Bob Rakow

A Colorado juvenile accused of robbing a woman at gunpoint in downtown Downers Grove has been sentenced to an indeterminate period of time in the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice not to exceed his 21st birthday, prosecutors said.

A former DuPage County deputy sheriff assigned to the Corrections Bureau was found guilty Wednesday of having inappropriate sexual contact with a female prisoner, prosecutors said.

The Glen Ellyn Park District has issued a statement following an incident at Sunset Pool on July 5 involving a large group of young people descending on the pool.

The La Grange Park District is upgrading its HVAC system during July, and there will be some temporary closures at the Recreation Center and La Grange Fitness Center.

Raise a glass at the Glen Ellyn Park District’s Thirsty Thursday at the Lake Ellyn Boathouse

Throughout July, drivers in Wheaton can expect to see increased police patrols looking for speeders and other traffic violations.

Hundreds of teens descended on a Glen Ellyn Park District pool shortly before 5 p.m. July 5, police said.

A fire Thursday at a multi-unit residential building in Glen Ellyn remains under investigation, authorities said.

Legislation proposed by U.S. Rep. Sean Casten would expand the size of the U.S, Senate and House of Representatives

A Cook County man accused of threatening a woman and hijacking a vehicle from a Villa Park Taco Bell in April will remain in jail until at least his next court appearance, prosecutors said

A motion was approved Monday to deny pre-trial release for a Bolingbrook woman accused of DUI and crashing into an Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) truck that was on the scene of a fatal car crash investigation Sunday.

One of two Chicago men accused of robbing an Addison gas station at gunpoint was sentenced Wednesday to 25 years in prison, prosecutors said.

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

A group of Downers Grove residents used Tuesday's Village Council meeting to chastise commissioners for their behavior at the May 20 meeting when they rejected Mayor Bob Barnett's nomination of Commissioner Martin Tully as mayor pro tem

A motion to revoke pre-trial release for a Downers Grove man newly charged with burglary and aggravated battery allegedly committed less than three hours after being discharged from the DuPage County Jail on burglary and retail theft charges, prosecutors said.