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Rep. Sean Casten (D-Downers Grove) recently secured more than $9 million in federal funding for local projects in Illinois’ 6th Congressional District through government funding bills passed by the House of Representatives
The new Elmhurst Art Museum's new Mobile Museum program brings pieces of art into the community
Charges have been filed against two individuals accused of stealing merchandise from an Oak Brook and an Elmhurst retail business in two unrelated incidents
The American Association of University Women Elmhurst Area Branch is accepting applications for three $3,500 scholarships for women in need of financial assistance to continue their education at the undergraduate or graduate level
A Melrose Park man accused of opening fire on another automobile following a traffic altercation in the fall of 2017 has been sentenced to 18 years in prison
Performances of “Pride & Prejudice & Murder” will be at Angelo’s Ristorante in Elmhurst at 247 N. York Road at 7 p.m. Feb. 27-28 and March 6 -7, and at 6 p.m. March 8.
A single-family residence located at 266 North Oak Street in Elmhurst changed owners on Jan. 20.
The single-family residence located at 611 South Fairfield Avenue in Elmhurst was sold on Jan. 12, for $1.28 million, or $399 per square foot.
The single-family residence located at 193 North Elm Avenue in Elmhurst was sold on Jan. 12, for $1.82 million, or $874 per square foot.
The recently built townhouse located at 262 North Addison Avenue in Elmhurst was sold on Jan. 9, for $1.43 million, or $380 per square foot.
The Rev. James Shannon, pastor of Peoples Community Church in Glen Ellyn, will present “The Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.,” this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Intercultural Lecture at Elmhurst University
Gerald Wolin, a former village trustee in Oak Brook who served as an alderman on the Elmhurst City Council before that, died Jan. 17. He was 86.
A single-family home in Downers Grove that sold for $2.6 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in DuPage / Cook County over the past week.
Four individuals have been charged this week with fleeing and eluding police in unrelated incidents, a crime that has sharply increased over the past few years, according to the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office
An Aurora man is being kept in jail pretrial on charges that he possessed a stolen vehicle and fled police.
A 3,131-square-foot single-family residence, built in 1928, has changed hands.
The Elmhurst History Museum will debut a new, original exhibition, “Anatomy of Healthcare: DuPage County Medical History,” which will open Jan. 23 and run through May 3.
The single-family residence located at 187 East Orchard Street in Elmhurst was sold on Dec. 19, 2025, for $1.96 million, or $402 per square foot.
DuPage County prosecutors are seeking a life sentence for an Elmhurst man accused of killing a woman in his garage, due to the brutality of the attack.
Elmhurst University alumna Alyssa De Jesus recently was among the winners of a nationwide contest for independent filmmakers, with her heartwarming comedy “40 Before 40.”
An Elmhurst man has been accused of beating and stabbing to death a woman he lured to his home
Four individuals have been charged with stealing merchandise from three DuPage County businesses in separate incidents this past weekend, prosecutors said.
The Glen Ellyn-Wheaton Chorale will hold its 40th anniversary concert, “Wintersong 2025,” a celebration of four decades of music and community
Here's a look at the countywide races in DuPage County
The stable of DuPage Democrats running for county board seats or countywide office far outnumber those on the Republican side.
One person was killed and two others injured in a two-vehicle crash Sunday afternoon on westbound I-290 in Elmhurst, authorities said.
An Army reservist and Elmhurst University student developed an AI tool to help veterans learn more about their benefits.
After spending much of his life in the military as the son of a veteran, Downers Grove resident Donnie Fields has held various civilian job helping vets
DuPage County Board members not receptive to clerk’s request for additional funding
Many Illinois communities are adding back a 1% grocery tax that will otherwise expire on Jan. 1. Is your town among them?
Three DuPage County men have been charged with conspiring to impersonate a peace officer while traveling to numerous No Kings protests on Saturday, prosecutors said.
Protests are planned Saturday at several locations in DuPage County as part of the nationwide No Kings rallies
Local pro-democracy group Indivisible DuPage is planning a day of protests Oct. 18 as part of a national No Kings effort.
Elmhurst University celebrated the opening of its new, state-of-the-art Health Sciences Building with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Oct. 3.
John Carter Cash, an award-winning producer, singer-songwriter and author and son of music icon Johnny Cash, will speak Oct. Oct 30 at Elmhurst University
"U.S. News and World Report" ranks Elmhurst University a top performers for social mobility
A Villa Park man was in custody Saturday after pointing a loaded pistol at an Elmhurst resident outside the victim’s home, prosecutors announced.
A former Lake in the Hills woman who was accused of abducting her own child and leaving the Woodstock DCFS office, was sentenced Friday to two years probation in the case.
An Ingleside woman was sentenced Friday to five years in prison for the fatal head-on crash she caused while authorities said she was under the influence of marijuana.
Protestors are protesting every night outside a Downers Grove hotel where ICE agents are staying
National Cheeseburger Day is Thursday, Sept. 18.
Robinson, a guitar virtuoso who's played with Emmylou Harris, Kenny Rogers, Chris Stapleton and more, will perform Saturday, Oct. 4.
The 10th Annual Elmhurst Craft Beer Fest will make its return Saturday, September 13 outdoors at the Elmhurst History Museum
The Elmhurst History Museum has opened “World of Tomorrow: A Century of Progress,” an exhibit celebrating the 1933-34 Century of Progress International Exposition in Chicago.
The new brewery, at 171 N Addison St. in downtown Elmhurst, is a two-story space that blends indoor and outdoor seating with the capacity to welcome over 400 guests.
The Elmhurst Public Library will host its eighth annual Local Author Fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Aug. 23.
The Huntley Farmers Market is bringing kids in to sell their homemade goods. Other local farmers markets, including Woodstock's and The Dole's in Crystal Lake, also offer kids as young as 5 the chance to participate.
Umbrella Sky Elmhurst has returned to Schiller Court through mid-September.
Hospitals in Chicago, the suburbs, and beyond made U.S. News & World Report’s list of best hospitals. They include four in Chicago, seven in greater Cook County, four in DuPage, three in Lake, one in Will and the hospitals in McHenry County
There was a large police presence on Friday morning at an Elmhurst residence to arrest a man on domestic violence and gun charges.