DuPage County Submitted Content
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Skeleton Trot 5K and Marketplace Festival to benefit U-46 and Gail Borden Library foundationsAug 20, 2025 8:52 pm - Two local organizations are teaming up once again to present a celebration of Mexican culture. Organizers hope to build on the enthusiasm from last year’s event, when t...
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Harper College joins national network advancing high-value credentialsAug 20, 2025 4:44 pm - Harper College has joined the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program’s expanded Unlocking Opportunity network, an initiative designed to help community colleges reform programs in ways that improve student outcomes, ensuring more students earn degrees that lead to good-paying jobs.
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Elk Grove Village Oktoberfest Returns With Food, Music, and Family FunAug 20, 2025 2:28 pm - Elk Grove Village’s annual Oktoberfest celebration is set to take place from 6-10:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 19; and from 3-11 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20. Festivalgoers can look ...
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Life-size sculpture of Our Lady of Guadalupe to visit Des PlainesAug 20, 2025 1:47 pm - The Archdiocese of Chicago prepares to welcome the Pilgrim Mother, Our Lady of Guadalupe, visiting as of Aug. 27. As the first stop in the United States of this international tour, the city will host various prayer events and cultural activities at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, 1170 N. River Road, Des Plaines, as well as in several key parishes of the Archdiocese.
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Aurora church host community fall festival Sept. 7Aug 20, 2025 12:49 pm - New England Congregational Church in Aurora is hosting an outdoor community fall festival on Sunday, Sept. 7.
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The ‘Godwink’ that led to a touching farewellAug 20, 2025 10:59 am - A series of coincidences led the Rev. Greg Asimakoupoulos to connect with a dying friend to say goodbye, thanks to discovering an old article filed by his late father-in-law.
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Trinity Lutheran Church delivers bicycles to families in needAug 20, 2025 1:02 am - Good News Garage accepts donated vehicles and bicycles, repairs them, and delivers them to those in need, including recent immigrants.
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Join in ‘Bike to Church Sunday’ at Gary UMC in WheatonAug 19, 2025 10:40 pm - Gary United Methodist Church in Wheaton invites all to bike to worship on Aug. 31 service, enjoy refreshments and fellowship afterwards.
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Acclaimed author Tish Harrison Warren to speak at Wheaton College’s Wade CenterAug 19, 2025 9:52 pm - On Oct. 9, the Marion E. Wade Center at Wheaton College is hosting a lecture by Tish Harrison Warren, an Anglican priest and author, on “Waiting on the Slow Work of God: How the Habit of Hope Transforms Us.”
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Naperville Irish Fest marks 5 years of music, culture and communityAug 19, 2025 12:39 am - Naperville Irish Fest returns Sept. 19-20 with live music, dancing, food, and family activities celebrating Irish culture. And once again, the fest will donate $25 for each person who volunteers.