A Chicago man has been charged with stealing a package from the front porch of a Hinsdale home last week, prosecutors said.

Henry Schlickman put up a game-high 23 points, which included knocking down two buzzer-beating 3-pointers to help Wheaton North to a 65-31 victory over St. Charles East.

Joseph Lubbe's 16 points paced York past Hinsdale Central, Bennett Kammes scored 17 to lead Glenbard West past Proviso West, plus Lyons, Lemont and Riverside-Brookfield basketball results in Saturday's roundup.

Ava Thomas scored 11 points to help Benet hand Nazareth its first loss of the season on Saturday, 58-36.

A 56-year-old Chicago man was ordered held Saturday on charges of breaking into Downers Grove North High School, accosting a janitor and forcing her to search the school for money, prosecutors said.

Riverside-Brookfield and Lemont boys basketball picked up conference wins and Downers Grove South beat Lemont in Friday's roundup.

Timothy Christian senior Marc Gamble joined the 1,000-point club with a a game-high 20 points and 13 rebounds as the Trojans defeated St. Edward 54-32 in the teams' Chicagoland Christian Conference opener Friday night.

Sophomore Grant Smith's thundering dunk was one of several highlight-reel performances in a 17-point game as unbeaten Lyons held off visiting Hinsdale Central 39-33 on Friday.

A man is being held in jail on charges that he led police on a high-speed chase in connection with a theft from a store at Oakbrook Center mall in Oak Brook.

A judge once again has sided with DuPage County in its ongoing legal battle against County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek.

A man who shot a person in 2021 during a birthday party at an indoor amusement park in Villa Park has been found guilty of aggravated battery with a firearm.

Lemont's Zane Schneider earned a starting job as a freshman, but adjusted to a role off the bench last year. Now the junior is back in Lemont's starting lineup and emerging as the go-to man. That, Downers Grove North's football players settling in and more in basketball notes.

Timothy Christian's Brooklyn Hanchett sank two free throws in the final seconds to hold off a fourth-quarter comeback from St. Edward in a 60-55 win on Thursday night.

A person was hospitalized with minor injuries and signs of hypothermia on Thursday following a rollover crash into cold water near Elgin and Pingree Grove in Kane County, authorities said.

The DuPage Symphony Orchestra will present two holiday concerts on Sunday, Dec. 14 in Naperville.

Downers Grove North's Adam Flowers scored his 1,000th career point in a win, York boys basketball edged Oak Park-River Forest and Josh Abushanab scored 31 to lead Glenbard West past Willowbrook in Wednesday's roundup.

Downers Grove police are investigating a burglary and attempted robbery on Wednesday at Downers Grove North High School, authorities said.

A man was sentenced to 33 years in prison Tuesday in connection with the robbery of a Lombard store and the subsequent shooting of a police officer three years ago.

Three U.S. Senate candidates are off the March 17 primary ballot after the Illinois State Board of Elections on Tuesday upheld objections to their petitions.

Grant Smith scored 19 points as unbeaten Lyons boys basketball rolled past DeKalb and Lemont, Glenbard South and Riverside-Brookfield boys basketball and Glenbard South, St. Francis and Willowbrook girls basketball were all winners in Tuesday's roundup.

Benet used a fourth quarter run to fend of Prospect at the Lake Zurich Exam Jamm on Tuesday evening.

An Elmhurst man has been accused of beating and stabbing to death a woman he lured to his home

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The herd of Illinois candidates vying for U.S. senator in the March 17 primary election is likely to be thinned this week at a state electoral board meeting.

Nazareth girls basketball won big to stay unbeaten and Hinsdale South girls basketball and Morton boys basketball were also winners in Monday's roundup.

It only stands to reason that one of the last dry towns in the suburbs would be the first to get a non-alcoholic bottle shop.

Stella Sakalas had 33 points to lead Nazareth past Glenbard West at the Dave Yates Chicagoland Showcase, Hunter Stepanich's 20 points paced York to a big win and Benet boys basketball won its second game in Philadelphia in Saturday's roundup.

Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement patrols net over 200 citations and arrests during November.

Benet boys basketball picked up a win over Philadelphia powerhouse Roman Catholic in Philadelphia, Nazareth beat Marian Catholic on Drew Hyland's buzzer-beater and York, Lyons, Downers Grove South, Riverside-Brookfield and Wheaton North boys basketball were all winners Friday.

Cooper Langreder grabbed a loose ball, dribbled the length of the court and laid the ball in to give Glenbard South a lead with seven seconds left in overtime as the Raiders rallied to win a wild one 56-54 over visiting South Elgin in the Upstate Eight Conference opener.

A Skokie man accused of supplying a fatal dose of fentanyl to a 25-year-old woman from West Chicago has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, prosecutors said.

Vehicles with five or more unpaid parking tickets in the Wheaton may now be towed under a new ordinance approved by the Wheaton City Council.

Members of the St. Francis High School football team had to wait a few extra days before ultimately hoisting the state championship trophy following the Class 5A final against Providence

Lyons girls basketball rolled past Oak Park-River Forest to stay unbeaten, Lemont boys basketball beat Richards and Willowbrook girls bowling earned its first win in Thursday's roundup.

Glenbard West junior Sophia Evans provided energy on both ends of the floor off the bench to power an early run that allowed the Hilltoppers to hold off Downers Grove North on Thursday.

The city of Wheaton and Wheaton Park District will again present the annual Light Up Wheaton holiday decorating contest.

The DuPage Sports Commission announced on Tuesday that the esports competition, Midwest Battleground 2026, will be held March 6-8, at the Sheraton Lisle Naperville Hotel.

Elmhurst's Hometown Holiday Family Fun Day is Saturday, Dec. 6 at City Centre Plaza.

DuPagePads has received the largest private gift in its history. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his wife Lauren Sánchez Bezos have recognized the nonprofit with a $5 million grant from the Bezos Day 1 Families Fund.

Four of the five Glenbard East starters put up double-digit points to secure a high-scoring 78-63 victory over St. Charles North.

Hayden Schroeder scored 24 points as Wheaton Academy beat West Chicago 64-31 on Tuesday.

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Benedictine University in Lisle has started an animal-assisted therapy course

Four individuals have been charged with stealing merchandise from three DuPage County businesses in separate incidents this past weekend, prosecutors said.

Where locally dense fog develops, patchy slick spots may also occur Monday morning, the National Weather Service said.

Authorities are investigating the death of a person struck by a freight train early Sunday near downtown Downers Grove.

A storm with accumulating snow blanketing Northern Illinois started early Saturday morning and is expected to continue through the evening with peak snowfalls in the late afternoon.

Downers Grove North put together a dominant third quarter that allowed it to gain control and never look back in earning an 37-30 win over Lake Park to capture the title in the Schaumburg Thanksgiving Tournament.

After previous successes, Pace is proposing to extend express bus service to I-290 and I-88 to connect the western suburbs with Chicago.

A small single-engine airplane veered off the runway and rolled over Friday afternoon at Brookeridge Airpark in Downers Grove, the DuPage County Sheriff’s Office said.