Immigrants from Latin America have been a positive force in our suburban communities for over 100 years. From the earliest Mexican immigrants who arrived to work on the railroads and live in boxcar camps, to the Latinx entrepreneurs who today help ...

DuPage County Board member Amy Chavez has announced she's resigning from her seat, setting up a tight schedule for the local Democratic Party to fill her spot on the November election ballot and get a successor's campaign off the ground. In a letter...

In the latest sign of downtown Wheaton's broadening appeal, a major residential development is set to reshape a traditionally sleepy section of the city's core. A Deerfield developer has won city council approval to forge ahead with plans for a sev...

Albright Community Theatre will be performing "columbinus" on the weekends of Aug. 5-20. Inspired by the 1999 massacre at Columbine High School, the play by Stephen Karam, PJ Paparelli, and Patricia Hersch is a blending of fact and fiction that illu...

Starts before Friday McHenry County Fair: Noon to 10 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 2; 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 3-4; 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday, Aug. 5; 8 a.m. to midnight Saturday, Aug. 6; and 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 7, at 11900 ...

College of DuPage has announced more than 160 incoming students as Scholars Award recipients for fall 2022. The awards fall into three categories: Presidential, a 64-semester hour full-tuition scholarship; Board of Trustees, which is $2,500 per year...

Going to the grocery store these days can cost up to double what it did just a year ago. And that is just for the staples. It can be even more when you want to add fresh fruits or vegetables. Area food pantries are also feeling the crunch, both with...

National Night Out is an annual event intended to bring communities together and help build relationship between residents and law enforcement. For more information, visit natw.org. Most areas celebrate National Night Out on the first Tuesday in Au...