Carol Stream Lifestyle
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$15 million center for ‘complex’ GI care opens at Central DuPage HospitalApr 30, 2026 10:39 am - A $15 million advanced endoscopy center has opened at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital. Nationwide, there are only a handful of standalone centers like it.
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Join Gary UMC in Wheaton for World Labyrinth DayApr 29, 2026 12:57 pm - On World Labyrinth Day May 2, Gary United Methodist Church in Wheaton invites you to walk the labyrinth at 1 p.m. local time and pray for peace.
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Wheaton’s Gary UMC launches two-week Creation Care seriesApr 28, 2026 6:10 pm - Gary United Methodist Church in Wheaton will host a two-week creation care series starting May 3, featuring Nancy Cinatl from The Conservation Foundation speaking about native plants and their benefits for gardens and wildlife habitats
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Submit your ‘Courageous Love’ artwork to Gary Church Art Gallery by May 5Apr 28, 2026 5:51 pm - Artists aged 14 and up can submit artwork themed “Courageous Love” by May 5 for the Gary Church Art Gallery in June, exploring how love can be received unconditionally and embodied through compassion, acceptance and grace.
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Home & garden calendar, April 28 to May 9Apr 28, 2026 2:16 pm - Upcoming gardening club meetings in the Chicago suburbs, covering topics like the New Perennial Movement and “Controlling Garden Marauders.” Also, the popular Lilac Sale, plant sales, and wildflower walks.
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A ‘strong grocer’: Sprouts Farmers Market plans Wheaton store as part of suburban expansion pushApr 23, 2026 2:58 pm - Sprouts Farmers Market is not yet a household name in suburban Chicago, but that will soon change with planned stores in Wheaton and Buffalo Grove.
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Trinity Episcopal marks 150-year milestone with new chapel window, community celebrationApr 22, 2026 11:57 am - Trinity Episcopal Church in Wheaton will celebrate its 150th anniversary on Sunday, April 26, with the unveiling of a new stained glass window in its historic 1882 chapel, tours, and a free concert by Anima Singers.
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A new spin on ‘rails to trails’: Community effort brings century-old CA&E rail car to Illinois Prairie PathApr 22, 2026 10:39 am - Riders and hikers on the Illinois Prairie Path will soon get a glimpse of railroad history when a historic train car will be transported to a new 60-foot track at Villa Park’s Ardmore Station, itself vintage 1908.
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Home & garden calendar, April 21-May 2Apr 21, 2026 1:14 pm - Upcoming gardening club meetings and events in the Chicago suburbs, covering topics like sustainable stormwater management, container garden arrangements and more. Also listings of wildflower walks, plant sales and shows.
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Immerse yourself in sacred jazz worship at Gary UMC in WheatonApr 20, 2026 4:41 pm - Award-winning jazz pianist Deanna Witkowski will lead sacred jazz worship services at Gary United Methodist Church in Wheaton on April 26.