A Westmont police officer has been cleared of any wrongdoing in shooting a 17-year-old and another suspect in a BMW dealership burglary as their getaway car sped toward him, DuPage County prosecutors announced Tuesday. In a written decision, DuPage ...

Democrats running for seats on the DuPage County Forest Preserve board can expect a quieter primary season than the near double-digit field of candidates on the Republican side. GOP contenders face competitive primaries in three forest preserve dist...

Seven DuPage County Board members will have to fend off primary challengers in their reelection bids. Contested Republican primary races are expected in three of the six county board districts. Democrats will have two competitive races on the spring...

A pedestrian was killed in Westmont Friday night after being hit by a car on the 200 block of West 63rd Street, police said. Officers were called to the crash just before 7:30 p.m. The male pedestrian, who hasn't been identified, was found deceased ...

Costs are rising for all of us. Inflation has increased the price of everything from gas and groceries to new and used cars, and it seems inevitable that as those expenses hit municipal governments in the coming year, they will be looking for more r...

A 45-year-old man was pronounced dead after being transported from a Friday night fire that left a Downers Grove house uninhabitable. Firefighters were called at 9:24 p.m. to the house on the 6600 block of Dunham Road, from which heavy smoke and fir...

It was around 6:20 p.m. Dec. 23. I was working from home, and had just wrapped up my work day. I was contemplating what I could make or order for dinner, and about to tune in to an "NCIS" episode online. Then I got a ding on Facebook Live, from a Ch...

A 15-year-old boy has been charged with shooting a Westmont woman in the leg and hijacking her car at gunpoint Tuesday night. Prosecutors Thursday told juvenile court Judge Anthony Coco they want the case transferred to adult court. Coco ordered the...