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.

Bears fan Chase Bandolik and fiancee Rylee Jade Ollearis, a Packers fan, run together in suburban Northbrook on Dec. 4, 2025. The couple has a bet that whosever team loses the upcoming game will have to run a mile for every point lost by their team. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)

Every point the Bears lose by, he runs a mile. But Sunday’s stakes are higher: His fiancee is a Packers fan.

December 6, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Chase Bandolik caught everyone’s attention when he ran 31 miles, in a row, for every point lost by the Chicago Bears against the Detroit Lions in early September.

A man drinks from the 2025 Christkindlmarket mug while visiting the German-style Christmas market at Daley Plaza in Chicago on Nov. 22, 2025. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

Christkindlmarket vendors ‘hopeful’ for resolution over new Daley Center capacity limit

November 28, 2025 at 7:43 p.m.

City officials have put a 1,553-visitor limit on the Christkindlmarket, affecting vendors and putting the nearly 30-year-long event at risk.

J’Kobe Wallace, second right, one of the dance captains from the production “A Beautiful Noise” leads a music workshop with patients with Parkinson’s disease, including Sonia Vargas, second from left, and Lamar Johnson, right, in stretching exercises and choreography at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago on Nov. 19, 2025. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)

Parkinson’s patients get a little choreographic help from a dance captain of the Neil Diamond musical

November 20, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

The cast member from "A Beautiful Noise" led a movement workshop for Parkinson’s patients at the Rush University Medical Center.

“A Sunday on La Grande Jatte” by Georges Seurat at the Art Institute of Chicago is part of a walking tour titled “The Art of Ferris Bueller” that looks at the same artworks as Ferris and his friends in the 1986 movie “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.” (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)

Visit the same artwork as Ferris Bueller on his day off at ‘The Art of Ferris Bueller’ walking tour

November 20, 2025 at 10:13 p.m.

Film scholar Kelli Marshall offers a 90-minute walking tour based on the '80s movie "Ferris Bueller’s Day Off."

The Chicago police star is seen on Jan. 4, 2022, at police headquarters. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

Man charged with murder in 2004 Chicago Gold Coast killing, after police say he fled to Peru

November 15, 2025 at 6:41 p.m.

Police said the offender, David Barklow, fled the country in late 2019 and was extradited Friday and charged with felony first degree murder.

Army veteran Donacienne Boudreau walks in the Loop in a "Vets Say No" march on Nov. 11, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)

‘This is a Veterans Day like no other’: Hundreds gather to honor veterans, march against Trump administration

November 11, 2025 at 6:44 p.m.

Around 300 people gathered at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial downtown to honor veterans and speak out against the Trump administration.

Long time Michael Jackson impersonator, Enrico "Rico" Hampton signs autographs on stage after his performance during a pre-Halloween festival at the Foss Park District’s Community Recreation Center in North Chicago on Oct. 24, 2025. (Michael Schmidt/for the Chicago Tribune)

Longtime South Side Michael Jackson impersonator has made the King of Pop his career

October 29, 2025 at 9:14 a.m.

Enrico "Rico" Hampton has been impersonating the King of Pop for nearly 40 years. Now he's using social media fame to connect with a younger generation of Michael Jackson fans.

People attending a watch party for "Survivor" keep their eyes on the TV while dining at Pizza Lobo in Chicago on Oct. 8, 2025. (Nate Swanson/for the Chicago Tribune)

For some Chicago bars and restaurants, reality TV watch parties are a new way to build community

October 13, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Watch parties, to some, are a thing of the past. Pizza Lobo’s director of operations makes sure his restaurant keeps the spirit and life of the party alive.

Natalia Diaz stops while running in the Bank of America Chicago Marathon on Oct. 12, 2025 to get a hug from her grandmother Consuelo Herrera on 18th Street in the Pilsen neighborhood. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)

Supporters turn out for Chicago Marathon runners despite fears about immigration crackdown

October 12, 2025 at 6:12 p.m.

Advocates said Trump's "Operation Midway Blitz" affected how some runners trained and whether their families came out to support their efforts.

People view photos of Israeli hostages on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025, outside Skokie Valley Agudath Jacob Synagogue during a vigil for the second anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

Skokie vigil honors victims, calls for Israeli hostages to be released 2 years after Oct. 7 attacks

October 6, 2025 at 8:25 a.m.

Over 200 members and supporters of the Skokie Jewish community came together to remember the anniversary of Hamas' attack on a music festival on Oct. 7, 2023.

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