Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct that Wheaton's fireworks show was Monday night. Fireworks will light the skies above the suburbs tonight and in the days that follow. Here's when and where to catch them near you. Shows begi...

The following are Fourth of July happenings in DuPage County. Concerts • Southwest Community Concert Band gives an Independence Day performance at 3 p.m. Tuesday, July 4, at the band shell at Cantigny Park, 1S151 Winfield Road, Wheaton. Lawn se...

Tuesday, July 4, is Independence Day. Here are some of the events villages in and around Lake County have planned to celebrate the birthday of the United States of America. Festivals • Antioch Fourth of July: 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Williams Park, 74...

The third annual Ride for Hope, a 501(c)3 motorcycle ride and celebration to benefit ovarian cancer awareness, will roll out of the Fox River Harley Davidson, 131 Randall Road in St. Charles, at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, July 30. The 80-mile ride kicks ...

Fireworks will light the skies above the suburbs over the holiday weekend and in the days that follow. Here's when and where to catch them near you. Shows begin at dusk unless otherwise noted. Today Arlington Heights: Arlington International Ra...

She wasn't sure what the thing was, but Judy Broggi knew she wanted to live in it. The house-hunting Broggi, department coordinator for prints and drawings at The Art Institute of Chicago, snapped photos of the odd structure nestled into a typical R...

With the Fourth of July holiday in full swing, people have the opportunity to remember and honor the people who've served our country. A sea of flags honoring those who have served and given their lives for our country line the grassy parkways at th...

This weekend Eyes to the Skies Festival: Balloon launches at 5:30 a.m., fest is open until 11 p.m. Friday through Sunday, June 30-July 2, at Community Park, 1825 Short St., Lisle. Early morning and evening hot air balloon launches, tethered balloon ...