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Revamped Annie LeGere Law could equip cops with EpiPens as intended
By Robert Sanchez
May 23, 2018 4:24 PM - An amendment that will close a loophole in the Annie LeGere Law has passed both the Illinois House and Senate and is awaiting the governor's signature.
Andre Dawson opens Baby Otter Aquatic Center in Lombard
By Justin Kmitch
May 21, 2018 4:54 PM - As a gifted athlete, many things came naturally to Chicago Cubs legend Andre Dawson, including the ability to turn on a 98 mph fastball. Swimming, however, wasn't on the list. Now all that has changed ...
Cops, doughnuts and Special Olympics a sweet combo
By Bev Horne
May 18, 2018 12:44 PM - Cops like doughnuts. They don't necessarily like heights. Just ask Elmhurst Sgt. Brendan Bruckner, who spent part of Friday morning perched on the roof of a Dunkin' Donuts at 936 N. York Road as part of the 16th annual "Cop on a Rooft
A troll tale of humans vs. nature, under construction at Morton Arboretum
By Justin Kmitch
May 15, 2018 3:17 PM - As you stroll through the Morton Arboretum this summer, will you be the hunter? Or the hunted? The choice is yours. Troll Hunt, the first large-scale U.S. exhibition from Danish artist Thomas Dambo, will feature six colossal wooden trolls that intend to make the 1,700-acre arboretum their home for the foreseeable future.
Subject of 'The Boy Who Came Back from Heaven' book suing Carol Stream publisher
By Justin Kmitch
Apr 24, 2018 2:05 PM - A quadriplegic man who once claimed to have died and went to heaven, sparking a New York Times best-selling book in 2010, now claims the whole story was made up by his father and wants to be disassociated from the book, "The Boy Who Came Back From Heaven." He also wants to get paid.
'Crazy.' 'Ridiculous.' Metra riders not happy with another fare hike
By Marni Pyke
Feb 1, 2018 8:50 AM - Metra riders used words like "crazy" and "ridiculous" to describe fares and service cuts as the agency instituted fare hikes it says are needed to keep operating.
Towns, counties urge governor to veto wireless antenna proposal
By Robert Sanchez
Dec 13, 2017 4:37 PM - Suburban officials are making a last-ditch effort to stop a proposal that would give wireless companies the ability to install small cell antennas on publicly owned utility poles, streetlights and rights of way.
Buikema's CEO remembered as fun-loving and fair
By Justin Kmitch
Dec 6, 2017 6:19 PM - Friends and colleagues are mourning the loss of a local businessman who prided himself on his business being a "chapter in the history of Naperville and surrounding communities." C. Jay Buikema, CEO of the family-owned Buikema's Ace Hardware stores, died Tuesday after a lengthy illness.
Iconic Winfield tavern closing doors after 96 years
By Robert Sanchez
Dec 6, 2017 7:14 AM - John's Tavern, one of Winfield's oldest businesses, is closing after 96 years. The popular homestyle restaurant and tavern is planning to shutter its doors on Dec. 23 because its downtown property is being sold to Northwestern Medicine, which owns Central DuPage Hospital.
Illinois attorney general sues Downers Grove home improvement business
By Doug T. Graham
Nov 17, 2017 8:41 AM - Attorney General Lisa Madigan is suing a Downers Grove-based home improvement business for misleading hundreds of residents into paying for home repair work they did not realize they agreed to and may not have wanted.

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