West Chicago News

Isolda Page gives a wave as she gets ready to graduate with the rest of her class during the West Chicago Community High School graduation at College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn on Friday.

RECKLESS DRIVING Eric G. Decker, 47, of Naperville, was charged May 27 with reckless driving, speeding more than 40 miles over the limit, and driving without insurance on Main Street.

Roughly 100 smallmouth bass moved into new homes Wednesday at two DuPage County forest preserves along the West Branch of the DuPage River.

BATAVIA – “Indulge,” Water Street Studios' new gallery show curated by Anni Holm, opens at 6 p.m. Friday.

A two month investigation by St. Charles police and two other departments resulted in charges of burglary for two adults and a juvenile from West Chicago.A Police charged Edgar R. Aguilar, 21, of 609 E. Blair Street in West Chicago, and a 14-year-old West Chicago youth were charged with burglary in Kane County.

St. Charles Police handled two DUIs over a two-day period earlier this month. A Brian Garret Leh On May 18 officers pulled Brian Garret Leh of Elgin on the 900 block of Randall Road after he was observed traveling at a high rate of speed, according to a report filed by the St.

Police spent close to 20 hours at a home near West Chicago, but the DuPage County Sheriff's Office wouldn't release any details.

WEST CHICAGO, Ill. - DuPage County Sheriff's deputies were on the scene of a reported death investigation in West Chicago Tuesday morning.

Message on Schaumburg city sign outside the police and fire department this week: 'Got freedom? Thank a soldier.' Simple words, profound meaning.

The following arrest information was supplied by the Glen Ellyn Police Department.

West Chicago, Illinois: May 25, 2012 - Join the West Chicago Historical Society for its second annual Spring Tea Fundraiser at 1 p.m. Sunday, June 10, at the West Chicago Community Center, 306 Main St., West Chicago.

The DuPage Airport Authority is defending the financial viability of its golfing operation after consultants revealed the golf course lost about $456,000 last year.

A West Chicago man faces 18 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for the sexual assault of a 12-year-old girl, DuPage County State's Attorney Robert Berlin announced Tuesday.

BATAVIA – The Batavia City Council on Monday approved a tax increment financing redevelopment agreement that will bring a new restaurant into the downtown area.

Friday, May 18 Driving under the influence Miguel Antonio Joaquin, 21, of the 3600 block of Landsdown Avenue, was arrested at 1:04 a.m. near Eldorado court and Skylane Drive, Naperville Police Department said.

AssemTech Inc. is a busy and growing harness assembly shop in West Chicago, IL. The company has a 12,000-square-foot assembly area and employs 20 full-time harness assemblers - far cry from its early days back in 1986, when founder Chuck Hall and various family members assembled harnesses in his garage.

St. Charles sculptor Guy Bellaver seems to keep awfully busy with his various projects, but it was good to see he had time to work on something special for the new theater at Batavia High School.

Wheaton police reported the following license arrests: Police arrested a 31-year-old West Chicago man for driving on a suspended license Monday, May 14.

Members of the Multi-jurisdictional Honor Guard, Officers Don Ramirez and Lou Perez from the Oak Brook Police Department and Sgt.Steve Woodham from the Naperville Police Department raise the U.S. flag during a Peace Officers Memorial Observance at the Naperville Police Department on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 in Naperville.

Batavia police officers responded to the following incidents on May 1 and early morning May 2. Here they are in chronological order: May 1 12:32 a.m.-Domestic Battery A 23-year-old West Chicago resident was transported after an incident on Batavia's east side.