Lombard

May Fest will bloom at Cantigny, while Wheaton separately plays host to a mac-and-cheese festival. Concerts will showcase folk and classical artists, while the game's afoot for "Miss Holmes Returns."

Montini Catholic High School theater director Jackie Martin also teaches an honors theater class, which includes more technical skills and further delves into acting techniques.

The cause of a Tuesday morning fire in Wheaton remains under investigation, authorities said.

Pre-trial release was denied a Chicago woman accused of leading police on a chase from Bloomingdale to Lombard after an alleged retail theft Friday by her passenger.

Art in Wilder Park and Lilac Time lead off festival fun, and there's also a DuPage and Cook lineup of hit rock bands, classical gems, kite flying and history tours.

Eclectic activities feature a highly anticipated regional premiere at Drury Lane Theatre, bluegrass, ABBA tribute, magic show and a celebration of science and history with a local documentary presented at the Tivoli Theatre in Downers Grove.

A Lombard mom is one of thousands of Illinois parents opposed to proposed homeschool legislation

The Lombard Garden Club’s lilac sale, the Lilac Village, will be held from noon to 7 p.m. May 8 at Lilacia Park.

No injuries were reported in a fire that caused significant damage to a Lombard house Saturday, officials said Monday.

Two Glenbard East teachers have received a prestigious award from the Illinois State Board of Education

Wheaton has joined a growing list of suburban towns enacting a municipal 1% percent sales tax on groceries to replace a state-imposed tax set to be repealed at the start of next year.

Pre-trial release wa denied Monday for a Chicago man accused of stealing more than $3,400 worth of merchandise from two retail stores Saturday evening and then leading police on a chase, prosecutors said.

Entertainment will range from a Margarita & Sangria Festival to comedy, an edgy play, a banjo great, Paint & Sip Night! and an exhibit paying tribute to inspiring Illinois pioneer women.

The Lombard Historical Society’s new exhibit, Pioneering Women: The Peck Women and Their Legacy.

Lombard Historical Society to offer Lilacia Park tour guide training

Kane County Sheriff’s deputies assisted Lombard police in stopping a driver who was suspected of attempting to run over three pedestrians and was trying to elude police, according to sheriff’s reports.

One person is dead after an early morning house fire near Lombard Wednesday.

A Montini Catholic High School senior is among the National Merit finalists

The Lombard Garden Club is accepting applications for its 2025 college scholarships.

Lombard Historical Society to hold Victorian Cottage tour guide training

Some members of the Ukrainian community are concerned that a peace deal with Russia would only benefit Vladimir Putin

Pete Colarelli, former ExxonMobil employee, mentored Brandon Adjoumani when Adjoumani was a student at Lockport Township High School. On Saturday, Adjoumani will serve in Colarelli's former role as a host for Easterseals Joliet's annual Celebration of Giving.

Some DuPage County officials would like an update at the DuPage Heritage Gallery, located in the county administration building in Wheaton

The Lombard Garden Club will host Ohara Ikebana Arrangements with presenter E-Ling Lou at 1 p.m. Feb. 28

GPS speakers to discuss organizational skills, harnessing worry on Feb. 27

The Lombard Historical Society will host Betsey Means of WomanLore to present Fish & Fetish - Travels in West Africa: A Lecture by Mary Kingsley

From a stage musical to a Neil Simon comedy, to toys and kits for sale, to an internationally flavored restaurant week and Celtic melodies, fun awaits across the suburbs.

Lombard Police Chief Tom Wirsing is retiring, and the village has named his replacement.

A motion has to detain two out-of-state men accused of breaking into and stealing more than $135,000 worth of merchandise from the Rogers & Holland Jewelers at Yorktown Mall in Lombard

In the years since Stefania’s 2022 death from mental illness at age 28, her mother, Xristina Rahn, has worked to put a more complex, nuanced and hopeful message into a place where she says teens need it most — their schools.

A motion was approved Friday to detain pre-trial a Hanover Park man accused of robbing two Lombard 7-Eleven convenience stores at gunpoint, prosecutors said.

Offering strategies for overcoming challenges is the subject of the next GPS Parent Series in Spanish

The Lombard Historical Society has announced its schedule of Black History Month events for February 2025.

Pamper yourself this February with events hosted by the Lombard Historical Society.

Major changes to malls in Bloomingdale, Lombard and West Dundee expected in 2025

Child development experts to speak at upcoming Glenbard Parent Series seminar

Glenbard West Theatre will present a production of “Animal Farm” at 7:30 p.m. from Jan. 30 through Feb. 1 in the Larry Shue Auditorium at Glenbard West High School, 670 Crescent Blvd. in Glen Ellyn

An upcoming GPS Parent Series forum will focus anyl and other opiates

An elderly Lombard man charged with murdering his wife did so because he “went nuts” after she wouldn’t stop yelling and screaming at him, according to a 911 call played at a court hearing Saturday morning.

A Lombard man has been charged with the murder of a woman early Friday morning

The GPS Parent Series in Urdu will focus on warmth and connection in families at a Jan. 23 program

‘Spring Into Vegetable Gardening’ is the topic of the Lombard Garden Club's Jan. 24 meeting

A Lombard contractor discovers a forgotten Christmas present from 46 years ago

The Lombard Park District has formally acquired the cleared site of the former Helen Plum library along Lilacia’s south side.

A Wheaton man was denied pretrial release Saturday following his arrest Friday on charges of stealing lottery tickets from convenience stores throughout DuPage County.

Suburbanites accustomed to the bureaucratic drabness of the former DMV facility in Lombard are getting an upgrade.

Holiday light shows and shopping markets in Geneva, Aurora, Joliet, Lemont, Ottawa shine bright with festive fun this month.

The Glenbard Township High School District 87 Board of Education Monday named Glenbard South High School Principal Jessica Santee as the district’s effective July 1.

Police and a bird-monitoring group are investigating how two dozen Canada geese sustained lead poisoning in Lombard, Addison and Villa Park.

The Outreach House in Lombard assists with food, clothing and utilities