Sergio Briseno's first job at the age of 16 was as a dishwasher at Mers Restaurant on Bangs Lake in Wauconda. He has been in restaurants ever since. He worked as a waiter at the Club at Wynstone. And for the last 18 years, Briseno has been running h...

Mitch Crocetti's job pays pretty well, but his old job pays him even better. The Pingree Grove & Countryside Fire Protection District chief receives $117,500 a year in his current role, but his pension after his previous 30-year career with the Wood...

The race for several mayoral seats got off to a fast start Monday in DuPage County, with candidates emerging to challenge the incumbents in Wood Dale and Oak Brook. Meanwhile, the mayor of Carol Stream, so far, is running unopposed. The filing perio...

What happens when a group of more than 300 people comprised of parents, community members, police and fire department members and volunteers a local corporation come together? A playground can be built in less than one day. That's what happened Octo...

Bensenville Elementary District 2 is in the fourth year of a new math curriculum that's all about making numbers make sense. After three years of implementing the new lessons, the district has learned this much: To make sense to students, numbers f...

The night before Thanksgiving, Bensenville's new police chief brought the shift to a community dinner at Grace Lutheran Church to meet his new community. "I asked the officers to spread out and talk to the people one-on-one and the community really ...

Holiday in the Grove: 7:45 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, in Sugar Grove. At Sugar Grove Community House, 151 Main St.: Ceremonial tree lighting at 7:45 a.m.; Breakfast with Santa at 8, 9 or 10 a.m. ($6 per meal); pictures with Santa from 8 a.m. t...