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Teen Driver Safety Event with Wheaton Police Department April 25

One Wheaton North student’s idea to help teen drivers with special needs know what to do when interacting with police officers has become a special event aimed at helping the community’s teen drivers succeed on the road. This event wil...

Unofficial Results of City Council Election

The DuPage County Election Commission reports the following unofficial results from the April 6, 2021 Consolidated General Election. The elected City Council members will be sworn in at the May 3, 2021 Wheaton City Council meeting.

Voters selected the foll...

Wheaton French Market Set to Open at New Location with Covid-19 Guidelines

Bensidoun USA will be opening the Wheaton French Market season on Saturday, April 10, 2021 at a new temporary location of Reber Street and Liberty Drive near Courthouse Square and the City’s Water Department facility. The market will be open fro...

Mark Your Calendar for Annual Native Plant Sale

Wheaton's Environmental Improvement Commission encourages the community to "grow native" and consider environmentally friendly plants through its annual Native Plant Sale. The sale will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, Apr...

Yard Waste Pickup Resumes April 5

Yard waste pickup will resume Monday, April 5. Yard waste, food scraps and organic materials can be collected at the curb from the first full week of April through the second full week of December. Please do not place yard waste at the curb before the wee...

More Vaccines Coming to Wheaton; Expanded Eligibility & Reopening Update

The DuPage County Health Department and the State of Illinois made several important announcements regarding Covid-19 vaccine availability in Wheaton, new groups that will soon be eligible for vaccines, and the state’s next steps toward its Rest...

Commission Accepting Nominations for Good Citizens Awards

One of the brightest spots in the past year has been the way Wheaton residents have come together in the face of difficult times to help each other and rally for those in need. These are among the types of extraordinary actions that Wheaton's Com...

ComEd Tree Trimming Scheduled for Areas of Wheaton

ComEd will begin tree trimming in the Wheaton area within the next few months. Affected residents have received or will be receiving postcards from ComEd to notify them prior to any scheduled preventative tree maintenance activities. This work is necessar...

Update on Roosevelt Road Corridor Study

The City of Wheaton has been working with Camiros Ltd. to prepare a Roosevelt Road Corridor/Comprehensive Plan Update for the nearly two-mile-long corridor extending from Carlton Avenue on the west to the Wheaton/Glen Ellyn border on the east (just past L...

How to Report Fraudulent Unemployment Scams

The City of Wheaton has unfortunately joined the list of areas seeing significant instances of fraud related to unemployment benefits. Victims are receiving official notice from the State of Illinois that someone had filed for unemployment benefits using ...

Wheaton Advances to State’s Phase 4 Covid-19 Restrictions

Based on continued progress in reducing the spread of Covid-19 in our area, on Feb. 3, 2021, Region 8, which includes DuPage and Kane Counties, moved to Phase 4 of the Restore Illinois Plan Covid-19 mitigations. This means lowered restrictions for activit...