Naperville IL

A Little Free Library now sits in front of Village Hall in River Forest – thanks to efforts from an ambitious 10-year-old. Regina Waldroup reports.

After hearing impassioned pleas from a cross-section of speakers, Naperville School District 203 will not honorably dismiss any of the 38 previously named teachers in a reduction-in-force (RIF) proposal, based on a directive from the board of education at a Monday, March 16, meeting. The board made its decision...

A University of Alabama student from the Chicago suburbs has been reported missing while visiting friends in Barcelona, Spain, family told NBC Chicago. Jimmy Gracey, who is from Elmhurst, was last seen by a friend at around 3 a.m. Tuesday at Shôko, a beachfront nightclub, relatives said in a social media post. In a...

DUPAGE COUNTY, Ill. - Two Chicago men are being held in custody after prosecutors say they led officers on separate high-speed chases in DuPage County this month. Terrance Barber, 38, is charged with aggravated fleeing and eluding and driving while his license was revoked. Kalvin Johnson, 36, faces charges including...

Actress and New York Times bestselling author Valerie Bertinelli recently came to Naperville to discuss her new book “Getting Naked: The Quiet Work of Becoming Perfectly Imperfect.”. Hundreds gathered to hear from Bertinelli. More than 650 people filled North Central College’s Pfeiffer Hall for the event, sponsored...

A wild shopping spree took a turn when three teens were caught armed with bear spray. What happened next might surprise you.

Around 6:30 p.m. on March 15, police were instructed by the village attorney to serve Pioneer Tap with a notice that they were to close by 7 p.m. and until a hearing is conducted in the next seven days. While on patrol just before 1 a.m. on March 15, police...

PALATINE, Ill. - A 20-year-old man died after being found shot in a car Monday night in Chicago's northwest suburbs. Palatine police responded around 9:39 p.m. to the 1200 block of East Prairie Brook Drive for a report of a vehicle that had struck several parked cars and a garbage dumpster.

The West Chicago Park District is hosting another Candle Making Workshop on Thursday, April 2 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM at the ARC Center. Participants will design their own luxury soy candle while learning about fragrance blending, wick selection, and hand-pouring.

Hyundai Translead will set up two trailer manufacturing facilities in Will County. In a press release on Monday night, Gov. JB Pritzker’s office said Hyundai Translead will establish new trailer manufacturing facilities in Illinois, creating nearly 2,500 new full-time jobs specifically in Joliet. Hyundai Translead...