West Chicago
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Lincoln Junior High students named Pollinator Protectors of the Year for state bee projectOct 07, 2026 12:38 pm - Eighth-grade students at Lincoln Junior High in Naperville have been recognized as Pollinator Protectors of the Year by the DuPage Monarch Project for their instrumental role in making the black and gold bumble bee Illinois’ official state bee.
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Pulte pulls plug on controversial Naperville Ridge housing projectOct 07, 2026 12:06 pm - A controversial development calling for 94 duplexes to be built on 32 acres of heavily wooded land near Naperville will not move forward.
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New Philharmonic to paint musical portrait of ScotlandOct 07, 2026 1:03 am - New Philharmonic presents “A Tribute to Scotland” featuring Mendelssohn’s “Scottish” Symphony and Bruch’s “Scottish Fantasy” with Chicago Symphony Orchestra assistant concertmaster David Taylor as violin soloist.
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DuPage County resident dies of West Nile-related causesOct 06, 2026 12:56 pm - DuPage County health authorities confirmed Tuesday that an adult county resident has died of causes related to West Nile virus.
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Northern Illinois and Wisconsin food banks compete in End Zone to End Hunger ChallengeOct 05, 2026 11:23 pm - Northern Illinois Food Bank and Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin are competing in the End Zone to End Hunger Challenge from Oct. 5-11, with the losing CEO having to eat the rival city's signature food and admit it's better than their own.
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Two former suburban police officers charged with misusing Flock license plate camerasOct 05, 2026 8:15 pm - A pair of former suburban police officers face official misconduct charges alleging they conducted unauthorized searches using police databases, including those linked to...
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Home & garden calendar, Oct. 5-17Oct 05, 2026 10:20 am - Upcoming gardening club meetings and events in the Chicago suburbs, covering topics like growing dahlias, home composting, and more. Also listings of garden shows, nature walks and workshops.
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Bar associations release judicial candidate recommendations ahead of Nov. 3 electionOct 04, 2026 10:31 am - The Illinois State Bar Association and the Chicago Bar Association released recommendations for judicial candidates running in the Nov. 3 election.
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DuPage-based Free Speakers bureau marks three decades, delivering 1,300 talks a yearSep 30, 2026 10:24 pm - FreeSpeakers.org, a pro bono speakers bureau that started 30 years ago from a single Chicago Tribune article, has grown from a small Hinsdale PR firm's directory of 12 volunteer speakers to a nationwide network of 450+ speakers across seven cities.
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Suburban water agencies talking with Chicago, but moving forward with $6B plan to sidestep citySep 29, 2026 6:46 pm - The DuPage Water Commission will meet with Chicago representatives Wednesday amid ongoing plans for it to team with its northwest suburban counterparts and bypass the city for access to Lake Michigan water.