Woodridge

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.

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.

A man convicted of punching a shopper at an Algonquin grocery store on Easter was sentenced to 180 days in the county jail, 30 months felony probation and ordered to get an anger management evaluation.

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

Woodridge's Dick Rooney had a long career with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs including serving as its chief of pharmacy.

Incident happened during town's festival in June.

District 99 will hold an informational session about school board membership in October

A Bolingbrook man on pre-trial release on a drug case, where he was accused of fleeing police at high speed, is now behind bars on a new fleeing-and-eluding case, where he is accused of crashing into a vehicle in Woodridge.

Downers Grove North High School senior Taylor Florey is battling bone cancer in her knee, and GoFundMe account has been set up to help pay her medical costs.

Downers Grove South High School has named four graduates as recipients of its Distinguished Alumni Award

West Suburban Food Pantry kicks off Hunger Action Season with Harvest Week Food Drive

Ronald Peacock, 18, is accused of trying to sexually assault the woman after confronting her at her car at the Casey’s gas station on June 16.

Communities across DuPage County will observe the 23rd anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks with remembrance ceremonies.

Two new members of the Community High School District 99 faculty are coming home again as they return to the schools they once attended as students

The victims in the Friday shooting were Jose Munoz, 36, of Romeoville, and Moses Rogers, 29, of Woodridge, according to the DuPage County Coroner’s Office.

The two people killed in a shooting Friday night in Woodridge have been identified.

The suspect in the fatal shooting of two men in a Woodridge townhouse Friday night died overnight after being hospitalized for a gunshot wound, authorities said.

Woodridge police on Saturday were investigating the deaths of two men in a townhouse the night before.

Several junior chefs recently graduated from a cook class sponsored by the West Suburban Community Pantry

The West Suburban Community Pantry offers a variety of social services as well as cooking and fitness classes to its clients.

A motion was granted Monday to deny pre-trial release for a Woodridge man accused of fleeing from police at a high rate of speed on multiple occasions, prosecutors said.

Montini recently recognized its 2024 St. John the Baptist De La Salle award recipients

There's no shortage of parades and festivities to attend to celebrate Independence Day in DuPage and western Cook counties.

Several local athletes earn gold at Special Olympics Illinois Summer Games

The West Suburban Community Pantry will offer summer support services

A local Woodridge group of volunteers is hard at work helping a number of families who have been displaced from their homes for three years as a result of the devastating tornado that struck the community on Father’s Day 2021.

The Woodridge annual 4th of July picnic will be held at Castaldo Park, 3024 71st St.

The West Suburban Community Pantry’s golf outing will be held on June 25

Attorney General Kwame Raoul on Tuesday charged a Woodridge woman, alleging she fraudulently received Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans for more than $20,000

Woodridge begins summer with annual Jubilee

Woodridge School District 68 to hold job fair

Volunteers sought for Woodridge Independence Day picnic

Several ceremonies, parades and events are planned throughout DuPage County on Memorial Day, here is what some area municipalities will be doing to honor the occasion and remember the fallen.

Tom Stefanson has been named the new Woodridge chief of police.

Prosecutors allege that a Woodridge resident, as well as an Ohio man, organized and participated in the staged armed robberies in Chicago and suburbs including Lombard, St. Charles and Lake Villa.

Woodridge has entered into a new five-year contract with Groot that will begin on Sept. 1.

Celebrate the new Woodridge police department and public works facilities at a dedication from 9 a.m. to noon May 18

Downers Grove North High School student Dezirae Whitfield placed first in esthetics at the Illinois SkillsUSA State Competition

A 22-year-old Crest Hill man has been charged with shooting a man to death last week in Woodridge

A man was shot to death Tuesday night in Woodridge.

Community High School District 99 has chosen a new English department chair

A fire in a Woodridge house left one person in critical condition earlier this week, authorities said Thursday.

Seven District 99 musicians will attend a prestigious jazz band competition, festival in New York City

The Woodridge pilot residential chicken program will run until October 2025

Yard waste collection in Woodridge resumes on April 1 and continues through Dec. 15.

The Woodridge Police Department has announced it is partnering with the Illinois Department of Transportation, the Illinois State Police and other local law enforcement agencies to step up enforcement efforts

Community High School District 99 received an award from Illinois Principals Association

A continued discussion on chickens and a conceptual plan for a potential new business applicant will be held at the March 21 Village Board Study Session.

Community High School District 99 encourages community members to take 5Essentials survey

Woodridge will host Crime Free Housing seminars on March 14, April 11 at the police station