Community
The Villa Ave. Business District hosts a trick-or-treat and costume contest in Villa Park on Saturday, Oct. 24, with trick-or-treating from 1 to 3 p.m. and a costume contest at Cortesi Veterans Memorial Park from 3 to 4 p.m.
Community
Villa Park's official trick-or-treat hours are 3 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 31, approved by the Village Board in August.
Community
Encore Center for Performing Arts will hold its 2026 Spotlight Giving Gala on Nov. 14 at the Hyatt Lodge in Oak Brook, raising funds for a proposed 550-seat theater and apartment complex in downtown Elmhurst.
Community
Willowbrook High School's Homecoming Parade closes Ardmore Avenue in Villa Park from about 4 to 4:45 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25, with flag football, varsity football and a Saturday dance rounding out the week.
Community
York High School senior Thomas Buhrfiend has collected 2,000 books through door-to-door canvassing and estate sales in Elmhurst and is seeking donations to reach his goal of 5,000 books for charities by mid-October, with free home pickup available.
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