• Constable: ‘Bleacher Bums’ live on in updated version

  By Burt Constable Just as these 2016 Chicago Cubs are not your father’s Cubs, or your grandfather’s, or your great-grandfather’s, or your great-great-grandfather’s, the 2016 version of the classic “Bleacher Bums” play puts a new spin on the outfield crowds.
  Last Updated Sep 28, 2016 10:58 PM

• Lester: Will Roskam debate for first time in 8 years?

  Updated Sep 29, 2016 6:23 AM

  Could there be a debate between U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam and his Democratic opponent for the first time in eight years? A coalition of suburban League of Women Voters groups is pushing hard for one, columnist Kerry Lester writes. Also, a drop in state university enrollment, Thursday’s closing of legendary The Dog Den in Wheeling, and more.

• Glendale Heights man charged in Warrenville bank robbery

  Updated Sep 28, 2016 4:17 PM

  A 40-year-old Glendale Heights man has been charged with the Monday armed robbery of a Warrenville bank.

• D’Oh! Attorney says police illegally searched phone of Naperville’s alleged ‘Simpsons’ graffit artist

  Updated Sep 28, 2016 5:23 PM

  Attorneys for the Naperville man accused of littering downtown Naperville with “Simpsons”-inspired graffiti art in the summer of 2013 say evidence in the case was collected illegally and his subsequent statements to police should be thrown out. Joseph D’Auben, 35, is charged with criminal defacement of property for his alleged graffiti spree.

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• Naperville martial arts studio challenges kids to ‘Strive’

  Updated Sep 28, 2016 4:58 PM

  With a name like “Strive,” a new Naperville martial arts studio challenges kids to build physical and mental strength to be their best.

• Waubonsie Valley’s Robinson a quick learner on defense

  Updated Sep 28, 2016 4:17 PM

  Opportunity knocks, and Waubonsie Valley’s Chuck Robinson knocks people down

• District 203’s Kennedy a Blue Ribbon school

  Updated Sep 28, 2016 2:40 PM

  Kennedy Junior High in Naperville Unit District 203 has been named a National Blue Ribbon school for the third time.

• 4th and final suspect in 2014 Aurora shooting pleads guilty, gets 13 years

  Updated Sep 28, 2016 2:40 PM

  An Aurora man was sentenced to 13 years in prison Wednesday after pleading guilty to his role in a June 2014 shooting of a woman in her home.

• Will County ballots feature four countywide races

  Updated Sep 28, 2016 9:16 AM

  See who’s running for four contested countywide seats in Will County: chief executive, circuit clerk, auditor and recorder of deeds.

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• Tuesday Morning Quarterback
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• Residents escape Naperville house fire
• Ex-church deacon pleads not guilty to sexually abusing child
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• Girls volleyball: Downers North takes edge off Metea Valley party
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• Girls swimming: Neuqua Valley 3rd, Naperville North 4th at Rosary
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• Naperville Olympian makes local appearance
• Benet claims ‘turning-point’ win over Nazareth
• Naperville Central edges WW South in 2nd OT
• Waubonsie Valley overcomes Metea Valley
• Naperville North tops Glenbard North, remains unbeaten
• Bail set at $3.5 million in Glen Elyn kidnapping, armed robbery
• 4 candidates seek 2 seats in DuPage County Board Dist. 5
• Aurora man charged with 2013 arson of two cars
• Naperville attorney gets 60 day suspension
• Wheaton attorney facing theft charges is disbarred
• Naperville student interns at Europe’s CERN lab
• DuPage County auditor candidates spar over qualifications
• Week 5: West Aurora’s DaVion Cross, Mundelein’s Woolford merit MVP honors
• Fox Valley festivals celebrate all things apple
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