Increased holiday traffic patrols underway in Kendall County
The Kendall County Sheriff's Office announced plans for Independence Day traffic enforcement. The safety campaign is running now through July 6 and will include more than 200 local police and sheriff's departments participating in the increased statewide enforcement effort. The Sheriff's Office reminds residents to alw
Hoffman Estates Megacampus Reawakens As Bell Works Metroburb Takes Shape
After years of sitting dark along the I-90 corridor, Bell Works Chicagoland hit a fresh milestone Monday as developers, village officials, and tenants gathered to mark the latest chapter in remaking the vacant Ameritech Center into a 1.65 million square foot "metroburb" in Hoffman Estates. The multi-phase project is sh
Food just tastes better outside
A summer picnic, barbeque on the grill, the sun shining just enough to warm your face, but not so bright that its make you squint. Those are meals that settle into our sense memories. You can create that feeling all summer long in these al fresco dining spots. These restaurants...
Naperville police caution against CAPTCHA scam
The Naperville Police Department is warning residents to be wary of CAPTCHA scams. The department shared information from the Federal Trade Commission on the topic in a Facebook post on Thursday. Identifying the scam. The FTC says a new phishing scam uses what look like CAPTCHA requests, which are used...
Jimmy Awards: Park Ridge, Tinley Park students to make Broadway debut
The Jimmy Awards honoring "theatre kids" is happening on Monday night in New York City!
Vehicle crash into Suburban Liquors results in a DUI arrest
Forest Park Police Department units were dispatched to a liquor store at 7612 Madison St. for a burglar alarm Sunday morning. While en route, officials received a second call from a witness who said they observed a car crash into that same building, and the driver had started to walk away from the crash scene heading w
Wicker Park’s serial kitten killer avoids prison with last-minute plea deal
A Wicker Park man accused of killing and torturing a series of kittens, then replacing each one with a look-alike purchased through Craigslist, avoided prison Monday by accepting a resurrected plea deal moments before jury selection was set to begin. Thomas Martel, 25, pleaded guilty to one count of animal...
Berwyn family searching for missing tricycle belonging to 5-year-old with special needs
The tricycle was stolen from the family's back porch in Berwyn last week.
Human remains found in Darien
DARIEN, Ill. — Human remains were found Friday in Darien. At around 3 p.m., officers were called to the 7800 block of Brookhaven Avenue on the report of human remains found in the backyard of a residence. Officers at the scene confirmed that the remains appeared to be human. The DuPage MERIT Forensic Investigative Unit
Court hears fight between landlord, CEO at West Suburban Medical Center Monday
The fight to reopen West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, Illinois, continued Monday with the battle going to the courtroom.
