DuPage County
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GreenMan Theatre Storytellers celebrates Route 66 centennial with ‘Road Trip Stories’Jun 16, 2026 12:50 am - GreenMan Theatre Storytellers will celebrate Route 66's upcoming 100th anniversary with "Road Trip Stories," a free performance featuring stories, songs, and imagery at Elmhurst Public Library on July 21.
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Lisle Community Band opens 2026 Concerts in Community Park SeriesJun 16, 2026 12:40 am - The Lisle Community Band will perform free summer concerts at Community Park Band Shell starting June 25, featuring diverse music including Broadway, jazz, marches, and movie soundtracks with guest soloists throughout the season.
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Naperville panel advances Pulte plans for DuPage Water Commission land despite neighbors’ concernsJun 15, 2026 7:14 pm - Naperville’s planning and zoning commission has backed plans for a Pulte Homes duplex project, but the advisory vote was not unanimous. Others prize the property as it is — heavily wooded green space.
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Bartlett seniors help celebrate America’s 250thJun 15, 2026 6:32 pm - Dozens of resident at Bartlett senior community donned patriotic colors and lined up outside to form the number “250” on Monday in an early celebration of the United States’ semiquincentennial.
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West suburban band flowersatherfeet takes the stage Friday at Milwaukee’s SummerfestJun 15, 2026 4:51 pm - “We’re not chasing perfection, we’re chasing connection,” says flowersatherfeet singer Ivory Flores. With just a little over two years together as a band, flowersatherfeet plays Summerfest in Milwaukee on Friday, June 19.
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AgeGuide announces retirement of CEO Marla FronczakJun 15, 2026 4:29 pm - AgeGuide, the Area Agency on Aging for Northeastern Illinois, recently announced that CEO Marla Fronczak will retire in December 2026, concluding a remarkable career dedicated to improving the lives of older adults, veterans, and communities throughout the region.
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High Five: Top boys prep sports performances of the school yearJun 15, 2026 3:53 pm - This edition of the High Five looks at the top boys prep sports performances of the school year.
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Cook County reappoints medical examiner for third termJun 15, 2026 3:25 pm - The Cook County Board has unanimously approved the reappointment of Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Ponni Arunkumar to a third five-year term to lead the medical examiner’s office through 2031.
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Cook County picks ex-Fermilab CFO to oversee its financesJun 15, 2026 3:25 pm - Angela Manning-Hardimon has been appointed chief financial officer of Cook County’s Bureau of Finance.
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Food, music, and summer vibes: Taste of Des Plaines returns June 19-20Jun 15, 2026 2:45 pm - The Taste of Des Plaines returns to downtown as a two-day summer street festival from 5-11 p.m. on Friday, June 19; and from noon to 11 p.m. Saturday, June 20, along Ellinwood Street between the Des Plaines Metra Station and the Public Library.