A Westmont man accused of inappropriately touching a pregnant woman is being held on $50,000 bail in DuPage County jail. Keenan Fowlkes, 18, is charged with aggravated battery to a pregnant woman. Authorities said Fowlkes approached a 28-year-old wo...

The Robert R. McCormick House at Cantigny Park is playing host to a holiday attraction honoring the colonel's philanthropic legacy. Continuing through Dec. 30, McCormick House will feature seven "Community Trees," each decorated for Christmas by a...

A Willowbrook man has been sentenced to nine years in prison for his role in a fatal hit-and-run crash on the night of May 17, 2017, that killed a Westmont man and injured four others. Marlon Myles, 20, of the 16W500 block of Honeysuckle Rose Lane,...

When police tracked Francis Emanuele down at the Westmont car dealership where he worked on May 5, 2016, they immediately took his cellphone as a key piece of evidence. DuPage County Judge Liam Brennan on Monday upheld his Aug. 30 ruling that prosec...

As the only Democrat on the DuPage County Board, Elizabeth "Liz" Chaplin says she's been "an independent voice" on the 18-member panel. But Steve Nero, one of the two Republican opponents Chaplin will face Nov. 6, says you don't need to be a Democra...

This weekend Fall Color Festival and Scarecrow Trail: 7 a.m. to sunset daily through Oct. 31 at the Morton Arboretum, 4100 Route 53, Lisle. See scarecrow creations from local Scout troops set up around Meadow Lake and vote for your favorite. Fr...

About three seconds into a conversation with Fenton football coach Matthew Lynch is all it takes to understand the man's commitment, whether to Bison football, to students or to worldly concerns. Lynch hits on it all in a program to be held before t...

This weekend Wizard World Comic Con: Noon to 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 24; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25; and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 26, at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, 5555 N. River Road, Rosemont. Comic book and other pop cult...

This weekend Gurnee Days: 10 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 10; 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 11; and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 12, at Viking Park, 4374 Old Grand Ave., Gurnee. The theme of the 46th annual fest is “Gurnee Days - Celebrate th...

This weekend McHenry County Fair: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Aug. 3-4, and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 5, at the McHenry County Fairgrounds, 11900 Country Club Drive, Woodstock. Livestock shows, agricultural and 4-H exhibits, enterta...