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The DuPage County Fair is back with a full-scale carnival, sheepherding dogs and loads of ice cream

The DuPage County Fair menu is reason enough to visit the grounds this weekend. Of course, there are turkey legs, buckets of lemonade and deep-fried Oreos. Unless you have a stomach of steel, those are best enjoyed after getting off amusement rides with names like the Tornado and Vertigo, an LED-ill...

Going for Gold: Here are the suburban athletes on Team USA competing in Paris

Social anxiety can be limiting. There are ways to get relief.

Wheaton Municipal Band celebrates conductor’s 45th year

After pause, Amazon resumes suburban grocery store rollout. But will it catch on?

‘We did something helpful’: Cook sheriff’s campers pack food for children in need

Southwest Air moves to assigned seats in major policy shift

Southwest Airlines Co. will begin offering assigned seats, ditching the free-for-all policy that has been a defining feature of the carrier for more than half a century. ...

“I truly can’t believe this is coming from a potential VP of The United States,” actress Jennifer Aniston wrote Wednesday, slamming Vance in an Instagram story. “Mr. Vance, I pray that your daughter is fortunate enough to bear children of her own one day,” wrote the “Friends” star.

‘Childless cat ladies,’ Jennifer Aniston, and Swifties take on JD Vance

Three years ago, well before JD Vance was selected as Donald Trump’s running mate, he suggested in a TV interview that some Democrats including Vice President Harris are ...

Owners Andy Wood, left, and Andy Guerrette at CaDo and Company, a pet lovers’ boutique located at 103 E. Wilson St., in downtown Batavia.

‘It becomes a lifestyle’: Batavia boutique a haven for pet lovers

For the pet owners who share an inseparable love for their furry friends, Batavia’s new boutique, CaDo & Company, 103 E. Wilson St., has a plethora of offerings. Since a ...

Raymond Lecher has been hired as co-interim superintendent in Libertyville Vernon Hills High School District 128.

‘A track record of success’: District 128 hires veteran educators as interim superintendents for 2024-25

Two veteran educators have been hired as interim superintendents to guide Libertyville-Vernon Hills High School District 128 through the 2024-25 school year.

Streamwood Summer Celebration returns with parade, rides, music

More than 10,000 visitors are expected at Hoosier Grove Park this weekend for the 28th annual Streamwood Summer Celebration. This year’s theme is “Beneath the Paris Stars.”

Celebrating its 95th year, the Lake County Fair brings carnival rides, live music, livestock shows, motor sports, kids’ activities and much more to the Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake Wednesday through Sunday, July 24-28.

95th Lake County Fair promises five days of fun

The Lake County Fair is returning for its 95th year, offering rides, food, live music, motocross, monster trucks, a demolition derby, bull riding, pig races, livestock competitions and more.