DuPage County

A motion was granted Monday to deny pre-trial release for a Burr Ridge man accused of attacking his mother, Virna Rodriguez, with a hammer in the family home Feb. 22.

A motion was granted Sunday to detain pre-trial a Chicago woman accused of stealing merchandise from the Oak Brook Lululemon store and then leading police on a high-speed chase, prosecutors said.

Here is the boys basketball postseason schedule for teams in the Suburban Life coverage area.

Brody Kelly erased the bittersweet experience of last year's narrow defeat with an emphatic win in the Class 2A 175-pound final, leading IC Catholic Prep's three state champs while Montini won two titles and Lemont's Judah Heeg sprung a stunning upset in the 190-pound final.

Led by all-around champion Genevieve Herion, who won beam and was second on vault, Downers Grove co-op wrapped up its second state gymnastics title in three years on Saturday. Uneven bars champ Nora Terhaar’s winning mark helped Prairie Ridge edge Lincoln-Way co-op for second.

A motion was granted Saturday to detain three Cook County residents accused of stealing a high-end SUV earlier this month and leading police on a high-speed chase, prosecutors said.

Muddassir Siddiqi will take the helm of the College of DuPage as the eighth president in school history, a role that has him returning to Illinois.

Can Hinsdale Central survive a CPS gauntlet and win a sectional on its home floor? Will Glenbard West paint Champaign green and white again? How much will Benet's home court help in sectionals? And what about Class 3A and 2A? Here are boys basketball playoff storylines to watch.

A motion was granted Friday to deny pre-trial release for a Chicago man accused of possessing more than 100 grams of illegal narcotics and leading police on a high-speed chase, prosecutors said.

Glenbard West seniors Makenna Yeager and Julia Benjamin combined for 29 points and led the Hilltoppers to a 47-36 victory over Wheaton Warrenville South to claim their first regional championship since 2006 on Friday night.

Montini and IC Catholic Prep each had four wrestlers win Class 2A semifinal matches Friday at the IHSA state wrestling tournament and will wrestle for state championships Saturday night. Lemont's Judah Heeg also advanced to the championship match.

IC Catholic Prep captured its third regional championship in four years with a 45-21 win against Timothy Christian on Friday in the Class 2A IC Catholic Prep Regional final in Elmhurst.

Downers Grove co-op's Genevieve Herion added to her long list of accomplishments while putting the Trostangs in wonderful position to win a state championship. The senior won the all-around Friday, and her team scored a school-record 148.45 points at the state meet.

A Chicago man has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for robbing a 7-Eleven store in Elmhurst.

Moments after doing a presentation, the president of Advocate Samaritan Hospital was in surgery where colleagues were saving his life

Ady Fanta hit two big 3-pointers midway through the fourth quarter, allowing Downers Grove North to gain separation in an eventual 39-31 win over Plainfield North in the Class 4A Plainfield North Regional final.

Lyons girls basketball won a regional title for its program record 31st win, Nazareth, Montini and Glenbard South all rolled to regional titles and IC Catholic Prep and Montini advanced multiple wrestlers to Friday's state semifinals.

Benet's Ava Mersinger and Ava Thomas limited Naperville North star guard Natalie Frempong to six points, and the top-seeded Redwings overwhelmed the Huskies 64-13 for Benet's 11th straight regional title.

A motion was granted Thursday to revoke pre-trial release for a Bloomingdale man newly charged with possessing a stolen car, prosecutors said.

From a stage musical to a Neil Simon comedy, to toys and kits for sale, to an internationally flavored restaurant week and Celtic melodies, fun awaits across the suburbs.

Here are the Suburban Life-area qualifiers for the IHSA individual state wrestling meet.

Jaxon Lane has already checked off one item of unfinished business in his athletic calendar this school year. Two more to go. The Montini senior, who lost in the blood round at state last year, is one of 10 Broncos' qualifiers at this weekend's state meet in Champaign.

A motion to deny pre-trial release for a two-time convicted felon who was allegedly in possession of a loaded handgun was granted Wednesday, prosecutors said.

A West Chicago man will serve 10 years in jail after his involvement in fatal accident

Owen Carroll hit a halfcourt shot at the buzzer as Lyons snapped Hinsdale Central's 25-game winning streak, Downers Grove South won its second straight West Suburban Gold title and Makenna Yeager scored 32 in Glenbard West's regional win. That and more in Tuesday's roundup.

Junior Olivia Silkaitis put up a game-high 16 points to help lead seventh-seeded York to a 53-29 victory over No. 10 Geneva in a Class 3A regional semifinal.

The College of DuPage board of trustees is expected to appoint a new school president during their meeting Thursday night.

The scores/schedule for Suburban Life area schools in the IHSA girls basketball postseason, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025.

The Forest Preserve District of DuPage plans phased improvements to improve the historic Peabody estate

Lombard Police Chief Tom Wirsing is retiring, and the village has named his replacement.

Montini had seven sectional champions and 10 state qualifiers at Saturday's Class 2A Hinsdale South Sectional, Glenbard West freshman Khloe Perez and Hinsdale South's Callie Carr stayed unbeaten with sectional championships at Schaumburg and more in Saturday's roundup.

Marmion had 11 of its 14 wrestlers punch their ticket to the Class 3A state meet, with five wrestlers winning sectional titles at the Class 3A Hinsdale Central Sectional. West Aurora and Glenbard West each had four wrestlers qualify for the state meet.

IC Catholic won six sectional titles and advanced 12 wrestlers to the IHSA individual state tournament after a strong showing at Saturday's Class 2A Crystal Lake Central Sectional.

A motion has to detain two out-of-state men accused of breaking into and stealing more than $135,000 worth of merchandise from the Rogers & Holland Jewelers at Yorktown Mall in Lombard

Willowbrook's OJ Powell scored a team-high 34 points and added a game-high 16 rebounds to lift the Warriors to a 75-67 West Suburban Conference Gold victory over rival Addison Trail on Friday night.

Wheaton co-op scored a season-high 142.525 points to win and earn an automatic berth to the eight-team state meet Friday and Saturday in Palatine.

Gabriel Sularski scored 17 points and Shea Glotzbach 16 as Lemont beat Hillcrest to clinch the South Suburban Blue title, and Glenbard West and Riverside-Brookfield were also winners in Friday's roundup.

In his final home game, senior Luca Carbonaro dropped 15 points and nine rebounds to help Wheaton Warrenville South to a 41-29 victory over Batavia.

On senior night and seniors Andrew Waterman and Daniel Sveiteris were responsible for multiple four-point plays during a 77-58 victory against Proviso East.

The Diocese of Joliet released the third and final phase of its “targeted restructuring” plan on Thursday, detailing the plans for parishes in DuPage, Grundy, Kankakee and southern Will counties.

Nora Ezike had 18 points and eight rebounds to lead Lyons Township to a win over Downers Grove South in the West Suburban Conference championship game Thursday.

Glendale Heights Village President Chodri Khokhar lost his bid Thursday to have his name appear on the April 1 consolidated election ballot.

Eclectic entertainment and attractions spice the Valentine's Day weekend across the suburbs.

A Downers Grove man has been charged with threatening state Rep. Anne Stava-Murray after allegedly leaving threatening phone messages for her in November 2024, prosecutors said.

Does the road to a state title go through La Grange? What about big-time sectional rematches? Can Glenbard South make a return to state? Here are five storylines to watch for Suburban Life area teams as the girls basketball postseason tips off next week.

In the years since Stefania’s 2022 death from mental illness at age 28, her mother, Xristina Rahn, has worked to put a more complex, nuanced and hopeful message into a place where she says teens need it most — their schools.

DuPage County Board members voted on Tuesday to strip late Congressman Henry Hyde’s name from the courthouse in Wheaton.

Take care of the basketball, play lockdown defense, and shoot the lights out. That was the second-half recipe for success for West Aurora on Tuesday night in a stunning 41-30 victory over visiting Glenbard South.

Nazareth girls basketball beat St. Viator to clinch a share of the East Suburban Catholic Conference championship, Andrew Hill's 30 points paced IC Catholic Prep to a win and Glenbard West girls basketball was a winner in Tuesday's roundup.

St. Charles East secured the third undefeated DuKane Conference slate in conference history after taking down Wheaton Warrenville South 46-35 in the final game of the season.