Suburban community attempts Guinness World Record for Largest Dog Wedding Ceremony

160 dogs participated in a dog wedding ceremony on Saturday morning in Villa Park, Illinois. The effort was meant to overtake the Guinness Book of World Records record for 178 dogs “married” on the same day that was set in 2007 in Littleton, Colorado.

Aurora eyes new fines for illegal fireworks

The city of Aurora is planning to crack down on the use of illegal fireworks. 

Suspects asked for the time before dragging woman out of car at gunpoint in her driveway: prosecutors

Police said the victim was sitting in the driver's seat of her car in her driveway in Villa Park when two men wearing hoodies and face masks approached the vehicle. One of the subjects asked the victim what time is was and then opened her car door and began to pull her out of it. The other pointed a gun at her face.

3 teens charged with breaking into vehicles in Elmhurst

One of the teens, a 13-year-old, was also charged with having a loaded 9mm pistol in his possession.

Evanston restaurants receive fake court orders filled with hate messages

Police are asking for the public's help in identifying the person behind racist letters that were sent to at least three restaurants in north suburban Evanston this week.

Naperville police looking for bank robber who struck a BMO Harris

Naperville police are looking for a bank robbery suspect after they say a man handed a note and a white garbage bag to the teller.

2 more suburban residents charged in Capitol riot
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Two more suburban residents have been arrested and charged in the Capitol riot that took place on Jan. 6.

Wednesday night's Powerball jackpot is almost half a billion dollars

There have been three million dollar winners in Illinois in the past three months, in Naperville, Shawneetown and Cambria.

Catholic school reverses course, decides to hire lacrosse coach who's married to a woman after all

A Catholic school in Lisle, Illinois, had "deferred" its offer of employment to Amanda Kammes after she listed her wife as an emergency contact on forms. But students came out with rainbow flags to protest and the school board changed course.

18 Illinois schools named 'Blue Ribbon Schools' by Department of Education

The schools that are honored fit into two categories: schools that are among the state's highest performing, and schools that among the best at closing achievement gaps.

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.