West Chicago Business
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Should suburban pet owners fear screwworm’s return? Here’s what experts sayJul 12, 2026 8:45 pm - Pet owners in Illinois and elsewhere are advised to be mindful after the detection last month in Texas of a parasitic fly whose larvae feed off living tissue of warm-blooded animals.
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Nonprofit saluted for lowering energy costs and usageJul 06, 2026 1:46 pm - A consortium of energy companies honored a nonprofit organization’s efforts to provide energy-efficient housing for northern Illinois families.
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‘Opportunity to live more productive lives’: We Grow Dreams provides jobs for people with disabilitiesJun 23, 2026 3:32 pm - We Grow Dreams in West Chicago is a greenhouse and nursery center that provides work for intellectually and physically disabled people.
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State law could help address housing needs for ‘missing middle’ in DuPage, Will countiesJun 20, 2026 11:00 am - A proposed state law would make more people in DuPage and Will counties eligible for housing assistance and help clear some hurdles for attainable housing developments.
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Pulte wants to buy DuPage Water Commission land for $14 million to build ‘Naperville Ridge’ duplexesJun 02, 2026 3:46 pm - Pulte Home Co. plans to buy more than 32 acres from the DuPage Water Commission and develop the heavily wooded property with a duplex neighborhood dubbed “Naperville Ridge.”
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‘The site is clean’: Former Kerr-McGee property in West Chicago declared safe to start park projectMay 23, 2026 11:30 am - Decades after the Kerr-McGee factory shut down in West Chicago, city officials are moving ahead with a plan to transform the notorious site into a recreational area.
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‘Tiny biters can make you seriously sick’: Prevention key during tick seasonMay 11, 2026 6:10 pm - As the days warm in May, local health experts caution anyone heading outdoors to take simple measures to protect themselves from ticks and the diseases they can cause.
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Will soggy spring lead to summer surge for mosquitoes?May 10, 2026 8:45 pm - The suburbs may be in store for a mosquito surge this summer, as warmer and wetter weather sweeps through the area, according to a report from the pest-control company Terminix.
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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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After 53 years, Pal Joey’s pizza shop is closingApr 21, 2026 6:43 pm - A go-to locale for pan pizza in the Western suburbs since 1973, Pal Joey’s in Batavia is closing, its owner said on social media.
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