From smoky bar to community hub: How Chicago-area VFWs are evolving to stay open
Some Chicago-area VFW posts are finding new ways to bring younger generations into the fold. Here's how.
From hub to hardship: Chicago-area VFW posts work to preserve veterans' spaces
This Memorial Day, VFW leaders in Chicagoland are working to preserve community, honor, and a place to call home.
Illinois could soon ban diet and muscle supplements for teens
There are a lot of things you can't buy here in Illinois until you're 18, like spray paint or fireworks, and that list is about to get a little bit longer.
Naperville 'teen takeover': Police respond to large gatherings, issue citations and arrest two
With summer nearing, Naperville is cracking down after two large gatherings involving teenagers and young people over the weekend ended with arrests. Here's what happened.
Naperville overtakes Joliet as state’s third-most populous city, data shows
Naperville is now the third-most populous city in Illinois, according to the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Aurora chiropractor charged with sexual abuse of two boys in his care
An Aurora chiropractor has been charged with sexually abusing two boys in his care.
Chicago man sentenced for suburban kidnapping spree
A Chicago man has learned his sentence for orchestrating a series of violent kidnappings in the suburbs, prosecutors said.
Naperville man shot 53-year-old on Chicago’s North Side, police say
A suburban man was arrested and charged in connection with the shooting of a 53-year-old man on Chicago’s North Side earlier this year.
Body found in Naperville forest preserve was 44-year-old man, officials say
The body found in a Naperville forest preserve last Saturday was that of a 44-year-old man, and no foul play was suspected in his death, according to the latest update from local officials.
Body found at Naperville forest preserve, investigation underway: officials
Authorities are investigating after a body was found at Burlington Park Forest Preserve in Naperville Saturday afternoon.
Fight between students at Naperville North High School triggers temporary lockdown
A student fight led to a temporary lockdown at Naperville North High School on Tuesday.
New details in Naperville crash: SUV struck another vehicle before plunging into pond
Illinois State Police have released more details about a crash in suburban Naperville that involved an SUV plunging into a pond on Wednesday.
