Lemont High School’s chess team placed 70th at the 2026 IHSA Chess State Finals, which were contested Feb. 13 and 14 at the Peoria Civic Center.

Wheaton’s Environmental Improvement Commission invites the community to its annual Recycling Extravaganza & Paper Shredding Event with SCARCE from 8:30 a.m. to noon April 11 at the DuPage Fairgrounds, 2015 Manchester Road in Wheaton

The DuPage Comic Con is Saturday, March 14 at the DuPage County Fairgrounds.

State Rep. Jeff Keicher, R-Sycamore, has proposed a state law that would mandate funding a study of Illinois universities to develop a 10-year plan focused on school accountability, sustainability and affordability.

DuPage County Undersheriff Eddie Moore has been cleared of any wrongdoing in an investigation into whether he struck someone with his car last month and left the scene without contacting police

A Chicago man accused of dragging a Woodridge police officer with his car while attempting to flee police will remain in jail until at least his April court date after a judge on Wednesday granted a motion to detain him, prosecutors said

The second of two cousins charged with robbing a Lisle Verizon store at gunpoint of duffel bags of cell phones and other electronics, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison

The Lombard Historical Society will present “The Irish in Illinois” with Professor Sean Farrell at 7p.m. March 22 at the Carriage House, 23 W. Maple St.

Longtime Republican political leader Gayle Franzen died March 3. He was 81