West Chicago News

The state is spending more than $71,000 to replace bunk beds at the St. Charles Youth prison in hopes of preventing another suicide like the one that claimed the life of one of the children incarcerated there in September.

The daughter of a deputy fire chief, West Chicago native Heidi Lakics might have been apprehensive about going on a television show that routinely blows up stuff for fun.

Larry Peterson, 43, of West Chicago, was coming out of the St. Charles Public Library when Chronicle reporter Brenda Schory asked him 10 questions.

Good morning. I am Joe Citizen of DuPage County, co-defendant in the case of ComEd vs.

I would like to thank the cities of Wheaton and West Chicago for their ongoing efforts to protect the trees and trails from ComEd and their contractor, Asplundh.

St. Charles police say a 26-year-old West Chicago man wandered into a stranger's apartment Halloween night - while they were still home - then choked and officer who tried to make an arrest.

Late Wednesday night, workers at five downtown hotels voted to authorize a strike.

Wheaten Academy, in West Chicago, closed today as a preventative measure against spreading the H1N1 flu.

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Another community is moving to ban video gambling. A West Chicago city council committee voted unanimously to recommend a ban.

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

Workers at five downtown Chicago Starwood Hotels & Resorts voted overwhelmingly to authorize their union to call a strike if a fair contract settlement isn't reached, a spokesman for Unite Here Local 1 said today.

To the Editor: The women of the Zonta Club of St. Charles-Geneva-Batavia and Zonta West-Illinois held their annual fundraising auction – “Helping Women Bloom” – on Tuesday Oct.

Filing begins at 8 a.m. today for all county races at the DuPage County Election Commission offices at 421 N. County Farm Road in Wheaton ahead of the Feb.

Lt. Mike Lopina knows a lot about planes and airfields. Standing between runways at O'Hare International Airport, he can identify the types of craft coming in from a pretty fair distance and rattle off quite a bit of local flight history.

Proposed service cuts on Pace bus routes would put an undue burden on DuPage County riders, residents and public officials said at a hearing Tuesday night.

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BlackBerry addicts rejoice, the W Chicago - City Center is offering free hand and arm massages.

Mayor Jack Kirksey has decided not to change the city's plowing plans for snow emergencies.

At his home office in Elk Grove Village, Kevin Carney would sit in front of six computers buzzing with stock information, according to his clients.