A motion was granted Wednesday to detain pre-trial an Oak Park man accused of leading police on a high-speed chase, prosecutors said.

Art in Wilder Park and Lilac Time lead off festival fun, and there's also a DuPage and Cook lineup of hit rock bands, classical gems, kite flying and history tours.

Art in Wilder Park will be held May 3, 4 in Elmhurst

Wheaton North junior Alex Popham, who struck out 10 in a complete-game, eight-inning one-hit shutout in Wheaton North’s 1-0 win over Batavia, is the Suburban Life Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is his Q&A with Joshua Welge.

The Chicago Department of Public Health and Cook County Department of Public Health have reported two confirmed measles cases, marking the first for Cook County this year

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The Week in Pictures at My Suburban Life for April 21-27, 2025.

Elmhurst pre-school teacher brings her career to a close after three decades

Measles vaccination rates among Illinois schoolchildren have continued a gradual decline for the fifth straight year, according to state data released this month, prompting renewed warnings from public health officials concerned about the risk of outbreaks.

A Woodridge man accused of killing a bicyclist while driving drunk and then fleeing the scene was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison.