune, Free Press Indiana and was a member of The New York Times Corps. Feel free to send in any story tips.

West Suburban Medical Center closure leaves patients, workers scrambling

March 26, 2026 at 5:40 p.m.

Mary McCullough came Thursday to visit her 18-year-old niece who had been hospitalized for a week at West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park and was surprised as paramedics were...

West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park is pictured in August, 2025. Hospital officials announced Wednesday it would suspend all patient care operations amid an ongoing financial crisis. (Dominic Di Palermo/Chicago Tribune)

Oak Park’s West Suburban Medical Center suspends patient care

March 25, 2026 at 6:36 p.m.

West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park is temporarily shutting down its patient care amid a yearlong financial crisis, officials said.

A new documentary film by Triton College professor Seth McClellan, of Oak Park, is available for streaming nationwide on KET, Kentucky's PBS station. The documentary "Shiners: Voices from Owsley County," focuses on a group of high school students living in one of the poorest counties in the country. (Cam'ron Hardy/Pioneer Press)

Oak Park filmmaker Seth McClellan shines a light on how young people overcome hardship

March 21, 2026 at 5:02 a.m.

The latest film by Triton College professor Seth McClellan, of Oak Park, looks at how rural Kentucky high school kids navigate life.

Oak Lawn Mayor Terry Vorderer holds a photo of former Oak Lawn Mayor Fred Dumke, taken from a time capsule Tuesday at the Village Hall. (Cam'ron Hardy/for the Daily Southtown)

35-year-old time capsule brings back memories in Oak Lawn

March 11, 2026 at 11:37 a.m.

Yearbooks from Oak Lawn and Richards high schools, photos of residents and memories of 1967 tornado were in time capsule from 1991.

Alex Olejniczak reads off agenda times during the Oak Lawn Village Board meeting Feb. 24. Olejniczak was appointed mayor protempore as Mayor Terry Vorderer was not present. (Cam'ron Hardy/for the Daily Southtown)

More than $400k in grants available for Oak Lawn nonprofits

March 3, 2026 at 11:28 a.m.

The Oak Lawn Social Services Corporation provides grants to nonprofits providing charitable, scientific or educational services.

Mia Dates, 7, holds the key to the village of Lynwood Tuesday while being honored by police Chief Gregory Thomas and Mayor Jada Curry at the Village Board meeting. (Cam'ron Hardy/for the Daily Southtown)

7-year-old receives first key to village of Lynwood after life-saving 911 call

February 25, 2026 at 1:54 p.m.

Mia Dates of Lynwood called 911 when she found her father, Xavier, unconscious after he fell down the stairs and hit his head.

Oak Lawn Village President Terry Vorderer presides Feb. 10, 2026, at a Village Board meeting (Cam'ron Hardy/for the Daily Southtown)

Oak Lawn approves two more business with video gaming

February 14, 2026 at 11:27 a.m.

Oak Lawn approved liquor and gaming licenses for Wing Snob on 95th Street and a second location for The Whistle Sports Bar & Grill.

Resident Jennifer Vargas speaks against a 24-hour McDonald's drive-through near 191st Street and Harlem Avenue during the Tinley Park Village Board meeting Feb. 3, 2026. (Cam'ron Hardy/for the Daily Southtown)

Tinley Park approves McDonald’s 24-hour drive through in Tinley Park, despite residents’ pushback

February 4, 2026 at 3:47 p.m.

The Tinley Park Village Board voted 5-1 to allowing a planned McDonald’s to be open 24 hours with an overnight drive through.

From left, Jermaine Thomas II, Rasheed Owens, Alexandria Jones and Roy Kinsey gather during the opening installation of Maintaining Wonder: Deangelo's World on Friday, Jan. 29 at the Oak Park Public Library. (Cam'ron Hardy/Pioneer Press)

Oak Park library’s Idea Box showcases representation in form of a child’s bedroom

February 3, 2026 at 10:55 a.m.

Representation in children's books is important, said Roy Kinsey, a librarian and rapper whose book "Deangelo and the Dandelion" tells the story of a queer Black youngster from Chicago who...

The announcement of the state grant in September 2024 included, from left, Beverly Area Arts Alliance President Sal Campbell, Eugene S. Pike House Foundation President Grace Kuikman, state Sen. Willie Preston, Eugene S. Pike House Foundation Board member Tina Jenkins Bell and Cook County Commissioner Stanley Moore. (Eugene S. Pike House Foundation)

County Board action pushes renovation of Beverly’s Pike House forward

February 6, 2026 at 1:34 p.m.

The Cook County Board approved the Eugene S. Pike House Foundation and Beverly Area Arts Alliance partnership to renovate the home.

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