Downers Grove residents should not judge the Village Council by the recent debate over a new way to select a mayor pro tem, Mayor Bob Barnett says

Join the village of Woodridge at the Fred C. Hohnke Community Center, 2600 Center Dr., from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday for a community event with a focus on gathering input for Woodridge’s Comprehensive Plan Update.

The Elmhurst Public Library will host its eighth annual Local Author Fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Aug. 23.

Downers Grove Mayor Bob Barnett has called out a group of commissioners who support a change in the way the mayor pro tem is chosen

DuPage County Animal Services at Tuesday’s County Board meeting accepted a $1 million donation from DuPage Animal Friends, the nonprofit organization that supports the county’s animal shelter.

The DuPage County Board on Tuesday unanimously approved Chairwoman Deborah Conroy’s appointment of Melissa Martinez of West Chicago to fill an upcoming vacancy on the county board.

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

Residents and sustainability advocates held a news conference Monday urging St. Charles and Naperville city councils to eschew proposed 20-year contracts with the Illinois Municipal Electric Agency.

U.S. Rep. Sean Casten, D-Downers Grove, expressed anger and disappointment Thursday during a telephone town hall he hosted to discuss how passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will impact Illinois residents.