Two years ago, lawmakers were sworn in at a January ceremony as they always are. But things changed quickly when, minutes later, new lawmakers took their first vote — to impeach then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich. This year, the 97th General Assembly was swo...

Bail was set at $1 million Thursday afternoon for a 21-year-old Ohio man accused of severely injuring a Hampshire couple in an alcohol-related crash Wednesday night in Plato Township. Calling Eric M. Barth a “flight risk and clearly a danger to the ...

Glance over your shoulder at the complicated year that was 2010 in DuPage County and it's difficult to find one moment, one event that sums the whole thing up. Where is the common bond, the string that ties it all together? There were unspeakable tr...

Look back on the notable deaths of 2010 in DuPage County and you can't help but be reminded of how fragile life is — how much each day really means. There are people who died in service to their country. People who passed after long battles with dis...

For a football coach who experienced as many victories on the field as Buck Drach did over 28 years as a head coach, he experienced much more than his share of tragedy. Success and agony crystallized in a moment of truth one emotional fall day in 19...

For a football coach who experienced as many victories on the field as Buck Drach did over 28 years as a head coach, he experienced much more than his share of tragedy. Success and agony crystallized in a moment of truth one emotional fall day in 19...

Citizens, students and veterans from across the suburbs will mark Veterans Day this week with educational events, solemn ceremonies and even some song and dance, all in tribute to veterans as well as the servicemen and women on active duty. Here's a...

People who like museums are coming to the Lisle/Naperville area in droves Wednesday to Friday, Nov. 3 to 5, for the Illinois Association of Museums conference at the Holiday Inn Select in Naperville. From totally volunteer-run organizations to prof...