All Stories from January 7, 2026 (Change date)
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Magical Starlight Theatre presents ‘Shrek: The Musical’Jan 07, 2026 11:39 am - Magical Starlight Theatre presents "Shrek: The Musical" on Jan. 9-11 and 16-18 at Naperville Central High School, featuring a cast that has been rehearsing since October.
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‘We will have an awesome sandwich’: Riganato owners to open HoneyBird chicken restaurant in GenevaJan 07, 2026 11:36 am - The owners of Geneva’s Riganato Old World Grille are planning to open a second restaurant -- HoneyBird, on East State Street, focusing on chicken.
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Take on challenges a little at a timeJan 07, 2026 11:29 am - Annettee Budzban says that we should tackle our problems bit-by-bit.
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Gary UMC’s Cookie Walk raises over $6k for mission workJan 07, 2026 11:23 am - Gary United Methodist Church in Wheaton raised $6,387 from its second annual Holiday Cookie Walk. Proceeds will benefit multiple missions and local charities.
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Trump threats against Greenland pose new, potentially unprecedented challenge to NATOJan 07, 2026 11:14 am - U.S. President Donald Trump's latest threats against Greenland pose a new and potentially unprecedented challenge to NATO, perhaps even an existential one, for an alliance focused on external threats that could now face an armed confrontation involving its most powerful member.
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New dietary guidelines urge Americans to avoid processed foods and added sugarJan 07, 2026 11:10 am - Americans should eat more whole foods and protein, fewer highly processed foods and less added sugar, according to the latest edition of federal nutrition advice released Wednesday by the Trump administration.
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DuPage County clerk to host vote-by-mail forumJan 07, 2026 11:01 am - DuPage County election authorities will hold a forum in Wheaton on the voting by mail process.
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Veteran seen as ‘national treasure’ celebrates 101st birthdayJan 07, 2026 10:53 am - The start of a new year marked another milestone for World War II veteran Don Carter of Libertyville.
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Elmhurst’s First Congregational Church now taking orders for organic seedlingsJan 07, 2026 10:52 am - The First Congregational United Church of Christ in Elmhurst is holding its 12th annual Organic Seedlings Sale, where customers can preorder organic vegetable, herb, and flower seedlings from local growers. The deadline is Feb. 28.
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Artist series kicks off new year with piano and organ duetJan 07, 2026 10:46 am - On Jan. 18, the Artist Series at Shepherd of the Prairie Lutheran Church in Huntley presents a piano and organ duet performance by Kathleen Gentes and Matt Haider.