DuPage County
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Home & garden calendar, Feb. 18-28Feb 17, 2026 6:19 pm - Upcoming gardening club meetings and events in the Chicago suburbs, covering topics like resilient landscapes, native pollinators, warblers, and more.
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Elk Grove gateway project gets $700,000 more in public fundsFeb 17, 2026 5:56 pm - Elk Grove Village increased tax increment financing funding for a key redevelopment project by $700,000 to cover higher environmental and site costs.
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Developer planning more than 230 apartments near Naperville’s Route 59 corridorFeb 17, 2026 5:48 pm - A developer has the “working professional” in mind with its latest Naperville endeavor, The Atlas, a proposed five-story, 236-unit apartment complex.
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Aurora police report 2 shootings, one with injuries, on MondayFeb 17, 2026 5:41 pm - Aurora police are investigating two separate shootings that happened Monday night. In one, a juvenile was critically wounded.
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North Central hosts Chords for Kids concertFeb 17, 2026 5:07 pm - On Feb. 28, North Central College is hosting its annual Chords for Kids concert, a free, sensory-friendly musical experience designed for children with special needs and their families.
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Dining out: National Margarita Day, Dining in the Dark, and a Girl Scout Cookie and Wine TastingFeb 17, 2026 5:04 pm - Sunday is National Margarita Day, plus The Morton Arboretum hosts Dining in the Dark, Fat Rosie’s fetes a year in Oak Brook, and Village Vintner in Algonquin hosts a Girl Scout Cookie and Wine Tasting.
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Best Bets: Rosemont’s EXP delivers new virtual reality experienceFeb 17, 2026 5:01 pm - Rosemont’s EXP virtual reality venue debuts its new medieval experience, John Mueller re-creates Buddy Holly’s final concert at the Raue Center for the Arts, and Tony Award winners perform at the Illinois Conservatory for the Arts’ benefit concert in Naperville.
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8th Congressional District Democratic candidates debate U.S. policy in Israel and GazaFeb 17, 2026 3:55 pm - The eight candidates in the Democratic primary for the 8th Congressional District seat debated the role Congress should play in resolving the conflict in Gaza at a recent forum.
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‘He was a giant’: Suburban leaders mourn passing of civil rights leader Jesse JacksonFeb 17, 2026 3:25 pm - Suburban Black community leaders mourn the Rev. Jesse Jackson and wonder who now will take up his mantle of leadership.
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Cepuran, United States men’s team pursuit, take the silver medal in MilanFeb 17, 2026 1:53 pm - Ethan Cepuran, Emery Lehman, and Casey Dawson earned a silver medal in team pursuit on Tuesday at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.