Lynn Van Matre

To the casual observer, one mussel probably looks pretty much like the next. But the recent discovery of a Wabash pigtoe mussel in the West Branch of the DuPage River...

In a move designed to shut down the possibility of a major motor speedway being built in Plano, several local landowners have announced they will not sell their properties to...

When car crash victims are trapped in twisted wreckage, every second counts. Firefighters, paramedics and other safety personnel are trained to think and act as quickly as possible when it...

Two local environmental groups have joined forces to spruce up their little corner of the planet as part of a worldwide cleanup effort scheduled for Friday through Sunday. Wheaton-based group...

The outdoor festival season is mostly just a memory now, but there is still time to fit in some fun before summer slips away. The Naperville Park District and the...

Don't plan on working out at Good Samaritan Hospital's fitness center in Downers Grove anytime soon. Ground-breaking for the proposed wellness center near Lyman Woods Forest Preserve has been postponed...

After last year's outbreak of Dutch elm disease, city forestry department workers are not taking any chances this summer when it comes to the beloved shade trees. Crews have been...

Good Samaritan Hospital officials said Thursday that they plan to ask the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board to defer approval of the hospital's proposed controversial wellness center. The hospital's application...

A Naperville man remained in intensive care Wednesday in Good Samaritan Hospital after a single-vehicle accident on Illinois Highway 83 near Meadowbrook Drive in Downers Grove Township. Kevin L. Brown,...

Just about everything is traditional about the 20th Annual Fox Valley Folk Music and Storytelling Festival--except the location. Because of construction at Island Park, the festival's longtime home, this year's...