Wheaton News

A Glen Ellyn man appeared in DuPage County court Friday for what police say is his eighth drunken driving offense, this one stemming from a Halloween night arrest by Glendale Heights police.

The DuPage County Board has scheduled a special meeting designed to gather input from residents on the county's proposed $451 million spending plan for fiscal 2010.

Last chance: The Neil Simon play "Plaza Suite" will be staged at the McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage through Nov.

Wheaton's taxing bodies are all feeling the budget pinch these days. But at the same time, work has started on some long-sought projects, students continue to excel in the schools and there will be a Fourth of July celebration next year.

The Wheaton Police Department is looking for a man observed near the Avalon Lakeside Apartment complex allegedly videotaping or photographing children near Briar Glen School.

A state law that allows police and municipalities to seize the vehicles of accused repeat drunk drivers or those who have driven repeatedly on revoked licenses was deemed unconstitutional Tuesday.

WHEATON, Ill. - An Illinois jury has decided that a convicted killer should be put to death for the 1983 kidnapping, rape and murder of a 10-year-old girl.

Investigators are looking into the cause of an early morning fire Sunday that damaged the roof and garage of a home in unincorporated DuPage County near Glen Ellyn.

An ex-convict and an accomplice remained in DuPage County Jail in Wheaton on Thursday night, accused of creating credit cards they used in stealing or trying to steal more than $17,000 worth of merchandise from a Naperville home improvement store.

ComEd's "Energy Doctor" Georges Malek visited Wheaton homeowner Kaili Harding last week and provided her family with a free energy efficiency home makeover.

Brian Dugan listens to closing arguments Tuesday at the DuPage County courthouse.

Brian Dugan was sentenced to death today for the 1983 murder of 10-year-old Jeanine Nicarico.

A Naperville man remained Friday night in DuPage County Jail in Wheaton on a $75,000 bond, after being arrested and charged with drunken driving for the third time in little more than seven years.

Investigators at the DuPage County Sheriff's Office say two self-admitted gang members are responsible for a home invasion and shooting near Glen Ellyn late last month.

Martin says a oeAndrew Soloa and a oeGlen K Soloa are fronts for dirty tricks in Republican primary.

Loved ones say that Bart Loiacono was the ultimate promoter, the life of the party, a man who always knew how to work a room.

A Naperville man already awaiting trial on charges of burglary and battery has even more trouble with the law, for allegedly riding his motorcycle on the city's far southwest side at a speed of 112 mph.

Three concerts are coming up at Wheaton College in Wheaton. The college's conservatory will present a concert titled "A Celebration of Music by Haydn" at 7:30 p.m. Nov.

Downtown Wheaton Association will host a chili cookoff from noon to 3 p.m. Nov. 7 in downtown Wheaton.

A 43-year-old lawyer from Lisle was convicted of felony drunken driving in a car crash that seriously injured a Wheaton teen.