An Addison man has been charged with felonies after authorities said he fired multiple gunshots at police, striking one officer in a protective vest during a four-hour standoff at his home Thursday.

Illinois State Police Troop 3 will conduct roadside safety checks in Cook, DuPage, Kane, and Will counties during November.

With videos circulating of masked ICE agents using tear gas and chemical agents to disperse protesters, condemned by immigrant advocates as increasingly aggressive tactics, the Illinois General Assembly sent to Gov. JB Pritzker’s desk a bill supporters say protects due process.

Downers Grove resident James Schiffer has run haunted front yard in Downers Grove for the past 14 years

The Halloween Lights Trolley Tours run Thursday and Friday in Naperville, while the Great Midwest Train Show is Sunday in Wheaton.

DuPage County Board members not receptive to clerk’s request for additional funding

From Capitol News Illinois: The plan calls for raising the existing Regional Transportation Authority sales tax by 0.25 percentage points, to 1% in Lake, McHenry, Kane, DuPage and Will counties and 1.25% in Cook County

A man fired multiple gunshots at police officers, striking one in a protective vest, during an hourslong standoff Thursday at an Addison home, authorities said.

Illinois State Police will conduct Distracted Driving Enforcement Program patrols in Cook, DuPage, Kane, and Will counties.

Aqua America, the company which owns area water supplier Aqua Illinois, has been sold. It supplies water in DeKalb, DuPage, Kane, Kankakee, Lake, McHenry, Ogle, Will counties, among others.

The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County has taken another step toward replacing a charming but rickety bridge that once led to a religious retreat house.

Search our table to see what designation your DuPage County school received on the 2025 school report card.

DuPage County Board members Tuesday backed a resolution decrying recent immigration enforcement activities in their communities, but stopped short of prohibiting federal agents from county property.

The initiative helps Illinois communities prepare for the growing demand for electric vehicles and charging infrastructure.

Pumpkins thrown into landfills are never broken down and release greenhouse gases, accounting for over one billion pumpkins thrown out every year.

West Suburban Community Pantry is turning to DoorDash to accommodate a rise in no-shows for pantry food shopping appointments

A Wheaton man charged with possessing images of child pornography and failing to register as a sex offender will remain in jail until at least his next court appearance

A 15-year-old girl was reported to have been last seen in the 6000 block of Winterhaven Drive, according to a statement from the Joliet Police Department.

York junior Caroline Coan made history, winning the Class 2A singles title for the school's first tennis state championship. Meanwhile Wheaton Warrenville South's Riley Lepsi and Reese Lepsi won the 2A doubles crown and Hinsdale South's Addy Filipiak the 1A singles title.

York’s Caroline Coan, Hinsdale South’s Addy Filipiak and Wheaton Warrenville South and Hinsdale Central doubles teams all advanced to Saturday’s state championship matches with quarterfinal and semifinal wins on Friday at the IHSA state tennis tournament.

A sex offender has been accused of recording himself having sexual contact with an underage girl.

Lemont High School is seeking nominations for the school’s Alumni Hall of Fame.

West Suburban Community Food Pantry is partnering with local organizations to collect non-perishable food donations during Harvest Week, Nov. 2-9

The Glen Ellyn Park District has been honored with the Pat Miller Community Engagement Award from the DuPage Monarch Project for its innovative Habitat Heroes volunteer program

Two vendors who provide election services in DuPage County will have to wait to receive payment

York junior Caroline Coan and Hinsdale South sophomore Addy Filipiak both breezed into the quarterfinals of the IHSA state tennis tournament with three wins Thursday, while Hinsdale Central is tied for second in the Class 2A team race.

A suburban congressional candidate is awaiting trial in a federal fraud case alleging she misused COVID-19 relief funds.

The owner of an Addison ice cream shop is facing a lawsuit filed by 11 teenagers who said he secretly videotaped them while they were in the shop’s bathroom

Howlin' at the Moon, an event for adults 21 and over, is set for Friday and Saturday nights at Naper Settlement.

No injuries have been reported. Northbound traffic on I-355 has been diverted off 127th Street in Lemont.

The Downers Grove Historical Society will again host History on Tap Nov. 13

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will pursue their own charges at the federal level regarding the alleged battery of two agents in Bolingbrook, police said.

DuPage County Recorder Elizabeth Chaplin is asking county board members to reconsider her initial ask for a $1.8 million budget for the coming fiscal year.

Many Illinois communities are adding back a 1% grocery tax that will otherwise expire on Jan. 1. Is your town among them?

Three DuPage County men have been charged with conspiring to impersonate a peace officer while traveling to numerous No Kings protests on Saturday, prosecutors said.

York's boys team and Glenbard West's girls team won the West Suburban Silver cross country meet, Morton's boys and Willowbrook's girls won the Gold and Timothy Christian won the Chicagoland Christian Conference volleyball tournament in Saturday's roundup.

Thousnds of people attended No Kings Day protests at numerous locations in DuPage County including several along Roosevelt Road

Protests are planned Saturday at several locations in DuPage County as part of the nationwide No Kings rallies

A Villa Park woman accused of causing an accident while intoxicated that injured two women will remain in jail until at least her her next court date, prosecutors said.

Comedian and actor Paul Reiser will be at the McAninch Arts Center on the College of DuPage campus Friday, Oct. 17.

In September, Rayvon Johnson fled from the Kendall County Courthouse as deputies attempted to take him into custody on a warrant for domestic battery. 

Bus fares will go up 10% under proposed plan. Pace schedules first budget hearing for Friday at Joliet Public Library's Ottawa Branch.

A convicted felon from Wheaton will remain in jail until at least his next court date after he was allegedly found in possession of multiple firearms, prosecutors said.

The DuPage County Division of Transportation (DUDOT) has announced its 2025-29 Five Year Transportation Improvement Program, which focuses on maintaining and improving county roadway and trails-related infrastructure.

DuPage County Board members have approved a proposal to specifically regulate short-term rental properties in unincorporated areas on a yearly basis.

The West Suburban Community Pantry in Woodridge is working diligently to meet a rising demand

The DuPage County Sheriff’s Office is alerting the public to a recent increase in phone scams involving individuals impersonating law enforcement officers.

DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek is asking for a judge’s help to get two key vendors who provide election-related services paid.

Step inside The Final Cut, a heart-pounding haunted house experience hosted by the Downers Grove Park District at the Lincoln Center, 935 Maple Ave., Downers Grove, from 7 to 10 p.m. Oct. 24 and 25.

Downers Grove will host several family-friendly Halloween events to celebrate the season.