GLEN ELLYN – Now that DuPage County has been declared a disaster area due to flood damage from the storms on April 17 and 18, Glen Ellyn residents may apply for assistance by visiting www.disasterassistance.gov or calling 1-800-621-FEMA (3362).

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn has declared the Glen Ellyn Backyard BBQ Cook-Off an official Illinois State Competition. Such weighty distinction now allows winners of the Glen Ellyn Backyard BBQ Cook-Off the opportunity to qualify for national contests,...

GLEN ELLYN – In response to the Glen Ellyn District 41 Board of Education's decision to remove "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky from Hadley Junior High classrooms, supporters of the book have launched an online petition that asks board members to reconsider.

GLEN ELLYN – The artwork of Glenbard West High School students will be on display in Glen Ellyn Friday evening. The exhibit and reception will run from 6:30 until 8:30 p.m. at the Renaissance Art Studio, 481 N. Main St. in Glen Ellyn.

GLEN ELLYN – Students from the fifth-grade Challenge Program at Park View Elementary School in Glen Ellyn will present a showcase about famous conservationist and environmentalist Jacob Valentine II on Friday.

This weekend, WTTW Channel 11 will debut the pilot episodes of "Time Machine Guitar" by children's musician Ralph Covert, of Glen Ellyn.

The following were taken from police reports: Wheaton •The driver's side, rear door of a vehicle was scratched while it was parked in a parking lot in the 400 block of Roosevelt Road between 6:20 a.m. and 1 p.m. May 11. •A large rock was...

Suburban Life file photo Visitors stroll the grounds of the Taste of Glen Ellyn.

The Taste of Glen Ellyn, which opens Thursday, May 16, will tempt those who attend with food from 16 vendors. But the village's first major outdoor festival of the year also is known for its music, which features performers of varying ages playing a variety of music.

Attorney Robert Duncan, founder of Duncan Law Group, was recently named to the Village of Glen Ellyn Economic Development Committee. The committee is responsible for development opportunities in Glen Ellyn, a self-proclaimed “village of volunteers” in the suburbs of Chicago. (PRWeb May 14, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/5/prweb10729956.htm

GLEN ELLYN – About 50 students will be performing in Jerry Evans School of Music's spring concerts Sunday at Parkview Community Church, 764 St. Charles Road in Glen Ellyn.

A bus driver had a blood alcohol content nearly three times the legal limit when he took a vehicle full of teens to their prom, DuPage County sheriff's officials said Monday. One passenger described a perilous ride that included driving over medians,...

A bus driver had a blood alcohol content nearly three times the legal limit when he took a vehicle full of teens to their prom, DuPage County sheriff's officials said Monday. One passenger described a perilous ride that included driving over medians,...

GLEN ELLYN, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say a limousine driver who erratically drove more than 20 suburban Chicago teenagers to a prom had an alcohol level nearly three-times the legal limit.

GLEN ELLYN – Following the April 9 municipal election, several newly elected officials in Glen Ellyn will take their oath of office at the Village Board meeting Monday evening.

A Des Plaines man is facing a felony drug charge after firefighters discovered a marijuana growing operation while extinguishing a house fire in Glen Ellyn, officials said. Timothy O'Brien, 46, of 491 Ironwood Drive, has been charged with one count of conspiring to manufacture and deliver cannabis, records show.

GLEN ELLYN – The DuPage County Sheriff's Office charged a limo driver with DUI and reckless conduct after he allegedly transported a group of high school students to their prom in unincorporated Glen Ellyn while intoxicated, according to a Sheriff's Office news release.

A suburban school board votes to ban a book from school shelves. The book “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” has been banned by Glen Ellyn School District 41 after two parents complained about sexual content and inappropriate language. Officials …

GLEN ELLYN, Ill., May 12 (UPI) -- A Chicago-area school district banned a novel, "The Perks of Being a Wallflower," from the classrooms and library at a junior high school, officials said.