DuPage County Submitted Content
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Monarch Butterfly Festival takes flight again with free cultural celebration at Glendale Heights’ Camera ParkAug 04, 2026 4:22 pm - The Monarch Butterfly Festival returns to Glendale Heights on Friday, Aug. 7, featuring Mexican music, food, and cultural performances. This year's "Cultural Resistance" theme showcases renowned artists creating live murals, Mexican rock bands Los Corb and El Circo, Aztec dance groups, and bilingual theater.
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Lombard church invites area Methodists to Aug. 29 concert and picnicAug 04, 2026 1:19 pm - On Saturday, Aug. 29, Faith United Methodist Church in Lombard is hosting a community concert and picnic, and all Salt Creek Cluster churches of the United Methodist Church's Northern Illinois Conference are invited to participate.
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Bach on the Fox brings early era music to Glencoe and Batavia in relaxed concert settingAug 04, 2026 12:43 am - Bach on the Fox presents BATAVii, a two-concert series featuring seven vocalists performing Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque music in a relaxed, social atmosphere with food and drinks, taking place Aug. 21 in Glencoe and Aug. 22 in Batavia.
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Wheaton Municipal Band celebrating Pete Friedmann’s 45th year as announcerAug 03, 2026 11:34 pm - On Aug. 6, the Wheaton Municipal Band will honor Pete Friedmann’s 45th season as band announcer. He has personally selected the entire musical program for this special concert, featuring works by the Strauss family, Respighi’s “Pines of the Appian Way,” and other meaningful pieces.
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Applications open through Aug. 5 for Warrenville’s small-business incubator programAug 03, 2026 4:29 pm - Warrenville is accepting applications through Aug. 5 for its inaugural Mercantile program, a seasonal small-business incubator running Sept. 10 through Dec. 6 at Leone Schmidt Heritage Park.
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Hanover Township Department of Aging Services receives more than $560K in grant fundingAug 03, 2026 1:14 pm - The Hanover Township Department of Aging Services has been awarded $569,730 in grant funding from AgeOptions to support the township’s nutrition and social services, as well as senior center operations, programming and transportation services for older adults.
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Lisle celebrates America’s 250th on July 29 with rescheduled fireworks showJul 29, 2026 4:22 pm - Lisle's America 250 Fireworks Show has been rescheduled for Wednesday, July 29, at 9 p.m.
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Harper College Police Department to participate in National Night Out in CarpentersvilleJul 29, 2026 1:16 pm - The Harper College Police Department is excited to announce its participation in the Annual National Night Out, 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4, in collaboration with police departments in Carpentersville, Sleepy Hollow, West Dundee and East Dundee.
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Aurora to host Beep Baseball World Series on Aug. 3-8Jul 29, 2026 1:12 pm - The National Beep Baseball Association World Series is coming to Aurora on Monday-Saturday, Aug. 3-8. The 50th annual event will be held at Stuart Sports Complex.
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Longtime Hilltoppers coach turning 90 years old in AugustJul 29, 2026 12:42 pm - Dick "Nordy" Nordmeyer, beloved Glenbard West PE teacher and coach who served for 37 years from the 1950s-1990s, is celebrating his 90th birthday on Aug. 6 in Vermont.