A diverse crowd gathered on Thursday for the Juneteenth Summer Jam at Carpenter Park in Carpentersville.

Monday, June 16 Hinsdale Farmers Market: 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mondays, June 16 through Oct. 13, along Chicago Avenue, between Garfield and Washington, Hinsdale. Fresh produce and unique finds from farms and stores. hinsdalechamber.com/farmers-ma...

Libertyville Mayor Donna Johnson was inaugurated as the 2025-26 Northwest Municipal Conference President on Wednesday, June 11.

Juneteenth is celebrated every year on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States. Here are a few of the events planned to celebrate the day in the suburbs.

More than a dozen West and Northwest suburbs are referenced in Lifeline Theatre’s world premiere of “War of the Worlds,” adapted by ensemble member John Hildreth from H.G. Welles’ seminal sci-fi novel about a Martian invasion.

The Hanover Park village board voted Thursday to remove a residency requirement for the village manager.

To better assist caregivers and vulnerable residents, Hanover Township has launched a Respite Program through its Caregiver Resource Center. The Township was awarded $20,724 in funding from AgeOptions late last year to begin connecting caregivers and residents with respite services in and out of the home.

A 7-year-old boy tried to perform CPR on his two older sisters in a vain attempt to save their lives after authorities say their older brother fatally stabbed them May 28 in the family’s Streamwood townhouse. A judge Friday ordered the 25-year-old man charged with first-degree murder held at Cook County jail pending his trial.

The new Schaumburg Township highway commissioner is questioning the value and appropriateness of an interactive website his defeated predecessor contracted from a political ally three weeks after Election Day.

And — former suburbanite and Tea Party star Joe Walsh announces he’s turning Democrat.