DuPage County

Arts DuPage of the DuPage Foundation has sponsored the DuPage County Historical Museum’s 2025 Recollection and Reflection themed exhibits with a $3,000 grant.

Almost four years after his “I Have a Dream” speech, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. arrived at a tent-in demonstration in DuPage County.

Metra is adding more trains on the UP North, UP West and Rock Island lines Saturday and Sunday to accommodate those heading into the city for the third annual NASCAR Chicago Street Race.

A Winfield has been acquitted of charges alleging he threatened a Wheaton Warrenville District 200 school board candidate in 2023.

A prolific homebuilder wants to buy a chunk of land near Naperville from the DuPage Water Commission.

Average gas prices in many northern Illinois counties are expected to be cheaper than last year for the Fourth of July weekend as the cost of fuel continues to decline over the past several years.

There's no shortage of Independence Day fireworks displays across DuPage County

A Chicago man is charged with making unwanted contact with a teenage girl at the York Theater in downtown Elmhurst.

An Addison man is being detained pretrial on charges he illegally possessed a handgun and led police on a high-speed chase.

A man reported missing in Joliet was last seen driving a silver Pontiac G5 sedan with Mississippi license plate number of JAD610.

A man is facing gun charges in West Chicago after people complained about a person approaching their car and pointing a gun at them.

More than 100 volunteers Saturday transformed the soccer fields at Seven Gables Park into a sea of 2,025 American flags for the annual Wheaton Field of Honor.

Earthmover Credit Union recently awarded four Teen Investment Program College Scholarships totaling $4,000 to four local high school students.

Illinois State Police have announced an increase in traffic safety checks throughout northern Illinois counties for the month of July.

A fledgling Elmhurst-based company that distributes vending machines offering electronic cigarettes and vaping products is facing pushback from some suburbs.

Prosecutors are seeking to keep a Bolingbrook man in jail in a case where he’s charged with the 2023 murder of a man, a teenaged girl and a child, all of whom were shot during a home invasion. 

Among the highlights of summer in the suburbs are “Always…Patsy Cline" on stage, along with the band Asia's John Payne, folk music and blues artists, Wheaton Municipal Band, a book sale extraordinaire and walking tour.

Many Illinois communities are adding back a 1% grocery tax that will otherwise expire on Jan. 1. Is your town among them?

Gov. JB Pritzker will run for a third term as governor. He’s officially making the reelection announcement Thursday in a four-stop tour that spans Chicago, Rockford, Peoria and Springfield.

State lawmakers in Will County spoke at a Joliet casino about the recent passage of the largest budget in state history and the possibility of making adjustments to the budget later this year.

A Cook County man accused of threatening a woman and hijacking a vehicle from a Villa Park Taco Bell in April will remain in jail until at least his next court appearance, prosecutors said

DuPage County officials have recognized nearly three dozen small nonprofit organizations with funding through a county grant program.

The Illinois Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention will host the inaugural Illinois Construction Hike for Hope at 10 a.m. June 28, at Hidden Lake Forest Preserve in Downers Grove

A former Dania furniture store, an old bank and some auto service shops had been fading into obsolescence near the border of Lombard and Glen Ellyn.

Bethel Learning Center of Elmhurst has named Elizabeth Higgins as its new preschool director.

Elmhurst resident Margaret Battersby Black recently was installed as the third vice president of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association

A popular Addison shopkeeper is considering retirement after robbery

A motion was approved Monday to deny pre-trial release for a Bolingbrook woman accused of DUI and crashing into an Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) truck that was on the scene of a fatal car crash investigation Sunday.

Two people were killed in a three-vehicle crash on Interstate 55 in Lemont.

A Downers Grove has switched careers and bought a franchise of Caring Transitions, which assists people in downsizing and relocation.

A Woodridge man died Thursday night after his motorcycle crashed into an SUV in Naperville.

A Chicago man who was on parole when he was accused of multiple thefts – including stealing Christmas presents from a Crystal Lake church – pleaded guilty Wednesday to burglary from a vehicle.

Make Music Wheaton — a jam-packed day of free concerts around town - will feature more than 70 performances, from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Ssturday

Midwestern University's Downers Grove campus has been recognized as a Carnegie Research University

The AAUW Elmhurst Area Branch will host its annual Used Book Sale from June 26 to 29 at Sandburg Middle School, 345 E. St. Charles Road

Pete Wilt will be missed by those he trained as well as his colleagues at the Downers Grove Park District's fitness center

Rock bands take the stage as festivals and concert series unfold across the suburbs, complemented by cruise nights, Wheaton Drama's new show, a spotlight on rarely seen artworks and an antiques sale fundraiser.

Elmhurst University has announced that Keri Anne Alioto as its new vice president of student affairs.

Downers Grove’s annual Rotary Grove Fest kicks off on Thursday in the downtown area

With no funding fix yet from the General Assembly, Metra leaders are wrapping their heads around a grim 2026 that could involve major cuts in service.

A Woodridge man donated a kidney to a former enabling him to get the organ he desperately needed.

A Cook County man pleaded guilty and was sentenced to prison Tuesday in connection to dozens of catalytic converters reported stolen between 2021 and 2022 in DeKalb, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will counties, authorities said

The DuPage County Sheriff’s Office announced plans for July Fourth traffic enforcement with a focus on impaired and unbuckled drivers.

A group of residents who live in an unincorporated area west of Downers Grove are protesting a daycare center proposed for Maple Avenue near their neighborhood

New pedestrian bridge planned for Maple Grove Forest Preserve near Downers Grove

Protesters gathered on Saturday, June 14, 2025 in Lisle to stand against President Donald Trump's policies as part of the "No Kings Day' of demonstrations.

DuPage County’s newly expanded animal shelter is hosting a public opening celebration on Saturday, June 14, with tours and pets in need of a home.

A Carol Stream business owner is urging DuPage County Board members to pay their bills.

One of two Chicago men accused of robbing an Addison gas station at gunpoint was sentenced Wednesday to 25 years in prison, prosecutors said.

Spring amps up the fun with milestone celebrations and a headlining turn by the Legendary Count Basie Orchestra on Father's Day Sunday as part of a Jazz & Wine Fest in Cantigny Park in Wheaton.