Kendra Van Kempen, children’s services associate at the La Grange Public Library, recently received the Illinois Library Association Youth Services Achievement Award.

The West End Arts Festival will be held Sept. 6-7 in La Grange.

Hosted by the Lemont High School Educational Foundation, the Taste of Lemont will be held from 5 to 11 p.m. Sept. 6 at the Metra Lot in downtown Lemont.

A federal indictment accused four business owners from Will, Cook and DuPage counties of fraudulently obtaining about $2.8 million from COVID-19 pandemic relief programs.

USA Luge will return to Westmont on Sunday as a part of its Midwest Slider Search in an effort to meet and recruit Olympic hopefuls.

The Illinois State Police say funds will go to 21 departments to help with enforcement details to remove guns from those "who pose a danger to the public or themselves."

Thirteen Illinois state drivers license locations in the suburban Chicago area will begin offering walk-in Saturday service starting Aug. 9.

An explosion destroyed a Berwyn gas station Thursday after downed power lines caused gas lines to explode

The La Grange Park District is upgrading its HVAC system during July, and there will be some temporary closures at the Recreation Center and La Grange Fitness Center.