An honest conversation about law enforcement must include recognition of the people who rarely get mentioned but whose work is essential to a well-run police department, writes former Riverside Police Chief Tom Weitzel.

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

When a member of American Legion Post 80 in Downers Grove sought a way to organize information for veterans, he turned to an Elmhurst University data science professor who designed an AI tool to solve the problem.

A Downers Grove South graduate and member of the Marine Corp stepped up to assist a man he met during a snow storm

Carol Stream veteran Wallace Alcon served his county for more than four decades in a numerous capacities being a chaplain

Navy veteran Marylee Leu is serving her community after working as a U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman both home and abroad

Downers Grove veteran Jason Wales joined the Army after 9/11 and had a military career that included serving as an air traffic controller in Iraq

Downers Grove National Guard veteran now serves vets as the Quartermaster of Downers Grove VFW 503

An Army reservist and Elmhurst University student developed an AI tool to help veterans learn more about their benefits.