After hearing reports of gunfire and injuries at the Henry Pratt Co. facility in Aurora last Friday, the first police officers to arrive at the scene rushed right into the building, guns drawn in search of a shooter. No waiting for a negotiator. No ...

Frigid temperatures notwithstanding, West Chicago is embracing 2019 with sights set on celebrating the beauty and wonder of a small winged creature which will shortly be waking from its monthslong hibernation in warmer climates and begin its journey...

A look back at some of the biggest news stories of the year in DuPage County ... January Push to rename post office: A renewed effort to rename the Warrenville post office after an Army medic killed in Iraq begins to gain steam. High school classm...

Fermilab National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia owes its existence, in part, to the late Leon Lederman. He was the first to propose the United States build a "truly national" accelerator laboratory to attract scientists not just from around the ...

As we look forward with optimism for the year ahead, it's fitting that we also look back, with no shortage of sadness, at those we lost in 2018. It was a year in which we lost accomplished musicians who entertained the suburbs for decades and dedica...

Drama students at West Chicago Community High School will present an original work "We Just Live Here" at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14, in Weyrauch Auditorium at the school, 326 Joliet St., West Chicago. These drama students researched, wrote, directed, a...

Nearly 6,000 students will be out of classes again Wednesday as striking teachers in Geneva District 304 continue walking picket lines after last-ditch contract negotiations broke down. No new talks have been scheduled as the strike - triggered by ...

Superintendent Douglas Domeracki, who has led West Chicago High School District 94 since 2013, will retire at the end of the school year. He announced his plans at Tuesday night's school board meeting. His last day in the district will be June 30, 2...