Downers Grove
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Winfield dealing with escalating costs for underpass projectOct 31, 2021 5:00 pm - Winfield officials say they're getting closer to building a long-discussed pedestrian underpass near the Metra train station at Jewell and Winfield roads. But rising con...
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Business briefsOct 31, 2021 5:00 pm - Molex reports revenue increase LISLE -- Molex Inc., a global electronic components company, Wednesday reported revenue for the 2007 fourth quarter ended June 30, 2007, a...
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Could bridge accident be warning sign for Chicago area?Oct 31, 2021 4:59 pm - The eight-lane bridge that dropped into the Mississippi River in Minneapolis serves as a warning sign for the Chicago region, experts say. For years Chicago area motoris...
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Police contract passesOct 31, 2021 4:58 pm - The Winfield village board narrowly passed a two-year union contract Thursday for the police department's 16 sworn officers. The new pact provides for a 3 percent salary...
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Get cultureOct 31, 2021 5:01 pm - Field Museum of Natural History, 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago: "Evolving Planet." Takes visitors on a journey through 4 billion years of life on Earth -- from sing...
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Field Museum brings archeological dig to Bartlett forest preserveOct 31, 2021 5:00 pm - "We found a bone!" Shouts ring out in Pratt's Wayne Woods. As excited students surround Field Museum paleontologist Richard Kissel, he scrutinizes the small, brown fragm...
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Entrepreneur brings dog grooming shop to her customersOct 31, 2021 5:00 pm - Rather than taking your dog to the groomer, Debbie Oswald brings her shop to you. Oswald recently launched Doggie Style: A Mobile Grooming Den. The Elk Grove Village en...
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Pro volleyball returns to ChicagoOct 31, 2021 4:54 pm - The 2007 Crocs Tour is in full swing. Bare feet are the equipment of choice for the pro beach volleyball circuit's annual stop today through Sunday at North Avenue Beach...
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It's really, really hot!Oct 31, 2021 4:53 pm - It's hot out. Really, really hot out. And the heat is expected to continue with temperatures consistently climbing into the 90s with increasing humidity for the next two...
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Peace Bubble floats into NapervilleOct 31, 2021 4:54 pm - Jerry Leggett may be living in a bubble, but that doesn't keep him from staying in tune with current events -- namely the war in Iraq. The singer and songwriter, who is ...