Will County
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Fiestas Patrias event at RiverEdge Park a celebration of Aurora’s Mexican communitySep 15, 2026 6:19 am - For Aurora resident Richard Gomez, the city’s annual Fiestas Patrias event, which celebrates Mexico’s independence, is a festival not to be missed.
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New food pantry at Waubonsee Community College aims to make sure all students have enough to eatSep 15, 2026 6:18 am - A new food pantry has opened at Waubonsee Community College’s Sugar Grove to help students dealing with food insecurity.
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Kane County seeing fewer fatal opioid overdoses, as county prevention efforts continueSep 15, 2026 6:17 am - The number of fatal opioid overdoses among Kane County residents declined again in 2025, according to data from the Illinois Department of Public Health.
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Empower and inspire: How John Walters shapes students’ lives at Glenbard EastSep 15, 2026 5:43 am - An award winner as both an instructor and a football coach at Glenbard East, John Walters “meets the needs of the kids.”
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Writers’ monumental ‘Leopoldstadt’ takes top honors at equity Jeff AwardsSep 14, 2026 11:15 pm - Writers Theatre’s regional premiere of Tom Stoppard’s sprawling, semiautobiographical drama “Leopoldstad” earned five equity Joseph Jefferson Awards Monday, more than any other production.
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From Nordic landscapes to Record Row: Chicago a cappella reveals diverse 2026-27 concert seasonSep 14, 2026 9:54 pm - Chicago a cappella’s 2026-27 season features three concert programs: “Northern Lights” in October, the annual “Holidays a cappella” in December, and “Record Row” in spring celebrating Chicago’s South Michigan Avenue recording studios. The ensemble will perform at various venues in Naperville, Oak Park, Evanston, and Chicago.
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Chinese sex worker tells jury federal agent was offered free services to stop attacking womenSep 14, 2026 5:48 pm - A mid-level supervisor for a ring of Chinese prostitutes told a federal jury Monday she was initially fond of U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent Luis Uribe when he started paying her for sex and that their relationship was comfortable enough that she asked him for help with immigration issues.
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Carlos Rivera, a safety who ‘backs down from nobody,’ tackles another challenge as West Aurora downs BartlettSep 14, 2026 5:28 pm - Don’t sell West Aurora’s Carlos Rivera short. A postgame scene Friday night in the south end zone of Ken Zimmerman Field at Ormond Stadium helped emphasize that point whi...
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‘Better than it was’: Creek, DuPage River removed from Superfund cleanup list after decades of workSep 14, 2026 4:50 pm - DuPage County officials are celebrating the removal of Kress Creek and a stretch of the West Branch of the DuPage River from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's list of Superfund sites.
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Schmit: Who had the area’s top prep football performances of Week 4?Sep 14, 2026 3:57 pm - Kevin Schmit: This edition of the High Five honors the area’s top prep football performances of Week 4.