Nancy Gier

Erik Oppenhagen has been homeless for nearly two years and is looking for a job and a new beginning. But he needs a lot of dental work he cannot afford....

Employees of the Western DuPage Special Recreation Association in Carol Stream painted canvases of boldly colored tulips they hope will brighten the walls of a rehab community, but they've already...

When Les Barker, a web designer for Wheaton College and a resident of Aurora, learned a parent/teacher group in Connecticut had made an appeal for paper snowflakes, he felt a...

While many references to last week's date of 12/12/12 were whimsical and fun, several DuPage County families and individuals remember the date for a more important reason. That was the...

A finalized master plan for renovating and maintaining Lake Ellyn Park, seven months in the making, was unveiled to the public at a recent meeting at the park's historic boathouse...

Tensions are increasing between parents and the Glen Ellyn District 41 board of education concerning proposed changes to elementary school instruction. Board members commented publicly for the first time at...

Warrenville officials are warning pet owners to be careful after a coyote killed a small dog on Friday. According to Warrenville animal control officer Josh Perry, the dog's owner let...

COD meteorologist laments lack of preparedness for big storms There was Katrina and now there is Sandy. Despite the human suffering and damages running in the billions of dollars caused...