Fresh off a decisive Democratic primary win in Illinois' 6th Congressional District, U.S. Rep. Sean Casten of Downers Grove finished June with a campaign war chest more than 10 times the size of Republican challenger Keith Pekau's, records show. ...

This weekend 2022 Fan Expo Chicago: 4-9 p.m. Thursday, July 7; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, July 8-9; and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, July 10, at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, 5555 N. River Road, Rosemont. Among the 200-plus cele...

Friday, June 17 Windy City Cluster Dog Show: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday, June 17-19, at the Lake County Fairgrounds, 1060 E. Peterson Road, Grayslake. Presented by Little Fort Kennel Club. windycitycluster.com. Father's Day Festival...

Some neighbors in Downers Grove are voicing opposition to a plan to replace and relocate a telecommunication tower on land owned by the village. A 183-foot telecommunications tower stands on a site west of the village's fleet maintenance facility an...

Several suburban school districts will receive a portion of $87 million in additional school funding due to a coding error in the state's funding formula that wrongly routed the money to Chicago Public Schools. School district administrators say th...

Downers Grove leadership is set to honor two figures from village history in the naming and design of a planned Civic Center, which is budgeted at around $56 million. Mayor Bob Barnett officially announced his wishes for the future building's counci...

This report has been updated to reflect that Glenbrook High Schools District 225 on Friday moved to a "masks recommended environment." Suburban school leaders are re-examining masking rules after the downstate appellate court ruling on the stat...

Opposition to a plan to redevelop a former school property has prompted Downers Grove officials to revise the village's zoning codes. This week, Downers Grove commissioners unanimously approved several text amendments to clarify some zoning rules fo...