Villa Park News

Whether shopping for that perfect room-finishing ceramic piece or a funky acrylic wall-hanging, downtown Wheaton is the place to be for one more day.

Seven 300-pound pipes topped the list of notable items in the four tons of debris volunteers removed from DuPage River waterways during the River Sweep event held in conjunction with National Rivers Month in ...

A fire early Sunday morning destroyed a Villa Park residential garage, fire officials said.

In January of 2006, Donna Grote, 44, a wife and mother of four children, was diagnosed with soft tissue sarcoma, a very rare form of cancer.

I hesitate to ignite my oven during the summer, but some occasions simply call for a special baked treat.

A suburban music promoter accused of fondling a teenage boy he met online admitted guilt to a reduced charge today as part of a plea bargain that allows him to avoid a potential prison stay.

The grand opening event was held on July 11th and July 12th. The store partnered with the Tri-Town YMCA and donated 10 percent of its opening day profits to the charity, which is organized to help build strong ...

David Bandy had a new way of getting around the Taste of Lombard Saturday after a lucky game of bingo.

Downers Grove Park District Museum supervisor Christa Christensen adjusts an informational placard on a mannequin in a new exhibit of textiles from the 1820s to the present day.

Villa Park expects to join the growing number of municipalities using cameras at dangerous intersections to catch motorists running red lights.

The simple act of buckling her seat belt the afternoon of April 24 quite possibly saved Villa Park resident Cindy Kowalski's life.

Q : I have a 1998 GMC pickup. Do you know what I would have to do to convert it to use ethanol? - L.W., Villa Park A : Unless you own a fleet of trucks that spend a lot of time on the road, such a conversion is ...

A judge scheduled to hear the appeal of a Democratic candidate who was removed from the ballot has recused himself from the case after campaign contributions he received from the DuPage County Election ...

A towering piece of Villa Park's history appears headed for a date with a wrecking ball.

Chicago WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION V-193 May 24, 1996 CONTACT: Brad Mitchell FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Deirdr Zongker OFFICE: 353-6976 U.S. LABOR DEPARTMENT REQUESTS FORMAL HEARING ON ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF DAVIS-BACON ...

Tod and Gina Schwartz of Zeeland announce the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer Ann Schwartz, to Stephen Nathaniel Murphy, son of Michael Murphy of Villa Park, Ill., and Susan Murphy of Evanston, Ill.

If your family's like mine, you often face the lone banana quandary. What to do with the overly ripe fruit everyone abandons.

Carly Huegelmann enjoys taking on craft projects with 2-year-old daughter Ryanne.

One of Villa Park's more noticeable landmarks, a lone smokestack from the former Ovaltine factory, has received a stay of execution from the village board.

The new IGA store being built by Mrs. Dorothy Polivka and her son, Jim, is progressing rapidly.