After an eruption of violence in 2021, expressway shootings dropped by nearly 40% in 2022, Illinois State Police data shows. Reports of highway gunplay, almost all in Chicago and the suburbs, surged to 310 in 2021, sparking outrage and prompting ins...

Elmhurst University officials are lauding a federal grant they said will supercharge the institution's support of Hispanic and underserved students and establish a Center for Excellence and Achievement on campus. The $3.4 million grant, named La Pro...

Award-winning local author Pascuala Herrera will share lessons learned in her new book, “Life is a Garden to Cultivate: The ABC's Towards a Better Life,” Saturday at Franklin Park Public Library. Herrera, a retired faculty emeritus of Harper College...

Nov. 13 Yuletide Treasures: 9 a.m.to 5 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays, through Nov. 23, at DuPage Art League, 218 W. Front St., Wheaton. DuPage Art League's annual Yuletide Treasures Show features one-of-a-kind gifts, all handmade...

The College of DuPage Public Art Committee in partnership with the Glen Ellyn Public Art Committee invite residents to attend the unveiling of their newest project, "Glen Ellyn Letters." This traveling installation of hand-painted letters by Mexica...

Democrats clung to their majority on the DuPage County Board with several of the races for 18 board seats too close to call late Tuesday. In the northeastern part of DuPage, two Republicans will be elected in District 1 on the county board, but a De...

Jeri Smolek, special education teacher and program coordinator for the Transition 99 program, says when her students work at the West Suburban Community Pantry, they're thinking about people other than themselves while they affirm their own capabili...

Nov. 2 The Great Pumpkin Roll: 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2, at Central Park, 1510 Forest Gate Road, Oak Brook. Bring your pumpkin(s) to roll down the Sled Hill at Central Park. There will be judges to see whose pumpkin had the longest roll, shortest ro...