DuPage County
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Family of early Schaumburg mayor applauds use of his name for updated municipal campusMar 24, 2026 8:51 pm - The family of Schaumburg’s influential second mayor, Bob Atcher, have expressed their appreciation for the village board’s Tuesday decision to rename the 60-acre municipal campus after him.
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Softball: Majkszak sparks St. Charles East’s offense early in win over Lincoln-Way CentralMar 24, 2026 8:39 pm - Lexi Majkszak could feel the energy for St. Charles East getting an early jump. After the Saints made two solid defensive plays to kick off the contest Tuesday against Li...
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Softball: Falk, Shirokawa shine as Burlington Central takes down SycamoreMar 24, 2026 8:06 pm - Mei Shirokawa was on point with the leather and the metal. Whether she was starting a double play in the first inning or making multiple stops on hard ground balls in the...
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How recent weather swings might impact Chicago-area spring bloomsMar 24, 2026 7:18 pm - Historical records indicate that, on average, peak spring blooms in the Chicago region can be expected to occur around mid-April to May, according to Morton Arboretum experts.
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2 charged with robbing Bensenville gas stationMar 24, 2026 7:00 pm - Two men are accused of robbing a Casey’s gas station in Bensenville early Monday.
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DuPage County approves $4.8 million to help food pantries, ‘Farm to Pantry’ programMar 24, 2026 6:19 pm - DuPage County Board members have approved $4.8 million in funding for Loaves & Fishes Community Services, the Northern Illinois Food Bank and a farm-to-food-pantry pipeline of locally grown vegetables.
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Broadway star in concert: Evanston’s Jessie Mueller shares songs, stories at Schaumburg’s Prairie CenterMar 24, 2026 4:53 pm - Tony Award winner and Evanston native Jessie Mueller returns to the Northwest suburbs to perform Saturday, April 18, at the Al Larson Prairie Center for the Arts in Schaumburg.
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SamaraCare hosts ‘Imagine Stronger’ breakfast benefit for mental health fundMar 24, 2026 4:48 pm - Nonprofit mental health provider SamaraCare will host the annual “Imagine Stronger” breakfast benefit at Elements on Water Street in Naperville on Friday, May 8. It raises essential funds to ensure under-resourced women and children have affordable access to mental health counseling, autism, and psychiatric services when they need them most.
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Home & garden calendar, March 24-April 4Mar 24, 2026 2:55 pm - Learn about upcoming plant sales in the Chicago suburbs, as well as gardening club meetings on topics such as crows, daylily hybridizers, citizen scientists, and more.
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Spotlight: Goodman revives August Wilson’s ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’Mar 24, 2026 2:54 pm - Goodman Theatre stages a revival of August Wilson’s “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and TheatreWorksUSA brings the family-friendly “The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System” to the McAninch Arts Center.