Willowbrook News

You know the basic gifts for Valentine's Day: a card, flowers, chocolate. Why not mix it up a bit? The Morton Arboretum is offering a workshop on how to make "Chocolate Sushi." Marilyn Baysek, Special Events Manager at The Morton Arboretum, and Laura Valcour, owner and chef-instructor of "Chefs For A Day" in Willowbrook, Ill., joined us in our ABC7 ... (more)

People braved the weather to scoop up bargains at the new Goodwill store that opened in Des Plaines on Friday.

A Willowbrook teen accused of staging his own kidnapping told police he did it to find out if his mother 'cared for him,' a prosecutor said Wednesday.

A southwest suburban man who wanted to get money from his family staged his own kidnapping and then demanded a $1,000 ransom, police said.

Motor vehicle theft -A white Ford F-250 was stolen by an unknown suspect sometime during the night of Jan.

At theA Data Center Jobs Board , we have a new job listing fromA Midtronics , which is seeking aA Channel Sales ManagerA in Willowbrook, Illinois.

High temperatures in the area hovered around 58 degrees Tuesday. It's hard to believe that exactly one year ago we were bracing for nearly two feet of snow.

If you want a fight, take up boxing. Go to a country bar. Play a video game. Find a sibling.

The following Burr Ridge and Willowbrook residents made the Dean's List at DePaul University for the fall quarter of 2011: Robert Bogolin of Burr Ridge Nicholas Fernandez of Burr Ridge Regina Gallo of Willowbrook Francesca Gattuso of Burr Ridge Michelle Gil of Willowbrook Dana Jabri of Burr Ridge Ashlyn Keefe of Willowbrook Ryan Kent of Willowbrook ... (more)

Community leaders are rightfully looking at allowing establishments selling liquor to be open until 1 a.m. Thursdays and 2 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays.

ELMHURST-At approximately 2 p.m. on Jan. 17, I became aware that two of my peers at my old middle school died at 7:15 a.m. earlier that day .

Ever since Darnell Holt was killed earlier this month, students and staff at Willowbrook High School in Villa Park have honored the outgoing freshman with impromptu vigils, condolences on social media sites, and tributes like a schoolwide effort to wear Darnell's favorite color, red.

Jan. 24 DUI Lindsey Jones, 28, of 260 Chesterfield Court, Oswego, was charged with driving under the influence and speeding at about 9:40 a.m. Tuesday at Grove and Plainfield roads, according to an Oswego police report.

Beata Jarosz of Burr Ridge helps Pietro Pamfili of Willowbrook make a paper cut-out at the Poland display during the multicultural fair at Gower Middle School.

The man, 38-year-old John R. Pacella, wasn't kidding around either: As soon as police showed up his door, he began pushing and shoving officers.

A Willowbrook man accused of calling 911 and asking to fight a police officer faces felony battery and resisting arrest charges, police said on Monday.

LuAnn LaSusa of Willowbrook Wildlife Center speaks to the media after the release of a snowy owl back into the wild at the Pratt's Wayne Woods Forest Preserve near Bartlett.

A snowy owl sits in its enclosure at the "ZOOM" Zoo on August 23, 2011 in Gelsenkirchen, western Germany.

Lewis University has released its Dean's List for the fall 2011 semester. Locally, two Burr Ridge residents have made the list, along with several Willowbrook residents.

SUNDAY, JAN. 15 DUI on Harlem Avenue Edward Wrzesinski, 63, of Clarendon Hills Road in Willowbrook, was charged with drunken driving.