Glen Ellyn News

A proposal to build bus shelters with advertising was scrapped about eight years ago after several communities - including Glen Ellyn, Lombard, Villa Park and Wheaton - expressed concerns about the structures serving as mini-billboards.

About 500 residents of a low-income housing development in Glen Ellyn have been told their apartments are part of a proposed TIF district, and they should reasonably expect to be displaced.

The Army veteran, who was blinded when a roadside bomb exploded near him in 2008 just outside Baghdad, Iraq, was acutely aware that rain clouds were threatening the christening ride of his new competition bicycle Saturday morning.

The second of four men involved in a fight last fall that led to a heightened police presence to downtown Naperville's bar and nightclub district has been sentenced to jail in that case.

Floppy Hat with removable flower by Flap Happy, UPF 50+, $26-$30, M and Em's, 460 N. Main St., Glen Ellyn.

Crews will begin making repairs as early as this week along a major passage for stormwater on the north side of Glen Ellyn.

Nearly two miles of Glen Ellyn roads will undergo about $5 million worth of rehabilitation work this summer to fix deteriorating pavement and improve underground drainage systems.

The Opus Group has begun construction of a 31,175-sq.-ft. center in Glen Ellyn, Ill., near Chicago.

Legendary author Judy Blume joined the fight against the book 's removal from Glen Ellyn District 41, and maybe her clout helped turn the tide.

On Monday night, parents and the Board of Glen Ellyn School District 41 decided to bring back "The Perks of Being a Wallflower."

This weekend, Kriser's will be celebrating the grand opening of their 18th store.

Glen Ellyn Park District has discontinued use of a lightning prediction system at five parks because of ongoing malfunctions and unpredictable readings, officials said.

Last December, students in Tina Booth's 8th grade literacy class at Hadley Middle School in Glen Ellyn, Illinois were divided into small groups and assigned to choose a book to read.

A 49-year-old Lombard man has died from injuries sustained in a traffic accident last Friday in Glen Ellyn, authorities said Tuesday.

A consultant hired by the Glen Ellyn village board and park district board has recommended solutions intended to reduce the probability of Lake Ellyn overflowing, which has occurred during major storms in recent years, flooding nearby homes.

Many pros kind of look down their noses at the practice but, in reality, it's what most of us amateurs do.

We'd love to thank the person who donated $95,000 to honor those who died in military service, but he or she wished to remain anonymous.

North Central College president Troy Hammond and sustainability coordinator Brittany Graham , along with students and DuPage County Board representatives, unveil the Earth Flag the college received A A A' the first school to do so A A A' for its sustainability efforts during a ceremony on Thursday, May 30, 2013.

A Glen Ellyn park originally used as a space to honor those who died in military service will return to that purpose as part of a $95,000 landscaping and memorial plan made possible by an anonymous donor.

Longtime Naperville Mayor A. George Pradel will be awarded an honorary degree June 8 during North Central College's 148th commencement ceremony.