DuPage County
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‘Edgy’ Tim O’Halloran: Which area prep football recruits will benefit from early-season video?Aug 23, 2026 3:17 pm - “Edgy” Tim O’Halloran: Now that the 2026 IHSA football season is fully underway, college coaches across the country now have an important recruiting tool at their disposal.
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No ocean? No problem. A Naperville man has built his own paradiseAug 23, 2026 2:20 pm - For many, the “Margaritaville” Jimmy Buffett captures in his 1977 song likely conjures up images of the Florida Keys or maybe a South Carolina coastal beach. A two-story, brick colonial in suburban Naperville? Not so much. But don’t tell that to 65-year-old Phillip Schutt, a longtime Buffett fan who has spent years transforming his home into a tropical paradise.
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QB duo helps St. Charles North handle Minooka in season openerAug 22, 2026 5:52 pm - St. Charles North’s football team rolled out its two quarterbacks Saturday afternoon. The plan worked to near perfection, as senior Landon Conroy and sophomore Dash Von Q...
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Sexual battery reported on Illinois Prairie Path in ElmhurstAug 22, 2026 2:59 pm - Elmhurst police have issued a community alert regarding their investigation of a reported sexual battery Thursday night by a man riding an electric scooter with its headlight on against a woman running on the Illinois Prairie Path.
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The MAC at 40: Celebrating DuPage County’s ‘cultural town square’Aug 22, 2026 11:46 am - The McAninch Arts Center has emerged as a cultural hub in the 40 years since it opened on the College of DuPage campus where it typically attracts more than 100,000 visitors annually.
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Naperville police launch full-time mental health crisis unitAug 22, 2026 11:16 am - Naperville Police Department’s full-time Mobile Crisis Intervention Team, designed to better address the hundreds of mental health-related calls received every year, is up and running.
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DuPage County clerk warns of ‘unprecedented disaster’ in November election if funding shortfalls aren't addressedAug 22, 2026 10:24 am - DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek says she will not be able to deliver the “gold standard” voters have come to expect if the county board does not provide the money she says is needed to run the November elections.
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Bloomingdale police officer’s possible misuse of Flock cameras under investigationAug 22, 2026 10:13 am - A Bloomingdale police officer is on administrative leave while authorities investigate the possible misuse of the village’s Flock license plate readers discovered through an internal audit.
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Interest rates are higher, but area banks are still lending to small businesses. Here’s how to get your loan.Aug 22, 2026 9:35 am - Interest rates have come down since their peak a few years ago. However, the prime rate, which is the rate most banks charge to their best and biggest customers, is at 6.75% and most of my clients are paying at least one or two percentage points above that. So financing is still not cheap.
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Batavia secures ‘bucket list win’ in high-scoring game against Maine SouthAug 22, 2026 1:04 am - Batavia coach Dennis Piron has put his program among the upper echelon in Illinois in the past couple decades. He’s not one to shy away from a challenge, even from Class ...