Joanne Von Alroth

Quick-change con artists have been getting their meals, change and more at area restaurants. Employees at Taco Bell, 370 Roosevelt Rd., told police that two men in their early 20s...

Massage therapists in Downers Grove who fail to clearly wear or display their village licenses could be fined and lose the right to practice in town, officials said his week....

The village will establish a citizens police academy this fall to help residents understand what it takes to become a police officer, officials said. The academy, a free program open...

In 1994, 76 police officers in the United States were killed in the line of duty. None of those killed were from Naperville. But Naperville police want to be sure...

Residents and businesses will have to pay a 2.3 percent tax on their natural gas, electricity and telecommunications use beginning in July, commissioners said Monday. Village Council members approved the...

Despite their repeated requests, firefighters will not be allowed an exception to the village's "no smoking" policy, trustees said last week. The policy, in place since January, prohibits smoking in...

An 82-year-old Glen Ellyn woman died late Monday after being hit earlier by a commuter train in downtown Glen Ellyn. Lillian Vavrina of the 500 block of Forest Avenue was...

Residents who buy sheets of ride tickets for the village's popular Heritage Festival could pay about 10 cents more for each ride this year. But the higher cost means that...

Overnight visitors could pay more for accommodations to help the village fund its economic development, village officials said. Commissioners said they will consider a plan to raise the village's existing...

Residents will receive ambulance service from Westmont for the next three years, officials have announced. Under an agreement between the villages, the Westmont Fire Department will provide ambulance service to...