Darien News

After another dry spell, wintry weather is back in Darien. A winter weather advisory is in effect for DuPage County until 6 p.m. Friday, the National Weather Service said.

Construction to widen and resurface 75th St. starts next week, though drivers won't have to deal with lane closures or heavy construction just yet.A The project will get off to a slow start, according to Kent Kuper, principal civil engineer for theA DuPage County Division of Transportation.

The city plans to move quickly if Darien residents approve a referendum on the March 20 ballot allowing the city to negotiate electricity rates on their behalf.A Two required public hearings could be scheduled for as soon as the days after the primary, which happens on a Tuesday, City Administrator Bryon Vana said at Monday's City Council meeting.A ... (more)

If you're a reporter covering Lemont, there's a pretty good chance that your interactions with police are limited to collecting blotter and calling to check on occasional accident reports.

After a hiatus and a name change, a group of leaders from many of Darien's taxing bodies met Tuesday at City Hall to discuss how they can work together for mutual benefits.

Repairs on Darien's city-owned vehicles will remain an inside job. City Council voted 5-1 at Monday's meeting to continue employing a full-time mechanic, similar to the one who retired over the summer, rather than pursue an agreement with Downers Grove.A Aldermen Ted Schauer , Tina Beilke , John Poteraske , Joerg Seifert and Joe Marchese each ... (more)

There were 88 arrests in Darien during the month of January, Chief Ernest Brown wrote in a report released last week.

Seven riders in the Ray Graham Association 's Therapeutic Horsemanship program will receive scholarship funding from five local Rotary Clubs, thanks to the efforts of an exchange student from South Africa.

Plans to develop a Walmart Super Center in Darien have been progressing slowly to this point, but City Administrator Bryon Vana told a town hall meeting Thursday that those plans may be about to get a major push forward.

There are as many sides to a story as there are people - or bears - involved. That's the premise behind, "The Trial of Goldilocks," being presented by Children's Theatre of Western Springs' Touring Troupe, 2-3 p.m. Saturday, Feb.

Jeff Prince worked for 15 years as a bookbinder. He didn't plan to change careers.

In 2011, 21 Illinois municipalities proposed a referendum regarding electricity in aggregation.A More than that will have the referendum on their ballots next month.A Whether or not to switch energy suppliers has been a popular topic in Illinois since aA state law that went into effect Jan.

Let's face it. It's just more fun to watch the Super Bowl with a bunch of people.

The good deeds happen quietly: piano lessons for a student here, a musical instrument for a student there.

High temperatures in the area hovered around 58 degrees Tuesday. It's hard to believe that exactly one year ago we were bracing for nearly two feet of snow.

Members of the local business community gathered Tuesday at the Darien Police Department for a focus group aimed at growing business through the Darien Chamber of Commerce.

They're called the Cancer Smashers . It's no wonder, then, that their winter fundraiser was such a smashing success.

DUPAGE: Darien: A man accused of shooting heroin with his wife in a gas station bathroom while their children were left inside a running car has pleaded not guilty to a drug possession charge.

The sun may be shining now, but more snow is on the way. The National Weather Service said the Darien area could get one to two inches of snow accumulating before midnight Friday.

It's news to no one that commuting in the Chicago area stinks.A But now you have some hard numbers to back you up whenever you complain about drive times.A The Business Journals' On Numbers column used U.S. Census statistics to rank commute times in 3,012 small communities across the U.S. Darien ranked 2,588 - the bottom 15 percent - for towns with ... (more)