Wheaton

From a stage musical to a Neil Simon comedy, to toys and kits for sale, to an internationally flavored restaurant week and Celtic melodies, fun awaits across the suburbs.

The proposed restaurant will be called Tequila Limon, and will offer steaks, seafood and cocktails.

Eclectic entertainment and attractions spice the Valentine's Day weekend across the suburbs.

Joann plans to close 500 of its 850 craft and fabric stores – including several across northern Illinois – the company announced on Tuesday.

DuPage County Board members voted on Tuesday to strip late Congressman Henry Hyde’s name from the courthouse in Wheaton.

About 60 area residents, many holding homemade signs, turned out Sunday afternoon for a rally organized by local lawmakers to ensure Medicaid would maintain its current coverage levels.

Ice-A-Palooza was held at the Central Athletic Complex in Wheaton on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025 after being postponed a week due to weather and field conditions.

A resolution before the DuPage County Board on Tuesday would remove the name of the late Congressman Henry J. Hyde from the county’s Wheaton courthouse and rescind previous approval for a monument there in his honor.

Local supporters gathered at the DuPage County Courthouse in Wheaton on Sunday, Feb.9, 2025 at a rally in support of Medicaid.

Wheaton Mayor Phil Suess will deliver his “State of the City” address Feb. 20

A former Wheaton resident was sentenced Tuesday to 40 years in prison for her role in the 2018 murder of a West Chicago man.

Indoor and outdoor winter pleasures await in DuPage and Cook counties, from multiple theater productions to the Downers Grove Ice Festival and a Chocolate Weekend at The Morton Arboretum.

Illinois lawmakers kicked off their spring legislative session roughly three weeks ago, but lawmakers in the House have already filed more than 1,800 bills that could be acted on before the General Assembly adjourns in May.

DuPage County and the DuPage Foundation will direct nearly $400,000 to DuPagePads to help the Wheaton-based nonprofit shelter those experiencing homelessness through the winter.

A Villa Park convicted felon has been sentenced to 18 years in prison following convictions for aggravated unlawful restraint and weapons charges in two unrelated cases

Upcoming events, celebrations and services throughout DuPage County will pay tribute to Martin Luther King Jr.

Through a $14 million project, the DuPage County animal shelter has roughly doubled in size with a 10,000-square-foot addition.

Wheaton police say they have determined that a burned body found Wednesday at Lincoln Marsh Natural Area is that of a missing person.

Residents woke up to a fresh blanket of snow on Friday, Dec. 20, 2024 in Du Page County.

Someone burned human remains Wednesday morning near Lincoln Marsh Natural Area in Wheaton, police announced Thursday.

A body was found Wednesday morning near Lincoln Marsh Natural Area in Wheaton, police announced Wednesday afternoon.

DuPage County Board members have authorized the use of a part of the county fairgrounds in Wheaton for a new transportation facility, though the decision was not unanimous.

A DuPage County Board committee has given preliminary approval for a proposal to use land at the fairgrounds property in Wheaton for a sprawling new highway maintenance facility.

The 13th Annual Lions Charities Reindeer Run 5K was held din Wheaton on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024.

The musical program titled “We Need A Little Christmas” opens with popular Christmas classics, followed by a narration of the birth of Jesus interwoven with carols.

A 34-year-old Wheaton man is dead after being shot Thanksgiving Day near the intersection of Clark Street and Fullerton Avenue in Chicago.

DuPage Forest Preserve District finalized the $12 million purchase of Bolger Farm

A homeless man found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman near the Illinois Prairie Path in 2018 has been sentenced to 66 years in prison, prosecutors said.

DuPage County Board members this week signaled support for using fairground property for a new multimillion-dollar transportation complex.

Catch up with family and friends over a holiday brunch in December.

For the 40th anniversary edition of its holiday program, the St. Charles Singers will be joined by the Metropolis String Ensemble.

DuPage United commemorates recent achievements at annual assembly

Winter is coming to downtown Wheaton and everyone’s seasonal favorites are back. Celebrate the season with this slate of upcoming events.

A reimagined DuPage County Fairgrounds could be home to a performing arts center featuring a large outdoor concert venue and buildings for music, dance and digital media programs.

Facing rapidly growing demand for its services, West Suburban Community Pantry has appointed Maeven Sipes of Wheaton, formerly of the Northern Illinois Food Bank, as its new CEO.

DuPage County is eyeing the possibility of putting a multimillion-dollar transportation complex on the county fairgrounds property in Wheaton.

A year after Wheaton city council members rejected a plan to turn Roosevelt Road office space into apartments, a new developer is expected to get approval for an office-to-residential project on the property.

State Rep. Amy Grant of Wheaton has declared victory in her bid to continue representing the 47th District.

The Sycamore and St. Francis football teams met Saturday in a IHSA Class 5A quarterfinal matchup in Sycamore.

A motion was granted Friday to deny pre-trial release for a West Chicago man accused of leaving the scene of a crash that claimed the life of an 85-year-old female resident of Winfield, prosecutors said.

Cantigny Park's veteran intern program helped veterans gain practical work experience while also getting assistance with career assessment and job search skills.

A DuPage County man has been charged with reckless homicide in connection with a fatal crash this week in Wheaton near the county government complex.

Recently submitted financial statements show a steep funding gap between Democratic U.S. Rep. Delia Ramirez and her Republican challenger, attorney John Booras.

A new mural in Wheaton helps brighten the downtown plaza

A 35-year-old Wheaton woman has died from injuries she suffered in a two-vehicle crash in Naperville, police said Thursday.

DuPage County Coroner Richard Jorgensen is running for a fourth term, but he will have to overcome a challenge from a Democrat for only the second time since he took over the office.

Montini Catholic High School has named Christopher Kavanaugh of Wheaton the FSC Memorial Scholarship winner

The League of Women Voters of Glen Ellyn and Wheaton will hold a community meeting on Mis/Disinformation Awareness from 7 to 8 p.m. Oct. 17 at the Glen Ellyn Civic Center’s Clayton Room, 535 Duane St., Glen Ellyn.

A motion to detain pretrial a man charged with breaking into a Wheaton residence and threatening the residences was granted Oct. 4, prosecutors said.

Republican incumbent state Rep. Amy Grant of Wheaton is being challenged again by her crosstown Democratic rival Jackie Williamson