Local alligator wranglers are trying to capture a 4-to-5 foot alligator that's swimming in Chicago's Humboldt Park Lagoon, but it's not the only surprising critter found out of its element in Chicago and the suburbs. Alligators make occasional app...

A growing number of projects are coming to a business park in West Chicago that long struggled to attract tenants. Oak Brook-based Midwest Industrial Funds recently broke ground on a roughly 300,000-square-foot building in the DuPage Business Center...

It's been seen as a train to nowhere, but a proposal to extend the Metra BNSF Line from Aurora to Kendall County is gaining momentum. Last month, the commuter railroad allocated $4.5 million in federal funds to study stretching the BNSF Line to Oswe...

DuPage Airport Authority tenants who are delinquent paying property taxes could be prosecuted by the state's attorney under a bill approved Tuesday by the Illinois House of Representatives. The bill now awaits Gov. J.B. Pritzker's signature to becom...

West Chicago Mayor Ruben Pineda says the city has begun a "transformation" as it pursues redevelopment projects that include plans to build hundreds of residential dwellings in downtown. Pineda said the city hopes to select a developer this year for...

Once a sore spot in DuPage County's economy, a massive business park in West Chicago is adding more than 1 million square feet of development, an area of growth touted to government and business leaders Wednesday. The 800-acre campus south of Roosev...

Through the Choose DuPage to Choose DuPage Economic Development Alliance, public-and private-sector leaders continue to work together to ensure a business-friendly environment. In 2019, Choose DuPage is focusing on five key areas to further capital...

A pivotal figure at the Illinois tollway for the last four years has resigned amid scrutiny of the agency and a legislative push to clean house. Chairman Robert Schillerstrom has submitted his resignation, a tollway spokesman said Monday. Schillerst...

DuPage Airport Authority tenants owing thousands of dollars in overdue property taxes still haven't ponied up. Will the county ever make them pay? Coupon clipping can save you a few dollars on a product, but you might have to pay full freight on the...

Robert Werderich used to pay the property taxes he owed for operating his Illinois Aviation Academy out of space he rents from the DuPage Airport Authority. But he stopped paying years ago, which explains why his company now owes $187,937 in back ...