Lynn Van Matre

A 23-year-old Bloomingdale man died Wednesday as a result of injuries suffered Oct. 5 when the motorcycle he was riding was struck by a semitrailer tractor truck near Bloomingdale and...

What's a kid to do when confronted by a bully bent on appropriating his lunch money? Is it OK to talk to a stranger? What's the best way to deal...

SWAT teams will swing into action in two DuPage towns in the near future, but don't panic; in this case, SWAT stands for Surface Water Action Team. On Saturday, members...

It's not every day that you'll find the Lord Mayor of Birmingham, England, biting into a Big Mac at an Oak Brook McDonald's. But Birmingham Lord Mayor David Roy, accompanied...

It's a tradition as American as apple pie: the community bake sale, one of the simplest and tastiest ways to raise cash for a good cause. In an increasingly stressed-out,...

It's doggone hard to find a community festival that welcomes Fido and other companion critters. That's why animal lovers who want to celebrate with the family pets in tow should...

First it was apple scab fungi. Then it was the honey locust plant bug. Now a sex-crazed, gluttonous beetle has set its sights on Chicago-area foliage. Known as the Japanese...

Looking for something to do with the kids? When the playground has begun to pall and you've already rented "The Lion King" a dozen times, think garbage. Recycled garbage, that...

With summer in full swing, just about every patch of dirt in downtown Hinsdale is abloom with colorful flowers. Walk down any street in the business district, and you'll see...

The village has become the latest DuPage suburb to team up with the Morton Arboretum in Lisle in establishing a tree and plant nursery. Between 100 and 200 trees and...