Feb 10 2013 | 1:07 am
- Voters in several DuPage County communities will weigh in this spring on an array of ballot questions from governmental entities, including five that are seeking more tax money.
Feb 08 2013 | 11:51 pm
- DuPage Forest Preserve Commissioners quietly have launched their own investigation into claims of mistreatment of horses at Danada Equestrian Center in Wheaton. The new probe comes 10 months after the issue apparently was settled when a veterinarian...
Feb 08 2013 | 9:04 pm
- An Evanston man whom authorities dubbed the "Beauty Salon" robber is facing additional criminal charges in connection with the robbery of four DuPage County businesses. Jason Logsdon, 41, of 900 Chicago Ave., was charged Friday with the DuPage...
Feb 06 2013 | 4:18 pm
- It wasn't enough to have Wheaton's electoral board remove Frank Garcia's name from the spring ballot. Officials now are seeking a court order to prevent the city council candidate from pursuing a write-in campaign. They say the step is necessary...
Feb 05 2013 | 5:40 pm
- Before local preservationists can attempt to save a landmark structure at Churchill Woods Forest Preserve, they first must know how much money they'll need to raise. Acknowledging that dilemma, the DuPage Forest Preserve Commission might hire an...
Feb 03 2013 | 5:14 pm
- About six years ago, officials worked with residents to draft a plan to transform Warrenville into a city with riverfront paths, multistory condominium buildings and a roundabout intersection. Now the city council is looking to create a new tax...
Jan 29 2013 | 7:11 pm
- The candidates in Warrenville's mayoral race have differing views on whether Fawell Dam near Naperville should be removed to address flooding problems upstream in Warrenville. "We're doing a lot more in terms of flood mitigation and prevention than...
Jan 28 2013 | 12:34 pm
- For the second time in five months, the Winfield village board has been chastised by the DuPage County state's attorney's office for violating the Open Meetings Act. The state's attorney's office has been monitoring the board's actions since it...
Jan 28 2013 | 4:46 am
- In the days following last month's mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, concerned parents started calling local educators to see what more could be done to keep their kids safe. Suburban school officials say they have no plans to arm their...
Jan 27 2013 | 11:50 am
- The first Ronald McDonald House in the western suburbs will open in 2015 across from Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, providing a "home away from home" for families of hospitalized children. It will provide low-cost and often free temporary...