New Illinois law requires schools to teach kids about dangers of sexting and 'sextortion'

"We need to talk about this. We need to arm our kids with the tools and the red flags predators use to try to get their naked pictures so it doesn’t affect their future," one cyber expert said.

No one hurt in garage fire in Naperville

The residents say their smoke alarms were working, which is how they knew to evacuate.

Woman, man charged with murder in Naperville shooting death

"The Naperville Police Department has no tolerance for gun violence in our community and will relentlessly pursue anyone who commits such a reckless and dangerous act in our city."

Labor Day weekend: Fests, fireworks scheduled across Chicago, suburbs

CHECK IT OUT! Labor Day weekend means the return of several festivals in the Chicago area. Here are some ideas for your long weekend.

At least 15 Chicago area hospitals over 90% capacity in August, federal data shows

In Chicago and the suburbs, at least 15 hospitals were packed with patients and reporting more than 90% of the beds were taken. One hospital, Silver Cross in New Lenox, was at 100% capacity.

Naperville nixes return of Ribfest

The Naperville Park Board has voted "no" to the return of Ribfest.

Naperville rejects return of Ribfest
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Ribfest has been canceled the last two years because of the pandemic.

Police looking for man who shot two teenagers in Naperville

Police said the victims and the shooter had a meeting scheduled in advance, but did not offer details on why they were meeting up.