In most Northwest suburbs kids are being asked to collect their Halloween loot within specific hours - to wear costumes easily seen by drivers and to visit only homes where the front lights are on. All trick-or-treat hours listed here are for Friday...

Just days remain before the Nov. 4 election. If you're a Metra rider, here's one reason you might want to talk transit funding with the state and federal candidates running in your districts: Among the justifications for steep fare increases propose...

Nearly three years after a Salvation Army store employee discovered the body of a newborn in a trash can, testimony will begin Tuesday in Rolling Meadows in the trial of the woman prosecutors say killed her baby minutes after giving birth. She's a ...

Two DuPage County Forest Preserve candidates disagree about what should happen to millions of dollars in property tax revenue that will be available after the district pays off part of its debt. When some bonds are paid off in 2017, District 6 fores...

Binal Amin scrubbed the marble pillars, inch by inch, with a toothbrush. This was a decade ago when Bartlett's ornate Hindu temple was built, the product of some 2.5 million volunteer hours. And Amin had the task of ridding the white marble of wet c...

Campaign advertising isn't always known for its well-honed discourse, but both 56th District state House candidates are accusing the other of being especially misleading in recent mailings to voters. Republican challenger Jim Moynihan is irked by ma...