Small gains for tourism: Visitors to DuPage County contributed $2.16 billion to the state's economy in 2008, according to figures released this week by the U.S. Travel Data Center. That marks an increase of slightly less than 1 percent from 2007's $...

A Pace bus route connecting Wheaton and Naperville that was seen as a breakthrough in mass transit for the suburbs could be headed for the scrap heap. The fate of Route 714, which connects locations such as Edward Hospital and College of DuPage, is ...

Baseball to help students: Benedictine University and the DuPage Dragons are using baseball to raise money for college students having trouble meeting their financial obligations. "Support a Benedictine Student with a Night at the Game" will be at 7...

Wheaton officials are refusing to help pay for a bus route linking Naperville, Wheaton and College of DuPage unless Pace agrees to make changes to another route. It's been nearly three years since Pace Bus 714 started taking passengers between Wheat...

No board vote necessary: A controversial proposal that would have allowed builders in DuPage County to construct more densely populated developments in some residential zoning districts will not be voted on by the full county board. The proposed "wo...

Conventional wisdom says there should be more startup businesses starting up: Unemployment in Illinois reached 10.1 percent last month, the highest rate in 25 years; few employers are willing to hire; and ousted workers and managers often decide tha...

Soap box derby winners: The Greater Chicago Soap Box Derby Association has announced the winners from the 2009 All-American Local Soap Box Derby Race. These winners will represent Chicago at the 72nd All-American Soap Box Derby World Championship Ra...