With more than 16,700 students starting school Thursday and Friday, Naperville Unit District 203 school board President Kristin Fitzgerald and other officials have a lot to think about. School isn't just the three Rs of reading, writing and 'rithme...

The Education Center of Developmental Resources is proud to announce that it will honor the Exchange Club of Naperville and four remarkable community leaders at its annual Kids' Best Friend Benefit and Awards Dinner in October. The honorees have im...

It might look great when it's new, but there's a lot of work involved in keeping outdoor public art looking fresh as the years pile up. Century Walk Corp., a 22-year-old public art nonprofit group in Naperville, has learned that lesson over the pas...

Summer went by quickly. For DuPage County football players and coaches, maybe not quickly enough. Like teams throughout the state, DuPage County teams kicked off practice Monday, working toward the first Friday night of football Aug. 24. Up for ...

'Bad to the Bone' Rock on with George Thorogood & The Destroyers when the band famed for songs like "I Drink Alone" and "Move It on Over" performs at RiverEdge Park, 360 N. Broadway, Aurora. $20 general admission; $25-$155 reserved seating. (630) 89...

Summer Stomp Summer Stomp, Mackey's Hideout's annual celebration of music and camping, settles in to the McHenry Extreme Sports & Event Park this weekend with food, art and craft beer vendors and two stages of tunes. The Schwag headlines Friday, and...

Skynyrd on stage Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd brings its arena-shaking “Last of the Street Survivors Farewell Tour” to Tinley Park's Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre. They'll pack the classic hits (“Sweet Home Alabama,” “Simple Man,” “Gimme Three ...

Naperville Park District has designated one of its parks as a site for drone enthusiasts to practice flight. Officials have chosen the west side of Brush Hill Park at 203 N. Whispering Hills Drive as the best place for recreational drone pilots to w...