DuPage County
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‘Much more than old books on a shelf’: DuPage recorder celebrates return of long-lost land records bookAug 21, 2026 4:56 pm - DuPage County officials Friday celebrated the return of a long-lost piece of county history — a plat book detailing land records from the 1860s and 1870s.
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Bartlett announces elevated lead levels found in some homes’ drinking waterAug 21, 2026 3:38 pm - The village of Bartlett announced Friday that during routine testing, elevated lead levels had been identified in the drinking water of some homes and buildings.
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Bartlett to consider plan for 98 townhouses on land in now unincorporated DuPage CountyAug 21, 2026 3:33 pm - Bartlett planning and zoning commissioners will consider a proposed 98-unit townhouse development on 19 acres on the west side of South Bartlett Road between the Durwood Forest subdivision and Canadian National Railway tracks on Sept. 3.
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Homeless man charged following home invasionAug 21, 2026 3:09 pm - A homeless man was arrested this week following a home invasion in Des Plaines, according to a police news release.
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Authorities: Man damaged Flock cameras, speed camera in Glendale Heights, BloomingdaleAug 21, 2026 1:14 pm - A Glendale Heights man has been accused of damaging a speed radar unit near an elementary school, stealing license-plate-reading cameras and vandalizing other plate readers.
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Selling electric utility to ComEd one option for Naperville’s energy future, council toldAug 21, 2026 10:36 am - Selling the city’s electric utility to ComEd is an option for Naperville, but it would leave the city with significantly less control over its electricity, City Manager Doug Krieger said.
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First-degree murder charge added in fatal boating crash on Fox River in McHenryAug 21, 2026 10:27 am - A Lisle man who has been jailed in connection with a fatal boating crash July 25 on the Fox River in McHenry has been indicted on a charge of first-degree murder.
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Opening day announced for this year’s Christkindlmarket in AuroraAug 21, 2026 8:16 am - This year’s Christkindlmarket in Aurora will open on Friday, Nov. 20, at RiverEdge Park, event organizers announced on Thursday.
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Amid rise in antisemitism, he’s bridging gap between first responders, Jewish communitiesAug 21, 2026 5:41 am - Amid a rising tide of antisemitic violence and hate crimes, a suburban business is working with police and other first responders to build cultural understanding between law enforcement and the Jewish communities they serve.
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Explore Catholic high school options at Sept. 16 Admission FairAug 20, 2026 11:39 pm - The Catholic High School Admissions Fair will be held on Sept. 16 at Benedictine University in Lisle, bringing together Catholic high schools from across the region to showcase their college preparatory education programs.