West Chicago resident John Showalter has only officially been creating art since he retired two years ago. But as far as he's concerned, his 30 years as a hand surgeon serve him well in his new endeavor.

The trend toward eating locally grown produce has been an economic boon for farmers markets in many suburbs and even has grocery store produce sections adding more offerings from close-to-home growers.

Work to build a free-standing addition for special education classrooms at Hadley Junior High School in Glen Ellyn will be completed on time and under budget, officials said.

Ahandwritten sign on the church door announces the event where Matthew Soerens, fluent in Spanish, the Bible and the nation's immigration laws, will try to win converts.

Jami Dehn prepped homework packets to send home with her class of third-graders every Friday afternoon last year, carefully charting how much they should read, write in cursive and practice spelling. But while she checked the returned assignments and...

Spectators were stunned that the jury in the Rod Blagojevich case had not even deliberated almost half the counts in the case Thursday, through 12 days of deliberations.

Bob Hursthouse might not be a household name in Glen Ellyn. In fact, during Saturday's Jazz Fest Glen Ellyn, he expects to mingle with the crowd relatively undisturbed.

An anonymous $200,000 donation appears to have helped the Glen Ellyn Historical Society retain control of a lot east of the historic Stacy's Tavern, leaving the lot open to house a possible history park.

Dozens of colorful and often hilarious homemade boats filled Lake Ellyn Park on Saturday for Glen Ellyn's annual Great Cardboard Regatta. But the boats were often upstaged by their makers.

Images from Saturday parades

When it comes to the Freedom Four Four-Mile Run in Glen Ellyn, race director Dan Kroger has seen it all. He's seen 1,000 people fight their way out of the starting line to the head of the pack. He's seen neighbors spray water at runners as they pass.

On most days, a group of six grown men wearing funny hats in a cardboard boat made to look like a dog sled on Lake Ellyn might cause more than a few calls to area authorities.

Lombard plans to close the aging Hill Avenue bridge on July 1 if neighboring Glen Ellyn won't pitch in on the cost of rebuilding it.

Elmer "Al" Acevedo of Glen Ellyn was livid Monday. He and his wife had been without power since the Friday storm. But what angered the 70-year-old was trying to get straight answers from ComEd.

Elizabeth Berg is one busy lady. The New York Times best-selling author has been traveling the country since April 6, stopping everywhere from Atlanta to Houston, to promote her latest book, "The Last Time I Saw You."

Last year, a boy marched in the Glen Ellyn Fourth of July parade. Moments before stepping off, he didn't even know what a parade was.

More than four years ago, Rosemary Arellano was ready to retire from her job as a retail consultant. As she packed her things and got ready to settle into life as a retiree, her husband asked her about dozens of boxes scattered around their home.

Two weeks after the 2010 Chicago Avon Walk for Breast Cancer, Team Mia's Angels already is raising money for next year.

A spat over electronic signs has put a temporary halt to a portion of the College of DuPage's aggressive construction plan and could lead to fines or litigation, Glen Ellyn officials said Wednesday.

An independent auditor praised the Glen Ellyn Park District on Tuesday for its financial reporting as he presented a report that showed the district had come in $4 million over its budgeted amount in capital expenditures last year.