DuPage County sherif's officials are launching a fundraising effort to equip officers with EpiPens following passage of a state law allowing first responders to carry the drug after an Elmhurt teen died from an allergic reactioni. Purchasing 100 EpiPens would cost about $40,000, officials said....
Two Lake Zurich High School football coaches were placed on paid administrative leave before their team's playoff game Saturday night, but school district officials aren't saying what sparked the move. Lake Zurich police also confirmed Tuesday that they are investigating the circumstances leading...
Mike Helfgot is a freelance reporter for the Chicago Tribune.
Loyola football coach John Holecek spent the week before the Ramblers' Class 8A second-round playoff game against Oswego East preparing his team to contend with someone he considered a very special running back — Ivory Kelly-Martin, who has verbally committed to play at Iowa next year. The Ramblers...
QUARTERFINAL PAIRINGS In bracket order CLASS 8A #1 Loyola (11-0) at #24 Huntley (8-3), 1 p.m. Saturday #20 Glenbard West (9-2) at #12 Edwardsville (10-1), 1 p.m. Saturday #26 Maine South (8-3) at #18 Lincoln-Way East (9-2), 6 p.m. Saturday #6 St. Charles East (11-0) at #3 Palatine (11-0), 5 p.m....
With 10 teams in the Southwest Prairie Conference this season and nothing but games against one another, the league's four playoff teams' only frame of reference was how they stacked up against one another. It turned out that Plainfield North's third-place finish behind a couple of Class 8A teams...
Emergency crews responded to a single-vehicle crash near Plainfield late Monday afternoon after a vehicle went into a creek. The vehicle crashed into a guard rail and rolled over on its side into a small creek bed north of the intersection of Budler Road and West Knollwood Drive about 4:30 p.m.,...
Neighbors of the Naperville and Aurora men who died in a shooting at a Bolingbrook industrial park reacted Tuesday with surprise and shock. "He was always super nice," said Jackie Chin, next door neighbor to Degang Zhang, 48, of Aurora, identified by police as the shooter. "I can't believe it."...
A Plainfield man was arrested Friday after officers with a search warrant found over 4 pounds of heroin, more than $100,000 in cash and a hidden room in his home, officials said. Lamond Ballard, 43, of Plainfield, is being held at the Will County Adult Detention Facility after officers with the...
Plainfield police arrested an 18-year-old Worth man Dec. 22 and charged him with theft by deception, a class 2 felony, after police said they caught him trying to rent out property he did not own. Police said in a press release that Ayham Shamel Alhourani, of the 11100 block of South Columbus Drive,...
Police at Northern Illinois University are investigating the death of a former student whose charred remains were found on campus Tuesday morning. Hasan Gill, 25, was pronounced dead at 11 a.m. Tuesday after his body was discovered by someone using the bike path near where Gill lived off campus....
The Marmion Alumni Association is hosting the 26th annual Marmion Christmas Craft & Home Show on Saturday, November 26 from 9 AM - 4 PM and Sunday, November 27 from 10 AM - 2 PM at Marmion Academy, 1000 Butterfield Road, Aurora. The cost of admission is $4 for ages 12 and older with plenty of FREE...
JOLIET - Fourteen veterans whose service spans World War II and the Korean and Vietnam wars were honored at Sunny Hill Nursing Home of Will County on Thursday, Nov. 3. The 13 men and one woman served in the Air Force, Army, Army Reserve, Coast Guard, Marines, National Guard and Navy. Although...
YORKVILLE, ILL - Fox Valley's new Pre-K and K-12 alternative school, Grace Holistic Center for Education welcomes visitors for school tours on Sunday, November 13, from 3-4 p.m. and 7-8 p.m at 210 Beaver Street in Yorkville, Ill. Tours will feature the new Pet Sanctuary space created in partnership...
YORKVILLE, ILL - Five Fox Valley Farms will be featured at a 'Souper Sundae' community dinner event on Sunday Nov. 13 from 4 p.m. - 7 p.m. at Ginger and Soul Catering, located at 131 East Hydraulic Street in Downtown Yorkville. A variety of soups made from local, organically grown, and non-gmo...
Zoey and Molly are beautiful Boston Terriers. Molly was rescued out of a puppy mill and she spent the majority of her life in a cage that was not tall enough for her, which is why her ears never learned to stand up. She's a fortunate pup to have been rescued by her furever family and we are thrilled...
Naperville School District 203 board member Susan Crotty said Monday she will not seek a fourth term on the board. Crotty's announcement came after Monday's school board meeting, at which board members were reminded that five seats on the board will be up for election in April. The seats belonging...
Though we may disagree about who's the best candidate and how our nation should be governed, surely we can all agree this has been the most extraordinary presidential election in years by virtually any standard. Whether you consider the unconventional tactics employed by the major party candidates,...
Property owners can expect to see an increase in their property taxes next year as a result of Indian Prairie School District 204 proposed 2016 tax levy. If the school board approves the levy in December, the average increase on a home valued at $300,000 would be approximately $45, said Jay Strang,...
Music is DJ Alstadt's passion. So when the trumpet player and Naperville Central High School band director found an opportunity to combine his passion with a good cause, he liked the sound of that. Alstadt said he hopes to pack Naperville Central's auditorium at Friday night for the inaugural "Heroic...
The Thursday Community Star prints adoptable pet information weekly. PAWS Animal Shelter 8301 W. 191st St., Tinley Park, 815-464-7298, www.pawstinleypark.org Animal Welfare League 10305 Southwest Highway, Chicago Ridge, 708-636-8586, www.animalwelfareleague.com Tender Loving Care 13016 W. 151st...