Naperville IL

After 80 years in Forest Park, Chicago Suburban Lumber Sales on Franklin Street, next to the CTA Green Line and Metra railyard, is closing up shop, and the property is on the market. The decision to shutter the family-owned business comes as large corporations take over the lumber and building...

I regret to inform you that you are actively failing your students. For a school that binds posters on the wall saying how attendance is important and how every student “belongs” at Downers grove south, you fail to take account of what really helps your students, reliable transportation. This issue relates to your...

The Village of Orland Park board received a clearer picture on the proposed hiring of five part-time workers as quality assurance techs. And the price tag was sliced by almost half. At the Feb. 16 Committee of the Whole meeting, some trustees questioned spending $225,000 per year on five part-timers...

Looking for pretty small towns in Illinois that feel like a dream?. These 8 charming places offer beautiful streets and friendly neighbors!. Geneva sits along the Fox River like a postcard that came to life. The downtown area looks like someone painted it just for you. Old brick buildings line...

One of the men charged in a 2023 deadly mass shooting in the west suburbs will be sentenced Thursday.

"Mr. Hernandez allegedly thumbed his nose at the law, and violently murdered his wife," a prosecutor said. The post 'I have something to confess': Man strangled estranged wife to death using vacuum cleaner cord then texted about it, authorities say first appeared on Law & Crime .

The mayor of west suburban Broadview is calling on the federal government to shut down a de facto immigration detention center that was the epicenter of protests — and violent responses from federal agents — that engulfed the small village last fall. Mayor Katrina Thompson is also asking...

A south suburban community is reeling after four people, including three young girls, died in a house fire early Wednesday morning. According to officials in Crete, the blaze broke out just before 1 a.m. in a home on Chalet Court, with firefighters arriving at the scene within minutes. The intense...

When was the last time you ate dinner with your hands while watching armored knights joust on horseback, all without leaving the Chicago suburbs?. Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament in Schaumburg turns an ordinary evening into an 11th-century spectacle where you’re not just a diner, you’re a loyal subject of the realm.

Against the backdrop of what has been described as “generally favorable economic conditions,” the city of Naperville closed out the 2025 fiscal year in a strong position, according to a recent presentation. Director of Finance Raymond Munch provided a report on Naperville’s preliminary year-end financials at a city...