64 beautiful campsites available to reserve on weekends! Take a minivacation right here in DuPage County by spending a night under the stars at the DuPage Forest Preserve District’s family campground at Blackwell Forest Preserve in Warrenville. The campground will be...

Mulch provides many benefits to gardens! The public is invited to pick up free wood chips while supplies last on Saturdays, May 14 and 21, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the DuPage Forest Preserve District’s native plant nursery at Blackwell Forest Preserve, 29W220 Mack...

Motorists Reminded to Use Caution to Avoid Turtles This Spring Females crossing roads in search of nesting sites (May 3, 2022) — The DuPage Forest Preserve District reminds drivers to watch for turtles on the roads as these reptiles become more active in the spring....

Tick season has already started in Illinois, despite this year's cooler spring weather. And with May being National Lyme disease Awareness Month, state and Chicago-area ecologists and health officials are offering tips for residents to avoid debilitating or deadly...

If you have branches & brush to discard Monday May 2nd is the second 2022 Township brush pickup of the year.  The 3rd pickup won’t be until fall so don’t miss this opportunity!  Winfield Township offers brush pick-up as a free service to residents in the...

  Effective today, IDNR is recommending a halt to the use of bird feeders and bird baths through May 31, or until avian flu infections in the Midwest subside, especially those that waterfowl may visit. During spring, wild birds will have ample food sources while...

  April 20, 2022 ATT: Westwin Homeowner Association/ Residents Winfield Township Road District will be closing Purnell Road the week of April 25th thru April 29th.  The Township will be replacing a large culvert 250' to 300' northwest of Blakewood Ct. This is a...

The first bison was born this spring on the grounds of Fermilab in Batavia this week. Fermilab maintains a small herd of American plains bison on its grounds. Fermilab in Batavia announced that its first baby bison of 2022 was born on Wednesday. A name for the baby...

Press Release Wednesday, April 6, 2022 Permanent Vote-by-Mail Now Available in DuPage County The DuPage County Clerk’s office announces that voters may now sign up to be placed on a permanent vote-by-mail list to receive a mail-in ballot for every election. Until now,...

Winfield Township brush pickup begins!!! If you have branches & brush to discard Monday April 4th is the first 2022 Township brush pickup of the year.  Winfield Township offers brush pick-up as a free service to residents in the unincorporated areas.  Brush is...