Woodridge

A prolific homebuilder wants to buy a chunk of land near Naperville from the DuPage Water Commission.

Many Illinois communities are adding back a 1% grocery tax that will otherwise expire on Jan. 1. Is your town among them?

David Madden has appointed to fill a vacancy on the Woodridge School Distric 68 Board of Education.

A Woodridge man died Thursday night after his motorcycle crashed into an SUV in Naperville.

Geneva contractor Utility Dynamics will be replacing underground utility cable in four areas throughout the community starting in July.

A Woodridge man donated a kidney to a former enabling him to get the organ he desperately needed.

Spring amps up the fun with milestone celebrations and a headlining turn by the Legendary Count Basie Orchestra on Father's Day Sunday as part of a Jazz & Wine Fest in Cantigny Park in Wheaton.

Resource teacher earns honors for her creativity and tireless dedication in helping students succeed.

The Downers Grove Junior Woman’s Club and the First Congregational United Church of Christ were honored recently for their support of Hope's Front Door.

Downers Grove and Woodridge police are investigating several commercial burglaries that occurred in both communities in the early morning hours Sunday, authorities said.

A Woodridge man accused of killing a bicyclist while driving drunk and then fleeing the scene was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison.

Four Cook County men have been charged with stealing from multiple Home Depot stores located in DuPage County, prosecutors said.

A Woodridge woman has plead guilty to fraudulently applying for and receiving a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan and an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) totaling about $28,408 during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul

Downers Grove North High School senior Colin Finn earned a free ride to college as a recipient of the Chick Evans Scholarship

Former Woodridge Mayorr Bill Murphy, who led Woodridge as mayor from 1981 to 2013, died March 30. He was 81.

A slate of candidates is leading in the race for seats on the Community High School District 99 Board of Education

Voters this week in Will County determined who will make the important decisions regarding their communities, schools, townships, fire departments, parks and libraries. See the results here.

This spring, Will County voters will get to decide who will represent them on their town, school, park and township boards, as well as weigh in on local referendum questions.

A proposal to outsource custodial, maintenance and grounds services in Community High School District is being questioned

Two individuals died Sunday night in a fatal crash in Woodridge, authorities said.

Woodridge will hold its first Restaurant Week Feb. 23 through March 1

An Aurora man was sentenced Thursday to 22 years in prison prison for robbing a Lisle Verizon store at gunpoint has been sentenced to 22 years in prison, prosecutors said.

A Darien woman has pleaded guilty to robbing a woman five years ago in Downers Grove as part of what prosecutors back then called a mini crime spree.

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.