West Chicago
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Battle for control: DuPage County clerk takes fight to appellate courtSep 17, 2026 5:09 pm - DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek took her legal fight over how her office is run to a panel of three appellate court justices this week, asking them to overturn rulings made by a DuPage County judge on billing and bidding procedures.
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Daily Herald photo contest winners for August 2026Sep 17, 2026 8:59 am - The top finishers in August’s amateur photo contest showcase landscapes from desert ranges to a glacier ice field.
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Sonny Acres Farm’s Fall Festival opens Sept. 19Sep 16, 2026 10:19 pm - Sonny Acres Farm in West Chicago opens its Fall Festival on Sept. 19, featuring amusement rides, petting zoo, hayrides, seasonal food, full bar, and live music with free admission Tuesday-Thursday.
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Wego Drama kicks off a ‘Timeless’ season with ‘30 Plays in 60 Minutes,’ a Neo-Futurist showSep 16, 2026 5:09 pm - On Sept. 18-19, West Chicago Community High School's Wego Drama celebrates the school building's 100th anniversary with “30/60: 30 Plays in 60 Minutes,” an original show created in partnership with Neo-Futurist Theatre. The original plays embody Neo-Futurist principles of truth, honesty and brevity.
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3 juvenile girls facing felony charges after threatening an Addison schoolSep 16, 2026 3:36 pm - Three juvenile girls are facing felony charges after authorities say they threatened a school shooting at Indian Trail Junior High School in Addison.
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‘Better than it was’: Creek, DuPage River removed from Superfund cleanup list after decades of workSep 14, 2026 4:50 pm - DuPage County officials are celebrating the removal of Kress Creek and a stretch of the West Branch of the DuPage River from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's list of Superfund sites.
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Home & garden calendar, Sept. 14-26Sep 14, 2026 9:00 am - Upcoming gardening club meetings and events in the Chicago suburbs, covering topics like Little City’s horticulture program or how hydrangeas change color. Also, listings of garden shows, nature walks and workshops.
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COD’s Youth Academy sets summer enrollment recordSep 13, 2026 9:02 pm - College of DuPage’s Youth Academy recorded its highest summer enrollment with over 4,500 registrations, offering 380+ camps and courses for K-12 students in areas like culinary arts, manufacturing, graphic design, welding and business.
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Police say Flock is invaluable. But as misuse mounts, many wonder how to rein in the surveillance systemSep 13, 2026 3:32 pm - Automated license plate readers — increasingly synonymous with Flock, though there are other brands on the market — photograph the license plates and other identifiers of passing vehicles. Police officers are then able to search and share the data for investigations. But a growing number of cops throughout the Chicago area and across the country have been accused of searching those databases for personal reasons. Civil liberties activists too are alarmed that law enforcement departments could use the cameras to work with immigration officials or surveil ordinary citizens.
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‘Safe, stigma-free alternative’: DuPage County Crisis Recovery Center marks anniversarySep 13, 2026 9:43 am - In its first year of operations, DuPage County’s Crisis Recovery Center has completed more than 2,200 onsite assessments, providing mental health and addiction recovery services to thousands of residents and easing the strain on area emergency rooms.