Barbara Sherlock

The Kane County Forest Preserve Commission voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to take steps to acquire or condemn about 16 acres adjacent to the district-owned Braeburn Marsh near Batavia where a Chicago...

Lisle police officials are defending their department's practice of using ticket quotas to help determine raises for village police officers. Police Chief Michael Damico told the Lisle Village Board Monday...

The Lisle Village Board this week moved forward on proposed revisions to its procedures regarding public hearings. The revisions were prompted by a continuing legal debate over residents' rights during...

St. John Neumann Catholic Church staff was busy Monday taking inventory of the soggy remains in the St. Charles church's basement after a water pipe broke over the weekend and...

In response to calls from concerned residents, Lisle issued a statement Thursday acknowledging recent media reports about contaminated private wells and offered reassurances on the safety of its municipal water...

The die-hard, last-minute shoppers on Christmas Eve were like their brethren who shopped early--too few and far between in spots in this sluggish buying season, area shoppers and retailers said...

Flames rocketed into the wintry air above a Hinsdale neighborhood Thursday after a crew working on a Nicor natural gas line apparently touched off an explosion. Residents near 8th and...

When he was about 8, Brad Henderson's aunt gave him a biography of Bill Bradley that she had autographed by the Rhodes Scholar-turned-professional basketball star. "Dear Bradley, Keep studying and...

A food drive will be held through Dec. 15 by the Muslim Students Association of Benedictine University to benefit a Chicago-based Muslim charitable organization. The Muslim Students Association is sponsoring...

Illinois will contribute $160,000 to the St. Charles Park District's plan to build a bicycle bridge over Randall Road at Silver Glen Road. Still in the design stage, the estimated...