Below you will find a list of Meetups in the DuPage County area. If you are not familiar with Meetup.com, you should take a few minutes to check it out. On Meetup, people can find and meet with others who have a shared interest. Interests include just about every hobby, skill, or business networking concept you can imagine (and…
Polar Express brings holiday cheer to families Santa showed up in Glen Ellyn a week early. The Polar Express picked him up Sunday at the North Pole, which looked suspiciously like the Elburn train station, and he hopped on board to spread holiday cheer to 135 Glen Ellyn residents. “These bells belong to Rudolph,” he…
Last night, the Naperville City Council voted 8-1 to approve the funding and subsequent purchase of the DuPage Children’s Museum. The 3-acre property in viewed as a gateway to downtown Naperville and the $3 million Naperville is spending to purchase the property is perceived as an exceptional value. Though the museum will now lease the…
Fermilab, located between Warrenville and Batavia, shut down the Tevatron this past Friday, September 30th (at 2PM). For years, the Tevatron was a world-renowned research tool. Read more about the history of Fermilab’s remarkable Tevatron particle collider.
The past five years have been tough on the downtown Glen Ellyn economy. Many longstanding businesses have closed or left the downtown area. Now, despite a tough economy, businesses are slowly returning. Two new businesses are set to open this fall and the hope is that more are still to come.
County committee approves MECCA mosque request For the second time in 15 months, a committee of the DuPage County Board has come to a decision opposite the one reached by the Zoning Board of Appeals on a mosque request from an Islamic group. Read more on The Doings Weekly
Saturday & Sunday (9/11/2010 – 9/12/2010) from 10AM to 5PM The 34th-annual Downtown Downers Grove Art Festival begins tomorrow, Saturday. The festival is located at Main Street and Curtiss Street downtown. In the past, the art festival was a one day event, but this year, the event will run the entire weekend. This is a free event…
Yesterday, the DuPage County State’s Attorney office released a press release indicating that Warrenville resident Christopher Halley was sentenced to five years in prison for stealing thousands of dollars from acquaintances. We posted about Halley’s antics before. Some people never learn… Here is the press release: Former Warrenville Alderman Sentenced to Five Years on Theft…
The Home Show College of DuPage is this weekend, Saturday, March 19th and Sunday, March 20th from 10AM-5PM (both days). The event features exhibits and information from home improvement contractors who serve DuPage County and the surrounding area.
Garage sale season has begun in DuPage County! Get out there and find some deals this weekend! Check back each Thursday throughout the summer as we update our lists of garage sales, moving sales, and estate sales in DuPage County. Use the “Garage Sales List – Weekend of…” links to view and/or print that weekend’s…
