Peyton Farrell had 12 points and a game-high nine rebounds and Nikki Kerstein scored 11 of her game-high 18 points in the third quarter as Montini overcame horrible shooting in the first half to beat Neuqua Valley 40-30 in the first round of the Montini Christmas Tournament.

Two Cook County women and two male juveniles have been accused of stealing merchandise from the Oak Brook Sephora store,104 Oakbrook Center, prosecutors said.

Illinois tollway leaders approved a new $2 billion, seven-year capital program Thursday that includes improvements to trouble spots in Cook, DuPage and Lake counties.

American Legion Post 80 in Downers Grove collected a donation of surplus promotional clothing from Minerva Promotions Dec. 19 for distribution among individuals in need throughout the area.

The Downers Grove Junior Woman’s Club demonstrated its generosity this holiday season by making $8,500 in donations to local organizations in November and December.

Area restaurants will come together for a greater purpose at the 13th annual Soup & Bread fundraiser from 3 to 7 p.m. at Holiday Inn West Banquets, 6201 Joliet Road, Countryside.

Lyons Township High School recently named its December Students of the Month

Suburbanites accustomed to the bureaucratic drabness of the former DMV facility in Lombard are getting an upgrade.

A suburban congressman who pushed for the House Ethics Committee to publicize the findings of its investigation into now-former U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz called the actions depicted in the report “horrific” and “disgusting.”