DuPage Animal Services recently received a $1 million gift as the shelter is overflowing with cats

DuPage County'a new Crisis Recovery Center will be available around the clock on the county health department campus and serve as an alternative to hospital emergency departments or law enforcement intervention.

DuPagePads will hold the 23rd annual Rock & Bowl to End Homelessness event from noon to 3 p.m. Sept. 27 at Fox Bowl, 1101 Butterfield Road in Wheaton.

Cream of Wheaton is June 5-8, while Taste of Glen Ellyn is Aug. 14-16.

A woman accused of kidnapping her daughter and found almost six years later because of a crime TV show, pleaded guilty Monday morning to child abduction.

Current Wheaton City Council member and Democrat Erica Bray-Parker has launched a campaign to succeed retiring Republican Amy Grant in an Illinois House seat.

State Rep. Amy Grant, a Wheaton Republican who held a seat on the DuPage County Board before voters sent her to Springfield, has announced her current term will be her last.

Join the Wheaton Police Department from 5 to 8 p.m. tonight at Northside Park, 1300 N. West St., for National Night Out, an annual event in which police departments across the nation connect with their communities for a night of fun for all ages.

The city of Wheaton has commissioned a traffic calming study at Harrison Avenue and Washington Street.

Several suburban towns will host National Night Out events on Tuesday to bring together the men and women in blue with the communities they serve.

A former Cook County sheriff’s deputy is running to become DuPage County’s next sheriff.

Cantigny Park will celebrate its connection to French culture with two summer events on July 19 and 20.

Repairs to the Cross Street railroad crossing in Wheaton will require it to be closed from about 9 a.m. July 17 through 5 p.m. July 21. 

State Sen. Seth Lewis, R-Bartlett, and state Rep. Amy Grant, R-Wheaton, are bringing a mobile team from the Illinois Tollway to Wheaton on July 16 for an I-PASS on Demand event.

Throughout July, drivers in Wheaton can expect to see increased police patrols looking for speeders and other traffic violations.

Arts DuPage of the DuPage Foundation has sponsored the DuPage County Historical Museum’s 2025 Recollection and Reflection themed exhibits with a $3,000 grant.

A prolific homebuilder wants to buy a chunk of land near Naperville from the DuPage Water Commission.

Over 2,000 American flags are on display at the annual Field of Honor, which runs through Friday, July 4, 2025 at Seven Gables Park in Wheaton.

More than 100 volunteers Saturday transformed the soccer fields at Seven Gables Park into a sea of 2,025 American flags for the annual Wheaton Field of Honor.

Among the highlights of summer in the suburbs are “Always…Patsy Cline" on stage, along with the band Asia's John Payne, folk music and blues artists, Wheaton Municipal Band, a book sale extraordinaire and walking tour.

Many Illinois communities are adding back a 1% grocery tax that will otherwise expire on Jan. 1. Is your town among them?

Make Music Wheaton! was held as part of a worldwide celebration of music on the longest day of the year, June 21. Performances were held throughout Wheaton, including at the Wheaton French Market.

Make Music Wheaton — a jam-packed day of free concerts around town - will feature more than 70 performances, from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Ssturday

Rock bands take the stage as festivals and concert series unfold across the suburbs, complemented by cruise nights, Wheaton Drama's new show, a spotlight on rarely seen artworks and an antiques sale fundraiser.

DuPage County’s newly expanded animal shelter is hosting a public opening celebration on Saturday, June 14, with tours and pets in need of a home.

Spring amps up the fun with milestone celebrations and a headlining turn by the Legendary Count Basie Orchestra on Father's Day Sunday as part of a Jazz & Wine Fest in Cantigny Park in Wheaton.

A terminally ill Lombard woman continues push Illinois lawmakers to approve a medical ‘aid in dying’ bill

A major antiques show, date night options, entertainment at Morton Arboretum, vintage cars, debut of performance venue, festival fun and an arts weekend are all on tap in DuPage and Cook counties.

Here is the list of La Salle County couples who applied for marriage licenses from May 1 through May 16, 2025

The Wheaton Memorial Day Parade took place on Monday, May 26, 2025 in Wheaton.

The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County has completed a roughly $6.5 million project to improve the Danada House in Wheaton

Wheaton North celebrated the Class of 2025 with a commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 24, 2025 at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn.

Wheaton Warrenville South celebrated the Class of 2025 with a commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 24, 2025 at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn.

Downers Grove launches its Friday Night Live concert lineup, while Westmont is home to the Spring Fling Festival, Darien adds a carnival to the holiday weekend, and The Forge Lemont Quarries presents the Blues, Brews & BBQ Fest. Theater lovers are offered a trio of new offerings.

Morton Arboretum unveils its latest whimsical sculptures, while classical orchestras and choirs along with a Taylor Swift tribute shake up the musical scene, native plants buoy the environment and a walking murder mystery takes a Japanese twist.

A 22-year-old motorcyclist succumbed to injuries sustained in a Wednesday morning crash on Butterfield Road in Wheaton, authorities said.

A Wheaton chapel-turned-restaurant — its stained glass windows still in place — may have been the perfect backdrop for the private audience a group of theologians had with the man who would become Pope Leo XIV.

The Picklr, North America’s fastest-growing indoor pickleball franchise, will open its Wheaton club in June.

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."

Westside Improv in downtown Wheaton offers a variety of improv classes, as well as performances on weekends.

Special education teacher James Rowe initially didn't believe he was a Golden Apple finalist

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

A Wheaton teacher is the recipient of the Golden Apple Award

Illinois Department of Transportation crews are set to resurface a stretch of Roosevelt Road from West Chicago to Wheaton.

The Wheaton Park District hosted a Go Fly a Kite event on Saturday, May 3, 2025 at Graf Park in Wheaton.

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.

Laura Flamion has been named administrator of animal services at DuPage County's animal shelter

A school librarian in Wheaton is donating one of her kidneys to her best friend’s father.

DuPage County offers college and occupational training scholarships for low-income individuals with high academic potential.

Wheaton officials are considering converting mostly empty office park into a multifamily housing development