DuPage County

Two individuals, an Oswego teen and a 16-year-old male from Woodridge, have been accused of stealing several items at gunpoint at a Woodridge park after arranging to purchase the items from the victim over Snapchat, prosecutors said.

Sara Abdul's 35 points carried Wheaton North past Conant at the Lyons tournament, and Jakaylah Thomas scored 18 points to lead four Downers Grove North players in double figures in a win over Oswego East at York.

The Warriors had just opened up a 16-5 lead over the York, and they didn’t let up the rest of the way, scoring a 57-24 title game victory. Waubonsie Valley was 9 of 14 from 3-point range in the first half as it led 36-7 at intermission.

A 16-year-old Hinsdale South High School student is being held in a juvenile detention center after authorities said he brought a loaded handgun to school Thursday.

DuPage United commemorates recent achievements at annual assembly

Following almost a year of legal battles and fierce public opposition from many customers, water utility Aqua Illinois is set to raise its rates in 2025, impacting water customers in 14 northern Illinois counties.

Denzzel D. McCullum, 27, and Carlos Miller, 39, of Bolingbrook face multiple charges after New Lenox police arrested the two men after responding to a report of a stolen vehicle.

Hinsdale Central senior and Wisconsin commit Elyssa Abdullah, who won the conference and regional championships, took second at sectionals and was sixth at state, leading the Red Devils to third as a team, is the Suburban Life Girls Golfer of the Year. Her Q&A with Joshua Welge.

Makenna Yeager and Julia Benjamin each scored in double figures to lead Glenbard West past West Aurora, and Nikki Kerstein's 20 points led Montini to a season-opening win in Thursday's roundup.

Going into the busy holiday shopping season, visitors to Yorktown Center are seeing visible progress on a project to revitalize the Lombard mall.

Allison Peters Quinn has been named executive director and chief curator of the Elmhurst Art Museum.

Hinsdale Central senior Dru Devata, who took third place individually at state and led the Red Devils to the Class 3A state championship, is the Suburban Life Boys Golf Player of the Year. Here is his Q&A with Sports Editor Joshua Welge.

Between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m., snowfall rates could approach an inch per hour in some areas, contributing to accumulations of 1 to 4 inches, particularly on grassy and elevated surfaces

A motion was granted Monday to deny pre-trial release for a West Chicago teen accused in the shooting death of two individuals Nov. 9, prosecutors said.

Winter is coming to downtown Wheaton and everyone’s seasonal favorites are back. Celebrate the season with this slate of upcoming events.

A reimagined DuPage County Fairgrounds could be home to a performing arts center featuring a large outdoor concert venue and buildings for music, dance and digital media programs.

The season’s first hint of winter is expected late Wednesday with snowfall expected throughout much of the suburbs.

Facing rapidly growing demand for its services, West Suburban Community Pantry has appointed Maeven Sipes of Wheaton, formerly of the Northern Illinois Food Bank, as its new CEO.

Stanford recruit Nora Ezike and teammate Emma O'Brien each scored 27 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, and Lyons pulled away late for a 77-67 win over Benet in the season opener for both teams in La Grange.

Stella Sakalas poured in 27 points to lead Nazareth past Stagg, Makenna Yeager scored 23 points to pace Glenbard West past Naperville Central, Olivia Silkaitis scored 21 points in York's second win and more in Tuesday's roundup.

Yorkville took advantage of a short-handed St. Francis squad to roll to a comfortable win on the opening night of the Brenda Whitesell Thanksgiving Tournament at Hinsdale South on Tuesday.

The holiday season begins in downtown Downers Grove with Small Business Weekend from Nov. 29 through Dec. 1.

A Darien woman has been charged with committing a hate crime at a Panera Bread restaurant in Downers Grove by yelling at a man wearing a shirt that said “Palestine,” authorities said.

After a slow first half, York’s Anna Filosa and Olivia Silkaitis combined for 19 points in the third quarter to lead the Dukes past Oswego East 60-32 win Monday at the York Thanksgiving Tournament.

The show will support the charitable projects of the foundation, formed to honor the memory of Downers Grove South High School freshman Evan Melau.

DuPage County is eyeing the possibility of putting a multimillion-dollar transportation complex on the county fairgrounds property in Wheaton.

A year after Wheaton city council members rejected a plan to turn Roosevelt Road office space into apartments, a new developer is expected to get approval for an office-to-residential project on the property.

Guitar champion, harp guitarist and composer Muriel Anderson is the first woman to have won the National Fingerstyle Guitar Championship.

At the Goodman, the 8-year-old impressed audiences last summer playing 4-year-old Tommy in the Broadway-bound “The Who’s Tommy” rock opera.

As the girls basketball season tips off this week, here are previews of teams from around the Suburban Life coverage area.

A former Addison resident was sentenced Wednesday to 83 years in prison for a 2022 home invasion and sexual assault of a 10-year-old girl, prosecutors said.

After months of warnings about the “fiscal cliff” facing transit agencies when COVID-19 relief money expires, Metra leaders provided a stark hypothetical Wednesday.

Possible human remains have been discovered near Carol Stream, authorities said.

The author of ‘Remarkably Bright Creatures’ will speak Nov. 20 at Elmhurst University

Two West Chicago teenagers face first-degree murders charges after fatally shooting two men during a drug deal, prosecutors said.

A motion was granted Tuesday to deny pre-trial release for a Hanover Park man accused of crashing his car into a tree and injuring two children in his vehicle, both under 8-years-old, prosecutors said.

A workshop for the LGBTQ+ community will be held this this week at the Downers Grove Public Library to help guide individuals on actions they can take in everyday life to advocate for oppressed groups.

Suburbanites secretly voting Republican coupled with blue-state laissez faire contributed to election surprises in the region, experts say.

Downers Grove North's boys cross country team, ranked No. 1 since preseason, ran away with a dominating repeat Class 3A state championship, while in a tight 3A girls race York took second and Downers Grove North third. And Benet's Finn Richards won the Class 2A boys state title.

A Woodridge man has been charged with possessing child pornography after Amazon notified authorities that materials had been uploaded to one of its websites.

A motion was denied Friday to detain pre-trial a Bloomingdale man accused of shooting at another man following a road rage incident, prosecutors said.

A motion was granted Friday to deny pre-trial release for a West Chicago man accused of leaving the scene of a crash that claimed the life of an 85-year-old female resident of Winfield, prosecutors said.

A formerly homeless veteran who served overseas in Iraq credited the Family and Friends Homeless Veterans Program in Joliet with helping him get his life back together.

A DuPage County man has been charged with reckless homicide in connection with a fatal crash this week in Wheaton near the county government complex.

A motion was approved Tuesday to detain pre-trial a Chicago man accused of robbing a Wheaton AutoZone at gunpoint, prosecutors said.

Joliet police officers are still searching on Monday for Jocelyn Buster, 27, of Joliet, who is accused of money laundering and vehicle fraud.

Three men have been charged with kidnapping and beating a man Wednesday in Lombard in a dispute over a minivan sale.

Celebrating the men and women from Du Page and Cook countieswho served and continue to serve their country.

Across the board, voters in DuPage County said “yes” Tuesday to funding for school renovations, better parks and a new library.

Voters in Downers Grove Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected an advisory referendum asking if video gambling machines should be placed in a limited number of restaurants in the community.