Addison News

Spc. Samuel Watts' body arrived at DuPage Airport in West Chicago Saturday morning to be buried in his hometown cemetary in Wheaton.

Obituary courtesy of Hultgren Funeral Home Samuel Watts of Wheaton, a member of the 1-508th Rifle Company and the 82nd Airborne Division in Afghanistant died Saturday, May 19 in Bethesda, MD.

While former Addison Village Manager Anthony J. LaRocca served residents for more than 50 years, colleagues said his personal touch stood out just as much as his professional achievements.

A Yorkshire terrier was fatally shot Saturday morning while on a walk with its owner near the Cricket Creek Forest Preserve.

Addison police are investigating the death of a Yorkshire terrier that was shot while it was being walked near a forest preserve.

U.S. Army Spc. Samuel Watts participated in a live fire burn as part of a fire science program when he was a student from 2008-10 at Technology Center of DuPage in Addison.

The DuPage County Forest Preserve Police are investigating a report of a dog that was shot and killed in or near the Cricket Creek Forest Preserve near Addison.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency today released $656,625 in Pre-Disaster Mitigation Program funds to the village of Addison, Ill., for the acquisition and removal of three structures along Westwood Creek that are repeatedly damaged by flooding.

Elmhurst City Council will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, May 21, at City Hall, 209 N. York St.

Driving with a Suspended License Javier R. Cornejo, 29, 1557 Irving Park Road , was arrested and charged with driving with a suspended license, leaving the scene of an accident and failure to report an accident after the green Mercury Grand Marquis he was driving hit a guard rail at Roosevelt and Route 83 at 5:33 p.m. May 13.

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Bail was set at $500,000 Friday for an Addison man accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting a young girl and filming her in the shower.

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Two men identified as high-ranking members of the Latin Kings street gang were jailed Wednesday on charges they beat and robbed two men in Villa Park in back-to-back cases of mistaken identity.

Chicago Craft Beer Week provides the perfect excuse for trying brews at local bars, like Bigby's Pour House in Addison.

The Addison Park District will reseed 98 acres, after a mishap with a weed control solution killed the grass in Community, Centennial and Old Mill parks.

The heroin problem in Naperville and throughout the area has been well documented, in both newspaper articles and at community forums.

Democrat Tammy Duckworth, left, and Republican Joe Walsh got right to it in Friday night's 8th Congressional District debate in Chicago.

The Addison Park District has been diligently preparing the parks for summer so that community members and visitors can enjoy a variety of outdoor activities.

Addison officials say they've received reports this week of representatives of an energy company going door-to-door making potentially fraudulent claims.