Denise Linke

"Grandpa, is that thing hot?" asked one toddler standing 15 feet from a 2,150-degree glassblowing furnace at Cantigny's summer sculpture and fine arts festival in Wheaton. Her grandfather nodded and...

As members of Elburn's first and only canine team, Officer Brian Schopp and Akron were inseparable. In retirement, they will stay that way. Schopp and Akron were honored at an...

"It tickles," said Allyson Karas as two butterflies explored their temporary perch on her hair and shirt. "I've never had butterflies walking on me before." Allyson, 8, and dozens of...

A new regional council similar to the DuPage Mayors and Managers Conference could help village officials better manage encroaching urban sprawl, transportation needs and other issues facing Kane, Kendall and...

From now on, Batavia firefighters can breathe smoke at work only when they're dousing a blaze. A new contract between the city and International Association of Fire Fighters Local 3436...

A Batavia teenager who was missing for more than three weeks has turned up safe, Police Chief Dennis Anderson said Tuesday. The 15-year-old returned to her parents' home in Batavia...

The Batavia City Council this week approved spending $327,000 to bury new water mains, sanitary sewer mains and electrical ducts along Fabyan Parkway on the city's far west side. The...

The Batavia City Council has squelched what would have been 2nd Ward Ald. Charles Beckman's last act on the council after 30 years as an alderman. Moments before the close...

Police are seeking a 15-year-old girl who has been missing since April 21, Chief Dennis Anderson told the City Council this week. Callisandra M. Plauda left home a few days...

Police and liquor commissioners are planning a two-pronged attack on teens driving drunk during prom weekend May 14 by funding an alcohol-free post-prom party and stepping up patrols of liquor...