Downers Grove
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Revolutionary War patriot John Cook honored with monument at Joliet’s Oakwood CemeterySep 28, 2026 10:25 pm - Revolutionary War patriot John Cook was honored at Oakwood Cemetery in Joliet on Sept. 26 with a new interpretive monument unveiled by the Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution as part of “America 250” commemorations.
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Tour Downers Grove sewage plant at open house SaturdaySep 28, 2026 1:13 pm - The Downers Grove Sanitary District is having an open house from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 3, at its sewage treatment plant.
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Home & garden calendar, Sept. 28-Oct. 10Sep 28, 2026 9:45 am - Upcoming gardening club meetings and events in the Chicago suburbs, covering topics like growing dahlias, pruning trees and shrubs, and more. Also listings of garden shows, nature walks and workshops.
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St. Rita’s late charge from 18 points down stuns MontiniSep 27, 2026 1:28 pm - Trailing by 18 points with 4:57 to play in the third quarter, St. Rita rallied behind four Brandon Johnson Jr. touchdowns to spoil Montini’s homecoming with a 39-38 road...
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Girls tennis: Conant’s Pivtorak ‘a true success story’ after overcoming serious injurySep 26, 2026 7:25 pm - Tennis ace Khrystyna Pivtorak broke two bones in her right leg in an ice-skating accident early in high school. The Conant senior needed surgery. Then a second operation ...
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‘She made the world a better place’: Friends, family remember woman killed during Fox River boating accident in JulySep 26, 2026 7:14 pm - Several hundred people gathered to honor Magdalena Jablonska at the McHenry Dam on Saturday. The 48-year-old Des Plaines woman and U.S. Marine veteran who “brought sunshine wherever she went” was killed in a boating accident July 25 on the Fox River.
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Football roundup: West Aurora, Wheaton Academy, Dundee-Crown, Kaneland earn winsSep 26, 2026 7:12 pm - West Aurora (4-2, 4-0) set up a first-place showdown in the Upstate Eight West with South Elgin next week with Friday night’s 49-6 victory over Larkin (0-6, 0-3) in Auror...
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Naper Settlement seeks $145,000 to assess historic buildings, plan museum’s futureSep 26, 2026 12:38 pm - Naper Settlement wants to assess its historic buildings as the museum contemplates how it can better tell the story of Naperville, and that may involve relocating some of the structures on the campus.
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Loria helps Marmion rally past BenetSep 25, 2026 11:06 pm - Marmion coach Adam Guerra regularly tells his players that the moment chooses them as opposed to them getting to choose the moment. In the case of Friday’s homecoming ga...
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Man found guilty of murder in Naperville gun sale gone badSep 25, 2026 2:31 pm - A man has been found guilty of killing another man during a dispute over a gun sale in Naperville.