Lombard
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Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus in DuPage townsMay 18, 2026 6:25 pm - The DuPage County Health Department announced Monday the first mosquito batches to test positive for West Nile virus this year.
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Addison Township to host community open house TuesdayMay 18, 2026 1:36 pm - Addison Township will host a community open house on Tuesday, May 19, to celebrate its updated facility and one year under the current administration and Township Supervisor Bobby Hernandez.
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Illinois is banning Bradford pear trees. Here’s why experts want them goneMay 17, 2026 8:45 pm - Bradford pear trees put on a beautiful show in the spring. But Illinois is soon banning their sale.
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Baseball fans unite to fight hunger in Northern Illinois Food Bank’s Step Up to the Plate ChallengeMay 15, 2026 8:08 pm - The Northern Illinois Food Bank launches "Step Up to the Plate Challenge," a fundraising competition between Northside and Southside baseball fans running through May 17 during the Crosstown Classic series. Each dollar donated provides $8 worth of groceries for local families facing hunger across 13 counties.
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‘It’s so pervasive’: Why Cook sheriff is cracking down on expressway shoulder driversMay 14, 2026 3:41 pm - Tired of seeing vehicles zoom past you on the shoulder while you’re stuck in traffic? Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart knows exactly how you feel. And now he’s doing something about those “dangerous morons.”
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Northern Illinois Food Bank raises $300,000 at 13th annual Fight Hunger RunMay 13, 2026 5:41 pm - Over 1,600 participants and 100 volunteers gathered at Cantigny Park for Northern Illinois Food Bank's 13th annual Fight Hunger event. Last year, the nonprofit provided 93 million meals. They expect to serve 35,000 additional neighbors in May and June due to SNAP requirement changes.
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South Elgin man charged in Lombard crash that killed womanMay 13, 2026 3:03 pm - A South Elgin man has been charged with causing a fatal crash while intoxicated, killing a 35-year-old woman and seriously injuring a passenger in her vehicle.
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Candlelight vigil, motorcycle parade for POW/MIA awareness May 23-24May 13, 2026 12:50 pm - Illinois Rolling Thunder chapters will host a candlelight vigil at Fort Sheridan as well as the Rolling Thunder XXXVIII Demonstration Parade for POW/MIA accountability on Saturday, May 23, and Sunday, May 24, respectively.
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‘It’s like the Super Bowl’: Lilac Time in Lombard culminates in parade on SundayMay 13, 2026 10:26 am - Don’t read too much into the “bloom ’o’ meter” dial, the official gauge for Lilac Time, turned past fully blooming. The Palibin lilacs are holding court now. And Lilac Time is a marathon not a sprint, topped off by a parade down Main Street this Sunday.
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Baseball: Montini celebrates conference title with Heyer’s shutout win over St. FrancisMay 12, 2026 10:01 pm - Montini already clinched the outright Chicago Catholic White Conference title by beating St. Francis on Monday. But it didn’t take Tuesday’s rematch in Lombard any less s...