Beth Marchetti News Today

Suburban tourism bureaus chart their recovery from the largest challenge in their history: the COVID-19 pandemic.

WHEATON — Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity (DCEO) today announced $15 million in funding t

DuPage County Board met Tuesday, Jan. 25.

With seven Olympic gold medals each, Katie Ledecky and Caeleb Dressel lead a star-studded field at a swim meet hosted by the FMC Natatorium in Westmont.

To help boost hotel business, the DuPage Convention & Visitors Bureau is asking county board members to provide $2.8 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds for hotel grants and tourism marketing.

The days could be numbered for the Odeum Expo Center in Villa Park. The 40-year-old venue for indoor sports, trade shows and entertainment events could be sold by the Greco family after a vote this week by the Villa Park board of trustees to rezone the property for industrial use.

The top athletes in the spectactor-friendly sport of cyclocross are coming to Cantigny Park in Wheaton for the national championships.

DuPage County tourism officials expect that nearly $8 million will be infused into the local economy during the three-month run of a Frida Kahlo exhibition ordinarily seen in a big-city museum.

DuPages virtual wedding showcase keeps planning possible This years DuPage Wedding Showcase will offer a virtual platform for wedding parties to easily and safely connect to DuPages premier wedding services and venues. Daily Herald file photo   Posted3/9/2021 7:25 PM No need to leave home to find the perfect wedding venue. The DuPage Convention & Visitors Bureau will host a Virtual Wedding Showcase from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 14, inviting brides, grooms and planners to explore...