Blooming Fest is Saturday, May 16 in downtown West Chicago.

The evolution of Downers Grove is showcased in a new visual book created by a local longtime resident.

Kane County Assistant State's Attorney Greg Sams, the lead prosecutor in 35 first-degree murder trials, didn't start out as a lawyer – or even a prosecutor.

Residents in Downers Grove can rely on assistance from social workers at the library, village and township

The annual "Chop Around the Clock" fundraiser has become a beloved tradition in Batavia. Barber Craig Foltos said it's about providing hope to all of the children and families being helped by Ronald McDonald House. He said the event shows "they are not alone."

A Downers Grove man was sentenced to nine years in federal prison after pleading guilty to fraud and possessing child sexual abuse materials

As of Jan. 1, 2028, it will be illegal to sell the invasive Bradford pear tree – also known as the Callery pear – in Illinois.

A single-engine aircraft preparing to depart DuPage Airport Wednesday morning instead overran a runway and struck a sign, causing a fuel leak, authorities said

Artist and Downers Grove North High School student Dashiell “Dash” Speir High School received $524,000 in offers from multiple schools before deciding that he first wants to attend the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn

Just when it looked like the unthinkable might happen — that Wheaton Warrenville South would drop two matches in two days as it prepares for what it hopes is a deep playoff run — the state’s all-time kills leader put on another mighty show Tuesday night at Lake Park.

As summer roadwork season revs up, drivers will navigate major projects across DuPage County.

A Clarendon Hills woman accused of leading authorities on a high-speed chase and biting a police officer as she being arrested will remain in jail until at least her next court date

Experts say it’s too early to predict a mosquito surge this summer, and not just because of unpredictable weather, but also because different types of mosquitoes thrive in different temperatures

A single-family home in Winnetka that sold for $5.6 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in DuPage / Cook County during the past week.

Prime Healthcare officials are touting the praise they’ve received from a state review board following criticism from union nurses, including one Joliet nurse who said the company’s actions are “death by a thousand cuts.”

A request that Downers Grove no longer proclaim June as Pride month in the village has infuriated Commissioner Leslie Sadowski-Fugitt

From packed tour buses to rising conversion numbers, clergy across Illinois say the first American-born pope is energizing Catholics one year after his election

A Bolingbrook man has been sentenced to 12 1/2 years in prison for drug-induced homicide in Aurora. The man sold fentanyl pills to an Aurora man who died after ingesting one pill.

The Morton Arboretum's Spring Wine Tasting event is from 1-4 p.m. Saturday, May 9.

With less than a mile to go, DuPage County forest preserve leaders are tantalizingly close to completing a regional trail system years in the making

A Carol Stream Cubs fan and kidney recipient threw out the ceremonial first pitch at Wednesday's Cubs game and reunited at the ballpark with Chicagoan Thomas Alessio, a White Sox fan who donated the kidney to her nearly six years ago.

St. Charles-based Teqworks, an IT and cybersecurity managing company, has been listed by Inc. Magazine as one of the top 100 fastest growing private companies in the Midwest.

A 1,472-square-foot single-family home, built in 1888, has changed hands.

A teenage boy was injured in a shooting Tuesday morning at a Carol Stream home, police said

Downers Grove’s Coffee With the Council Saturday will focus on the village’s plans for a public arts program

Carol Stream police are investigating an incident in the Newport Villages subdivision Tuesday.

Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield is now offering a new, $15 million advanced endoscopy center

The plan authorizes $376 million in funding for grade crossing safety improvements and highway-rail grade separations at approximately 387 crossing locations.

A condominium in Chicago that sold for $5.5 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in DuPage / Cook County in the past week.

The warmer temperatures also bring the return of insect and disease pests. How can we keep one step ahead of these unwanted visitors?

A man has been charged with driving under the influence of drugs in connection with a February crash that seriously injured a pedestrian in Downers Grove

Art in Wilder Park is from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 2 and Sunday, May 3 at Elmhurst's Wilder Park.

In partnership with the Elmhurst Park District, the Elmhurst Art Museum announces the return of Art in Wilder Park to the heart of Elmhurst.

A dozen DuPage County Board members and several countywide officials will get salary increases after the fall election, including a 35% pay hike for the board chairman

St. Francis High School of Wheaton has been inducted into the Sports Faith International Hall of Fame

Wheaton Warrenville South, led by Simon Bratt with nine aces and 13 kills, defeated Wheaton North in straight sets on Tuesday, 28-26, 25-12.

Authorities on Tuesday identified the man killed in a police shooting on Interstate 88 after a multi-county chase that ended in Maple Park near the DeKalb-Kane county line.

Wheaton public works crews have been in the community clearing roads and removing downed trees and limbs since Monday afternoon after a portion of the city experienced severe winds.

From the Illinois Answers Project: Mental health courts have proliferated across Illinois in recent decades. Now, the state has 31 courts across 25 counties. There’s at least one in most of the state’s judicial circuits, but about two million Illinoisans are still left out.

Longtime Elmhurst community leader Ralph Pechanio has been named the recipient of the 2026 Darrell Whistler Special Service Recognition Award, the city’s highest recognition for volunteer service

Michael Gianatasio has been named the new executive director of the Downers Grove Park District

For decades, a colony of monk parakeets have called the ComEd substation that abuts the Great Western Trail along Swift Road near Lombard home.

Students from several DuPage County high schools recently celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Sustainable Design Challenge by displaying their green building projects to the public at DuPage County’s Administration Building in Wheaton.

Strong to severe storms are expected across northern Illinois on Monday, with the greatest risk for damaging winds and hail arriving late afternoon into the evening

Yorkville city staff provided a closer look at the project, including what construction has already been started and what work residents of Kendall County can soon expect.

A condominium in Chicago that sold for $4.2 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in DuPage / Cook County during the past week.

A Will County judge will decide May 5 on whether a Plainfield Township man is guilty of the 2018 first-degree murder of his girlfriend whom prosecutors said was brutally beaten to death in Romeoville.

Cantigny in Wheaton will celebrate the grand reopening of the Robert R. McCormick House from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, April 25 and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 26.

The wood-fired pizza restaurant and its Moo Joe’s ice cream shop is opening in a vacant building at 5 S. Madison St., next door to Freddie’s Off the Chain restaurant and across Jefferson Street from the Oswego Public Library.

A former middle school classmate is accused of shooting an 18-year-old Bensenville man to death in Stone Park Sunday night