Blackwell Family Campground Opens May 1

Take a mini-vacation right here in DuPage County by camping at the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County’s family campground at Blackwell Forest Preserve in Warrenville. The campground opens Friday, May 1 and will be open Friday and Saturday nights through Sept....

New Two-Mile Trail St. James Farm to Open in May

The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County will open a new two-mile limestone loop trail at St. James Farm Forest Preserve in Warrenville next month in time for the preserve’s May 23 “Family Field Day” event. The trail, one of many ongoing improvements at the...

New American Paintings: Midwest Edition

For the first time in its 20 year history, the critically acclaimed publication, New American Paintings, which presents a juried exhibition-in-print with each issue, will jump from the page to the Museum walls. New American Paintings: The 2014 Midwest Edition features...

City to Host Sustainability Plan Public Workshop

The City of Elmhurst Sustainability Task Force is hosting a public workshop to gain community input that will be used to develop a community-wide sustainability plan. The workshop will be held on Wednesday, April 22 at City Hall, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in Council...

Vitality Women’s Physical Therapy & Wellness Open House

Please join us for our grand opening celebration, Saturday, April 11 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m! Enjoy drinks and hors d’oeuvres while visiting our new clinic, meeting our physical therapists and finding out what Vitality has to offer!  For more information or...

U.S. Manufacturing Is As Strong As Ever

     Since the “Great Recession” ended in June of 2009, America’s economy has rebounded slower than desired, but is still doing better than the rest of the world thanks to manufacturing.      According to Senior Economist William Strauss of the Federal Reserve Bank of...
Plan Your Garden Now With Native-Plant Sale

Plan Your Garden Now With Native-Plant Sale

More Than 70 Species Available to Order Online Now  The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County invites gardeners to go native and plan their gardens by placing online orders for its annual native-plant sale at http://dupageforest.org/nativeplantsale this spring....

Teen Job Fair

The Elmhurst Commission on Youth, along with partnering agencies, are offering the Teen Summer Job/Volunteer Fair on April 15. Register your business or organization by March 25 and participate in this unique opportunity to reach Elmhurst Youth.  The fair will be held...