About 30 Texas Democrats, including House Minority Leader Gene Wu, sought sanctuary in Illinois on Sunday after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, called for a 30-day special session to reshape the state’s congressional districts.

Over 100 motorcycle riders and families affected by the fentanyl crisis gathered in St. Charles Saturday and rode to Carol Stream to raise awareness and support each other in grief.

Several suburban towns will host National Night Out events on Tuesday to bring together the men and women in blue with the communities they serve.

Fentanyl awareness group My Child’s Life Matters will host a motorcycle ride from St. Charles to Carol Stream on Aug. 2.

A fledgling Elmhurst-based company that distributes vending machines offering electronic cigarettes and vaping products is facing pushback from some suburbs.

Many Illinois communities are adding back a 1% grocery tax that will otherwise expire on Jan. 1. Is your town among them?

A Carol Stream business owner is urging DuPage County Board members to pay their bills.

Three men have been charged with traveling to meet a minor at a Downers Grove motel for sexual purposes, prosecutors said.

The Campton Hills Police Department will join with numerous police agencies in northern Illinois to conduct a traffic safety initiative on Wednesday, June 4, along the Illinois Route 64 corridor.

The Glenbard North High School Class of 2025 Commencement Ceremony was held on Monday, May 19, 2025 at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn.

The niece of a man killed during a confrontation with Carol Stream police last year has pleaded guilty to making threats against officers during a protest over the deadly shooting.

Four Cook County men have been charged with stealing from multiple Home Depot stores located in DuPage County, prosecutors said.

Carol Stream resident Chuck Drungelo recalls near-fatal battle with COVID

Human remains found Nov. 12, 2024, on the Great Western Trail in Carol Stream have been positively identified through DNA analysis

A resolution before the DuPage County Board on Tuesday would remove the name of the late Congressman Henry J. Hyde from the county’s Wheaton courthouse and rescind previous approval for a monument there in his honor.

Suburban immigrants are bracing for mass deportations

A Wheaton man was denied pretrial release Saturday following his arrest Friday on charges of stealing lottery tickets from convenience stores throughout DuPage County.

Carol Stream police are investigating a fatal traffic crash on Tuesday involving a vehicle and a pedestrian near the intersection of Gary Avenue and Stark Drive.

Possible human remains have been discovered near Carol Stream, authorities said.

Republican incumbent state Rep. Amy Grant of Wheaton is being challenged again by her crosstown Democratic rival Jackie Williamson

Libraries in 24th Senate District will receive a combined $308,000 in state grants this year

A Streamwood man has been sentenced to five years in prison for his role in the overdose death of a Carol Stream man, Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s office said Tuesday.

A former Carol Stream man accused of firing a handgun at a car occupied by his ex-girlfriend and another individual was sentenced Wednesday to seven years in prison

An Ogle County jury found Matthew Plote guilty of killing Melissa Lamesch, 27, on Nov. 25, 2020, just one day before Thanksgiving and two days before their baby was to be born.

Fozzy’s Bar & Grill and Barrio Taqueria & Cocina restaurants have signed leases to occupy space at The Fountains at Town Center.

The Wheaton League of Women Voters has named its first male president

The 7th Annual VetBros Charity Dog Show was held at the Ross Ferraro Town Center in Carol Stream on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024.

Judge to hear new motion Aug. 12.

Ogle County jury found Matthew Plote guilty in June of killing Melissa Lamesch and their full-term unborn son in November 2020

The annual VetBros Charity Dog Show is set for Aug. 4 in Carol Stream

A motion was granted Monday to deny pre-trial release for a Woodridge man accused of fleeing from police at a high rate of speed on multiple occasions, prosecutors said.

A motion to detain pre-trial a Carol Stream man accused of shooting another man following a road rage altercation has been granted, prosecutors said.

A niece of a man killed by a Carol Stream police officer has been charged with threatening to blow up the department.

Lamesch, 27, of Mt. Morris, was 9 months pregnant with Plote’s baby when she was found dead inside her burning home on Nov. 25, 2020.

The police officer who shot and killed a man in Carol Stream in February will not be criminally prosecuted, the DuPage County state’s attorney announced Wednesday.

A 911 call that preceded the Feb. 3 shooting death of Village Brook Apartment resident Isaac Goodlow III by Carol Stream police has been released.

Officials have identified the three people killed in two car crashes in DuPage County last week.

Carol Stream has released the names of six officers involved in the fatal shooting of a resident in February.

A federal judge has ordered the village of Carol Stream to release the names of six police officers involved in the fatal shooting of a 30-year-old man in February, according to an attorney for the man’s family.

A Carol Stream man has been accused of stabbing his wife to death, in front of one of their children.

Jurors found Matthew Plote, 36, of Malta, guilty of killing Melissa Lamesch 27, and her unborn baby on Nov. 25, 2020, and then setting her home on fire to conceal their deaths.

A suburban man is facing charges nearly a year after authorities say he left five children, including two toddlers, in a car by themselves at Rivers Casino in Des Plaines, police announced.

Voters in Glenbard High School District 87 are being asked to approve paying more in property taxes to fund various building projects at the district’s four high schools.

Candidates for the DuPage County Recorder's office weigh in on eliminating the office

Democratic primary challengers in the DuPage County recorder's race say it’s time for change

Roughly 1,700 miles from where Julia Hsia lives in Campton Hills, a wallet she lost in 1995 was found last summer in Arizona by a dermatologist while he was underwater diving in the Salt River.

The acclaimed St. Charles Singers will launch a new community outreach initiative with a pair of “Choral Connections” concerts Feb. 23 and 24, teaming up with students from Maple Park, Sycamore, Geneva, St. Charles, Woodstock and Carol Stream.

A Chicago couple has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $2 million worth of merchandise from a Carol Stream retail distribution company.

The Carol Stream police officers who fatally shot a man “acted with depraved hearts,” murdering an unarmed man, according to the lawyer the family has hired.

Carol Stream police officers responding to a report of domestic violence about 4:15 a.m. Saturday fatally shot a suspect, authorities said