The Education Foundation of Downers Grove District 58 will host its 12th annual Oktoberfest from 4:30 to 11 p.m. Sept. 12 and 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sept. 13.

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.

The city of Wheaton and the Wheaton Park District invite the community to attend Wheaton’s annual September 11 Remembrance Ceremony in the Memorial Park band shell, 225 Karlskoga Ave.

A man has been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol after crashing early Friday into the Uncle Jon’s Music store in downtown Westmont.

A former West Chicago man was sentenced Wednesday to 40 years in prison for his role in the 2018 murder of Luis Guerrero, 18, of West Chicago.

Shaw Media is set to buy four northern Illinois newspapers after their publisher abruptly shut down operations earlier this month, including The Rochelle News-Leader, Ogle County Life, The Mendota Reporter, and The Amboy News

The Third District Appellate Court of Illinois has affirmed the 30-year sentence of Martavious Robinson for a 2019 aggravated vehicular hijacking in Downers Grove.

The Glen Ellyn Park District will hold a public input session from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Sept. 4 at the Glen Ellyn Police Station, 65 S Park Blvd., regarding playground equipment at Panfish Park

The GPS Parent Series: Navigating Healthy Families will host Oprah Magazine’s Martha Beck in a presentation titled “Beyond Anxiety: A Creative Path to Fill Your Life with Joy and Calm” at noon and 7 p.m. Sept. 3 via Zoom.