DuPage County

The clock is ticking for transit agencies facing a crater-sized budget hole, Metra Executive Director Jim Derwinski has warned.

Among the project highlights will be a new playground chock-full of features, plus amenities that add shade at various sites in the park.

Aurora Central Catholic used a full-court press to help the Chargers beat IC Catholic 69-38 on Wednesday to clinch the Girls Catholic Athletic White Division Conference championship.

Stella Sakalas scored 21 points as Nazareth beat Marian Catholic for its 20th win, Benet girls basketball rolled past St. Viator and Lemont boys basketball beat Argo behind Alanas Castillo's 17 points in Wednesday's sports roundup.

A motion to detain four men accused of stealing nearly $5,000 worth of merchandise from the Oak Brook Sunglass Hut store was approved on Tuesday, prosecutors said.

A jury has found Richard Goodwin, 59, formerly of Glendale Heights, guilty of the 2021 murder of Hanover Park resident Marek Krywko.

Valparaiso recruit Allia von Schlegell hit six of seven 3-pointers and scored 24 points, and Nazareth shot 61% from the floor and from the 3-point line in blowing out Montini 67-33 at the Coach Kipp Hoopsfest at Benet.

Aria Mazza hit seven 3-pointers and scored all 25 of her points in the first half, leading Benet to a stunningly lopsided 74-48 victory over Libertyville on Monday at the Coach Kipp Hoopsfest.

Hunter Stepanich scored 19 points to lead York past Yorkville at the Geneva MLK Day of Hoops, Downers Grove North girls basketball won at Coach Kipp Hoopsfest and more in Monday's roundup.

Historical hotographic display now open at Elmhurst History Museum

Students from eleven area high schools will compete in the Student Silent Film Festival, a film competition where area students create original motion pictures that contain no sound.

An elderly Lombard man charged with murdering his wife did so because he “went nuts” after she wouldn’t stop yelling and screaming at him, according to a 911 call played at a court hearing Saturday morning.

Lara Trump, daughter-in-law of President Donald Trump and former RNC co-chair, is coming to McHenry County fundraiser.

Hinsdale Central won seven of the 14 events and set three meet records to win New Trier's 'mini state meet' on Saturday.

Stanford recruit Nora Ezike shook off a few early spills and a zone defense designed to stop her to score 29 points with 13 rebounds, and Lyons built a 21-point lead and held off a late St. Charles East comeback for a 72-62 lead at the Coach Kipp Hoopsfest Saturday at Nazareth.

Nazareth's Stella Sakalas scored 17 points, including her 1,000th career point, in a win over York at the Coach Kipp Hoopsfest, and Downers Grove South's girls and Downers Grove North, Benet and IC Catholic Prep boys were winners in Saturday's roundup.

Riverside-Brookfield senior Brycen Grove completed a rare four-point play during a 15-3 run in the fourth quarter as the Bulldogs topped Lyons Township 69-66 on Saturday.

Benet senior center Emma Briggs played a key role defensively while adding 11 points to go with six rebounds and three assists as the Redwings started cold but ended hot for a 58-40 win over Prospect at Coach Kipp’s Hoopsfest.

The competition was tough when four of the top five girls gymnastics teams in the state met Saturday afternoon at the Mari-Rae Sopper Invitational hosted by Fremd. Downers Grove co-op finished first, while St. Charles co-op was fifth.

DuPage County and the DuPage Foundation will direct nearly $400,000 to DuPagePads to help the Wheaton-based nonprofit shelter those experiencing homelessness through the winter.

A swarming defensive performance by Glenbard West junior TJ Williams pestered York ball-handlers all night long, leading Glenbard West to an impressive 59-25 victory.

Luke Wojcik and Andrew Hill each scored 12 points to lead IC Catholic Prep past St. Francis, Downers Grove North beat Lyons and Hinsdale Central beat Wheaton Academy in Friday's roundup.

Blake Fagbemi electrified the Benet crowd with a soaring tip dunk a minute in Friday, and did his best work serving up others with 12 assists, but the cold-shooting Redwings lost to visiting St. Patrick 53-49.

A Lombard man has been charged with the murder of a woman early Friday morning

West Suburban Community Pantry will present its annual fundraiser, the Chefs’ Culinary Celebration, on Feb. 23

Enjoy a day on the slopes and trails at these downhill and cross-country skiing locations in the suburbs and northwest Illinois.

An Aurora man was sentenced Thursday to 22 years in prison prison for robbing a Lisle Verizon store at gunpoint has been sentenced to 22 years in prison, prosecutors said.

Hayven Harden never played basketball before high school – in fact, she didn't do any sports. Now the Downers Grove South senior post is putting up huge numbers, three games of over 30 points in the last week. That and more in Joshua Welge's girls basketball notebook.

Fueled by senior point guard Niko Quaranta, St. Francis rallied from down eight at halftime to beat rival Wheaton Academy 56-49 on Thursday at NOW Arena in Hoffman Estates.

Avery Mezan’s three-pointer in the corner was the catalyst for Lyons' third-quarter comeback en route to a 47-42 victory at Glenbard West in a matchup of the West Suburban Silver leaders.

The Westmont Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Bureau has announced Kaili Harding as its new president.

A Villa Park convicted felon has been sentenced to 18 years in prison following convictions for aggravated unlawful restraint and weapons charges in two unrelated cases

Despite graduating four of five starters off a sectional champion, Downers Grove North – 11 seniors strong – has kept up its winning ways this year. That, plus notes on Glenbard West and Lemont in Joshua Welge's boys basketball notebook.

After leading by as many as 12 points, Glenbard North's defense stood tall in the final two minutes of play while sophomore Oturo Redento sank two layups to help the Panthers hold off Batavia in a 46-42 victory.

Stella Sakalas had 21 points and 10 rebounds to lead Nazareth past Marist and Hayven Harden scored 23 points to pace Downers Grove South past Addison Trail in Thursday's roundup.

Downers Grove Historical Society presentation to explore Israel Blackburn’s life

The Downers Grove First United Methodist will hold an MLK pizza and potluck event on Monday

Amid a $770 million budget gap facing Metra, Pace and the CTA, and a proposal to merge the three into a supersized agency, Regional Transportation Authority leaders have issued their own transit rescue plan.

Upcoming events, celebrations and services throughout DuPage County will pay tribute to Martin Luther King Jr.

Danny Loftus scored 20 points to lead Riverside-Brookfield past Glenbard East in a matchup of Upstate Eight Conference leaders, Glenbard South girls basketball rolled to its 19th win and Hinsdale Central, Glenbard West and Downers Grove North boys won in Tuesday's roundup.

A motion was approved Saturday to deny pre-trial release for a Cook County convicted felon accused of possessing a loaded handgun, prosecutors said.

An Addison man faces charges for running a massive drug trafficking operation out of a DuPage County storage facility.

Downers Grove North junior Philip Cupial, who took fourth at Class 3A state in helping lead the Trojans to their second straight state championship, is the Suburban Life boys cross country Athlete of the Year.

A motion was granted Friday to detain pre-trial an Arlington Heights woman accused of fleeing from police and crashing her car

Lyons junior Emma O'Brien wasn't hitting shots early Saturday, but got inside and got to the free throw line to score 19 points and lead the Lyons to a win over Downers Grove North.

The Downers Grove co-op girls gymnastics team increased the state’s season-high score to 145.80 in winning the Naperville North Invitational Saturday, Hayven Harden scored 31 points in a Downers Grove South win and Glenbard West girls basketball and Benet boys were both winners.

Palatine coach Eric Millstone was excited to see his team face fundamentally solid Wheaton Warrenville South, but in the end his team came up short 48-42.

Good Samaritan critical care nurse Meghan Schick is the winner of a prestigious Nurse of the Year Award

Connor Fitzgerald hit two 3-pointers in the final 15 seconds of regulation to force overtime, hit another three to force a second overtime and made the winning free throws with 5.9 seconds left in York's 59-57 three overtime win over visiting Lyons.

Alanas Castillo scored 20 points and Gabe Sularski 18 in Lemont's win over Oak Lawn, Cameron Mercer scored 16 in a Riverside-Brookfield win, plus IC Catholic Prep and Hinsdale Central earned conference road wins in Friday's roundup.