Editor's Note: First of three parts Suburban voters are seeing plenty of local races on their ballots this week, but they don't always see much choice. Barely 30 percent of the hundreds of races being decided Tuesday are contested, according to...

The spring rainbow trout season opens Saturday, April 1, at lakes in three DuPage County forest preserves. Anglers were expected to be out early at Grove Lake at Wood Dale Grove in Wood Dale; Silver Lake at Blackwell in Warrenville; and Pickerel La...

Derby time Boys and girls between the ages of 7 to 20 will be racing each other at the Greater Chicago Soap Box Derby Race this weekend at the Charlestowne Mall, 3800 E. Main St., St. Charles. No charge for spectators, but there is a fee and registr...

Zombie gathering Fans of TV shows like "The Walking Dead," "Sons of Anarchy," "Arrow" and more won't want to miss seeing many of those series' stars at the dual Walker Stalker convention and Heroes and Villains Fan Fest this weekend at the Donald E....

Ailey returns Cheer on former South Elgin dancer Sarah Daley as she performs with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater on its 47th annual visit to Chicago starting Wednesday for six repertory performances at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt Uni...

As winter sports draw to a close let's visit some DuPage County collegiates who finished strong. Benedictine University senior point guard Tahron Harvey, out of Glenbard East, earned both National Association of Basketball Coaches and D3hoops.com fi...

The case of a former Hanover Park man accused of beating a robbery victim with a brick in downtown Elgin has come to an abrupt and violent end. The accused, Brandon K. Taylor, became Rockford's second homicide victim of 2017 when he was shot to deat...

Guitar solos, ensemble pieces, community participation and dance performances all will be packed into an evening concert Saturday, March 11, when the Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra presents "Latin Sensations." The concert at Elmhurst Christian Reformed...

An 'American Life' Fans of Chicago Public Media's radio and podcast program "This American Life" won't want to miss seeing its host in "Seven Things I've Learned: An Evening With Ira Glass" at College of DuPage's McAninch Arts Center, 425 Fawell Blv...

Against Me at Nellie's Satisfy your punk rock itch when Florida's native Against Me! hits Durty Nellie's Friday, Feb. 24. The band's lineups may have changed, and the sound might have morphed in the process, but the power of the protest-filled lyric...