74-year-old dies after car hits her
As she crossed the street to open her mailbox Wednesday evening, a Batavia woman was struck by a neighbor's Mercedes-Benz and died a short while later, police said. Peggy J....
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2 teens missing since last week
Police issued an alert Monday for two teenage runaways who went missing last week. Jessica Morrissey, 13, of Naperville disappeared Oct. 21, police said. She left a note reading, "Mom,...
Cardinal fought Maryville closing
Cardinal Francis George said Sunday that before the administration of Gov. Rod Blagojevich announced the decision to move all state wards out of Maryville Academy's Des Plaines campus, he told...
U.S. alleges man was Nazi guard
The Justice Department has moved to revoke the U.S. citizenship of a Bensenville man, saying in a lawsuit Wednesday that he concealed his duties as an armed guard at a...
Dissension splits DuPage GOP
The end of the DuPage County Republican dominance in state government has thrust a once venerable and dependable GOP organization into open warfare, with factions battling longtime leaders and plotting...
Philip coy over seeking re-election to key post
James "Pate" Philip let speculation linger Thursday night over whether he plans another run for re-election as chairman of the DuPage County Republican organization. "I'm leaning that way. I haven't...
Governor locks O’Hare project into state law
After years of debate, wrangling and failed attempts, the push to expand O'Hare International Airport marked a historic milestone Wednesday when Gov. Rod Blagojevich signed a bill cementing the controversial...
Storms cut along narrow path
July continued its stormy ways Sunday afternoon as fast-moving thunderstorms rolled along the Interstate Highway 80 corridor, turning streets into wading pools and injuring people with windblown objects. In Sandwich,...
Judge rejects open-meetings challenge to DuPage O’Hare vote
A DuPage County judge threw out a lawsuit Tuesday that claimed the County Board violated the state Open Meetings Act when it embraced the expansion of O'Hare International Airport in...
2 charged in vendor’s slaying
A teenage boy and a man were charged Sunday in the baseball-bat beating that took the life of 69-year-old corn vendor last week. The charges came as police investigated the...