This morning's Pace strike has been called off, and officials expect all 22 affected routes to be back up and running by 3 p.m. this afternoon. The 4 a.m. walkout by 215 Pace bus drives and mechanics ended just abruptly as it began. The s...

This morning's roll call at the Wood Dale Fire Protection District could be an awkward time for several of the city's firefighters and officials. At a recent union meeting, Wood Dale firefighters cast a unanimous "no confidence" vote in Fire Chief T...

Carol Stream is considering placing cameras at two intersections along North Avenue to catch motorists who run red lights. Trustees were briefed Monday night on a proposal to contract with Redflex Traffic Systems, a Scottsdale, Ariz.-based company, ...

Hillari Lube hasn't slept much in the past few days. It's a change from the joy she experienced when she learned the Bensenville-Wood Dale Bandits youth football team had qualified for nationals. For her son and many of the other boys on the team, m...

Aurora: The city's Holiday Magic festivities, including a Parade of Lights and Tree Lighting ceremony, will be held at 6 p.m. Friday in front of North Island Center, 8 E. Galena Blvd. The event will end with a fireworks display. For more informatio...

The following programs are offered by Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare. Registration is required unless otherwise noted. For details, call CareMatch at (630) 782-7878 or visit www.emhc.org. Stop smoking: Stop smoking with a hypnosis session from 7 to 9:...

• Marget Hamilton of Wheaton is celebrating her 20th anniversary as manager of the Older Adult Institute at College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn. After a career of civic duties -- including a term as Wheaton's mayor leading the adoption of the first comp...

Today • National Collection Week for Operation Christmas Child is today through Friday. Individuals and groups can fill a shoe box or multiple shoe boxes with school supplies, toys, necessity items, candy and a letter of encouragement that will be d...

A Wood Dale man died while sailing in Connecticut Tuesday. Kenneth D. Close, 47, was found dead on the deck of an anchored sailboat early Tuesday near Old Saybrook, CT, according to the Hartford Courant newspaper. The crew of a passing ferry saw Clo...