DuPage County

Elmhurst University to host author of book about Lori Lightfoot's term as Chicago mayor

DuPage County will offer energy assistance beginning Oct. 1

The DuPage County Sheriff will host an Safety Saturday event on Sept. 21

July was one of the five wettest ever recorded in Illinois, but August and the first half of September have seen barely any rainfall.

Salt Creek is being restored without the dam in place

One year after Illinois eliminated cash bail as part of the Pretrial Fairness Act, proponents are hailing its success, insisting the criminal justice reform measure accomplished its goal of making communities safer and the system more equitable.

Mia Wanserski beat the heat and the rest of the field at Jacobs’ second annual Eagles Cup held Saturday at Golf Club of Illinois. Wanserski, from Downers Grove South, Amelia Tan of Chicago U-High and Downers Grove North’s Madeline Quirk all shot 77′s. Wanserski won a tiebreaker.

A 14-year-old Glenbard East High School student is facing multiple felony charges after a gun was recovered in a restroom at the high school just before classes were dismissed Tuesday afternoon.

A former Villa Park man was sentenced to 70 years in prison for the murder of Esmeralda DeLuna, 24, his live-in girlfriend and mother of their three children.

Acclaimed scientist, innovator Dieter Gruen will speak Saturday at the Downers Grove Public Library fundraiser

A former Joliet police officer has pleaded not guilty to federal drug trafficking charges and a judge released him from custody after he surrendered to the Drug Enforcement Administration.

A motion to deny pre-trial release for a Warrenville man accused of murdering his wife was approved Wednesday in DuPage County First Appearance Court.

A motion for pre-trial release was denied Tuesday for a Naperville woman accused of crashing a school bus that transports special needs children, prosecutors said.

DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek wants to be represented by a private attorney in a lawsuit the county has filed against her because of a dispute about bills.

Wheaton Warrenville South senior Sy Narayanan, an All-State 12th at last year's state cross country meet, has his sights set even higher this season, while defending champion Downers Grove North is preseason No. 1.

A 26-year-old Aurora man is facing a felony charge after police say he fatally struck a pedestrian in Wheaton early Sunday morning and left the scene.

Former Congressman Patrick Kennedy sees a clear path forward for the improvement of mental health care in the nation, and it comes down to applying the financial incentives that have strengthened other industries.

The DuPage County clerk has been sued in a dispute over how her bills are paid

A 39-year-old Warrenville man is facing murder charges after authorities said he shot his wife to death Thursday.

A motion to detain pre-trial a Chicago convicted felon accused of possessing multiple handguns was granted Friday in DuPage County First Appearance Court, prosecutors said.

Two Cook County men charged over the weekend with weapons and drug offenses in separate incidents in DuPage County, authorities said.

The Republican head of the McHenry County Board recently told the crowd at a pro-Trump rally that McHenry is the last collar county around Chicago whose voters still predominantly back the GOP. That's a big shift in recent years in collar counties long previously red.

A Westmont man accused of possessing a gun illegally modified to fire automatically has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge.

With five of the seven girls returning from last year's Class 3A runner-up, led by Lily Eddington, and the addition of IESA state champion Macy Ermitage, Downers Grove North enters the season as the state's No. 1-ranked team.

Social worker Yahtzeni Gonzalez will give 2024 Cesar Chavez Intercultural Lecture at Elmhurst University

Illinois State Police Troop 3 Commander Capt. Patrick Manno announced the results of roadside safety checks held in Cook, DuPage, Kane and Will counties

A Lombard man has been charged with yelling racial slurs and displaying a BB gun at a Lombard Park District facility, prosecutors said.

Nightly Interstate 290 detours begin Sept. 2 as bridge work starts

Beekeepers in unincorporated DuPage County no longer need an acre of land to house their bee colonies.

A 24-year-old Chicago man was ordered to remain in custody at the DuPage County jail while awaiting trial in connection with what authorities described as a road rage shooting Saturday night near Darien.

Charges have been filed against two Chicago women for allegedly stealing more than $1,150 worth of merchandise from the Oak Brook Ulta Beauty store, prosecutors said.

A Harvey man accused of fleeing from Villa Park police in a stolen car has pleaded guilty to being an armed habitual criminal.

Former U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy to keynote DuPage County mental health summit

Invoices from the DuPage County clerk’s office are once again being held up for payment — a move the county clerk said has cost the county roughly $25,000.

Army reservists were welcomed home to their base in Arlington Heights after a nine-month deployment to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Elmhurst University has been named by the Phi Theta Kappa Society as one of the most transfer-friendly colleges and universities in the United States.

College of DuPage trustees will announce who will fill a vacant seat on the board at a special meeting this week.

Charges have been filed against four Chicago residents for allegedly stealing merchandise from two Oak Brook stores in two separate incidents, prosecutors said.

Five men have been charged with participating in a video gaming theft ring that stole more than $100,000 across numerous counties, including Cook, Will, Kane and Kendall.

A man has pleaded guilty to killing a Glendale Heights man by supplying him with a mixture of fentanyl and heroin.

The DuPage Foundation recently awarded more than $1 million in Transformation Partnership grants

DuPage County Board Chairman Deborah Conroy said Democratic women also now make up an overwhelming majority of state representatives and senators representing DuPage in Springfield

Tom’s Place has been a staple in downtown Lemont for three generations

The saga between the DuPage County clerk’s office and the county board made its way into an annual outside audit of the county’s finances.

Cosley Zoo in Wheaton marks 50 years

Hinsdale Little League’s 12-under baseball team was eliminated from the Little League World Series on Sunday

Before DuPage County Board members loosen beekeeping restrictions, some groups want them to consider the sting those changes may have on native bees.

A former Chicago man was sentenced Thursday to 31 years in prison after pleading guilty in April to a Darien home invasion, prosecutors said.

The Third District Appellate Court of Illinois Friday affirmed the first-degree murder conviction of 65-year-old Donald Pelka in the 2018 shooting death of Kyle Gojdas, 29, of Glendale Heights.

Students can bring cell phones to most DuPage County schools, but district policies prohibit them from using them during the school day