Christi Parsons

Much of Bob Schillerstrom`s campaign district was cornfield 10 years ago, with the scattered houses occupied by people he knew well. They talked politics at the hardware store, and his...

Two governmental agencies plan to expand health and human service programs in Bolingbrook and Romeoville, a move that underlines the rapid growth in the two northern Will County communities. Will...

The real estate boom that made Naperville one of the fastest-growing suburbs in the nation has slowed dramatically, according to city officials, developers and real estate brokers. An oversupply of...

Kea Sparkman, 13, and her friend, Brian Strohm, 12, rode home together on Tuesday from the first day of classes at Troy Junior High School in Shorewood. It would be...

Developers now have a shorter, straighter path to follow in the booming southwest suburb of Bolingbrook. Members of the Plan Commission lost part of their power as gatekeepers when the...

David Dial, the assistant chief of the Lakewood, Colo., Police Department, is expected to be appointed Naperville`s new police chief next week. Dial, 45, a Lakewood policemen for 17 years...

Republican voters in Du Page County ousted 23-year veteran state Rep. Gene Hoffman of Elmhurst and Rep. Ralph Barger of Wheaton, as each succumbed Tuesday to primary challenges fueled by...

An offhand remark by a woman that her live-in boyfriend owned two Chicago Bears` T-shirts led police to a 29-year-old roofer who has confessed to five rapes in Will County...

Aides to Cook County Board president candidate Richard Phelan proclaimed Sunday that their candidate`s nominating petitions will withstand an opponent`s challenge and predicted the matter would be resolved by the...

Twice every month, Lloyd Benjamin traveled from his home in the western suburbs to collect insurance premiums from Hunter Wash, an auto mechanic who lived with his family in the...