Western Illinois University professor Matthew Bonnan, a 1991 Lake Park High School graduate, shows the thigh bones of the dinosaur Aardonyx.

A deadly fire claimed the lives of a man and a woman in unincorporated DuPage County near Bloomingdale Monday afternoon.

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Two people have been killed and three others injured in a fire in west suburban Keeneyville, in DuPage County.

Two Cook County state's attorney's investigators have been fired -- and several reforms have been launched -- after a prisoner escaped from their custody in September and allegedly went on a crime spree, authorities said Thursday.

The Cook County State's Attorney's office has fired two investigators following the September 17 escape of a suspect while he was being taken to a court hearing in the Northwest suburbs.

The Rev. Gerald Simonelli, left, leads St. Isidore Catholic Church parishioners in a procession headed to the grand opening of a new youth center near Stratford Square Mall on Sunday in Bloomingdale.

Itasca joined the growing number of suburbs banning video gambling, but leaving room to revisit the issue later.

Critics of legalized video gambling in bars and restaurants across the state appear to be on the ropes after facing a major setback in the push to stop the massive expansion approved this summer.

After launching her writing career at just 16, Juliette Miranda spent years keeping up with rock stars before jumping right back to where she started.

Pope Benedict XVI named Father Joseph M. Siegel, 46, Pastor of Visitation Parish in Elmhurst, Illinois, as Auxiliary Bishop of Joliet in Illinois and titular Bishop of Pupiana.

You've got a killer costume but don't know where to go to show it off? With Halloween falling on a Saturday, bars throughout the suburbs are throwing big bashes where you can compete in costume contests for cash prizes, jam to live music and sip Halloween-themed cocktails.

The fourth man allegedly involved in a kidnapping in Chicago was arrested by DuPage County Sheriff Deputies in Bloomingdale early this morning, officials said.

A drug-related kidnapping on Chicago's South Side erupted into a police chase that ended early today in the northwest suburbs.

A West Chicago city council committee voted swiftly and unanimously Wednesday night to recommend a ban on video gambling.

Bloomingdale trustees voted unanimously to ban video gambling in the village, but officials say they won't rule out allowing it in the future.

Ken Ross is a happy guy. He doesn't keep a nine-to-five schedule, and he likes it that way.

Several DuPage County groups rally against the war in Afghanistan at Old Town Park on Sunday in Bloomingdale.

Make no mistake, Donna Rozycki has political dreams and aspirations. Maybe she'll run for a spot on the Bloomingdale Township board.

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