DuPage County

The Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Foundation’s 20th annual Autumn Affair gala will be held Sept. 7

The county fair, opening Thursday for a four-day run, will celebrate those rural-flavored traditions with a high-tech spectacle: a drone light show that promises to knock your cowboy boots off.

A Villa Park juvenile has been accused of breaking into Jefferson Pool, a Villa Park recreation facility, and setting fire to a desk in the office of the facility.

Summer was almost perfect for Benet’s boys basketball team. The Redwings, who return four of five starters, won 24 of their 25 games in June, absorbing the transfer of star Gabe Sularski.

A motion to deny pre-trial release for a Glendale Heights man charged with firing a gun into the air and then leading police on a high-speed chase was approved Tuesday, prosecutors said.

The College of DuPage board will appoint a new member to fill a seat left vacant by the resignation of Trustee Heidi Holan.

The DuPage County Recorder and the Veterans Assistance Commission will host resource fair for veterans on Aug. 21

A motion was granted Sunday to detain pre-trial an Addison convicted felon accused of possessing a semi-automatic handgun, prosecutors said.

The Wheaton Park District has the green light to add parking for Cosley Zoo now that the city council has approved plans for the much-discussed project.

A motion to deny pre-trial release for a Villa Park man charged with the murder of his girlfriend following a domestic altercation at his apartment was denied Friday, prosecutors said.

DuPage County has received the Distinguished Budget Award from the Government Finance Officers Association

Chicago-area U.S. Reps. Sean Casten and Jesus “Chuy” Garcia on Friday added their voices to the growing chorus of Democrats calling for President Joe Biden to end his reelection campaign

DuPage County announces temporary parking restrictions during county fair

A former Schaumburg man has been sentenced to 26 years in prison for robbing at gunpoint a Wheaton Sprint store in 2019 and a Hinsdale Verizon Wireless store in 2022.

Two men have been charged with hate crimes for allegedly spray painting “Free Gaza” on an Israeli flag at the Bloomingdale Woodman’s grocery store last month, prosecutors said.

A Downers Grove woman who was the office manager for a retail shop that specialized in medical equipment and prosthetics is facing federal health care fraud charges.

The Criterium bike race series includes several DuPage County locations including Winfield, Lombard and Glen Ellyn

A Villa Park man has been charged with murdering his girlfriend by stabbing her a dozen times, according to court records.

Elmhurst University student to participate in Fulbright UK Summer Institute

Riverside-Brookfield junior guard Cameron Mercer's dad, Ron, was a star at Kentucky and played in the NBA from 1997-2005. Now Cameron Mercer is looking to make his own mark and is the leading returning scorer for a Bulldogs' team coming off a 26-5 season.

DuPage County forest preserve commissioners on Tuesday voted unanimously to place a question on November ballots that will ask voters to approve a property tax increase.

A 39-year-old man was charged Monday night with two misdemeanor counts of domestic battery following an incident in Downers Grove, authorities said.

DuPage County has kicked off projects totaling more than $36 million to ease traffic congestion, improve safety and resurface more than 57 lane miles of county roads.

A former Bartlett man found guilty but mentally ill in the 2019 stabbing death of his mother has was sentenced Monday to 27 years in prison, prosecutors said.

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

Morton Arboretum's research is part of a hypothesis that the excess amount of nitrogen and carbon contained in billions of dying cicadas creates a nutrient pulse, providing super-charged fertilizer to forest ecosystems.

The DuPage Foundation has named Nicki Anderson of Naperville as its new director of strategic partnerships

A Warrenville woman was ordered to pay restitution for fraudulently collecting more than $20,000 from a Paycheck Protection Program loan

The Commemorative Air Force will hold its AirPower History Tour with legendary aircraft available for viewing, touring and even riding.

After a promising sophomore season, Glenbard West’s TJ Williams is making a big splash in a breakout summer for a Hilltoppers' team that returns four starters and adds transfer Josh Abushanab.

A Naperville man has been charged in Will County with the first-degree murder of his ex-wife, who suffered 30 to 35 stab wounds in the attack, prosecutors said.

An audit exposed shortcomings that led to a snafu in the DuPage County cannabis tax

A motion was granted Tuesday to detain pre-trial two women accused of stealing nearly $6,000 worth of merchandise from two Oak Brook stores.

DuPage County forest preserve commissioners are weighing whether to ask voters in November for a possible property tax increase to generate more than $17 million in additional annual revenue for the district.

A Hoffman Estates man is being held at the DuPage County jail after authorities say he beat his girlfriend, kidnapped her and threatened to sexually assault and kill her.

The York boys basketball team graduated eight seniors from last year's sectional finalist, but led by senior guard Connor Fitzgerald and junior forward Hunter Stepanich the new-look Dukes had a strong June capped off by a 3-1 finish at the Riverside-Brookfield Shootout.

The safety checks are funded through IDOT and are meant to reduce the number of dangerous and impaired drivers off the road

Elmhurst Art Museum will present the first solo museum exhibition of muralist Rafael Blanco, co-creator of the Be Bold. Be Elmhurst mural and dozens of other public artwork around the United States

Why are decorated heads popping up across DuPage County?

Attorney General Kwame Raoul has charged a Cook County man for his alleged participation in a burglary ring that targeted liquor stores in DuPage and Cook counties.

Scam callers identify themselves as DuPage County sheriffs

Illinois State Police will be conducting extra traffic patrols in July between the hours of 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. watching for impaired driving and seatbelt usage.

A 21-year-old Villa Park man is awaiting extradition to Tennessee after being charged recently with multiple child sexual abuse crimes.

A Downers Grove man was sentenced to two years probation after admitting guilt to money laundering allegations linked to reported prostitution at a Lombard hotel.

Is the region ready for one supersized transit agency? You can learn more – and offer opinions – at a series of public hearings starting next week about combining Metra, Pace and the CTA.

The Illinois Department of Public Health deemed 148 ZIP codes high-risk for lead contamination, expanding mandatory lead testing to 60 Illinois counties.

A motion to detain pre-trial two Zion women accused of stealing more than $1,400 worth of merchandise from the Oak Brook Macy’s department store was denied on Sunday, prosecutors said.

Cultivating and cooking with edible flowers is the theme of a workshop at the Elmhurst Public Library

DuPage County annual road construction plan designed to improve infrastructure

Two thousand flags fly in Wheaton to welcome the Fourth of July