DuPage County

Another band of showers and storms Monday evening into Tuesday could bring heavy downpours and gusty winds.

Students at Benet Academy in Lisle said that Amanda Kammes was offered the job and had been filling out paperwork when she listed her wife as an emergency contact. The students described Kammes as well-liked and well-qualified for the job.

Naperville police said this was not a random act.

A strong cold front will bring more showers and storms through the Chicago area on Monday night. After that, much cooler air will bring a fall-like chill with gusty north winds.

American white pelicans are winging their way through the state right now as they take a route on their annual winter migration to the Gulf Coast.

It's going to be unusually warm again in Chicago on Sunday, but expect our low temperatures to dip down into the mid-50's by Wednesday.

Several stray calves briefly stopped traffic Friday morning on Interstate 290 near Elmhurst.

Recreational marijuana sales will not be coming to Glen Ellyn.

Police say the suspect was found sitting in a stolen car with another guy. The other guy took off.

Police have been stationed outside a suburban Chicago elementary school because of anti-mask protesters, with some going as far as to call students walking to school “Hitler youth."

“The Women's Health Protection Act is a federal bill that will allow women to make reproductive decisions… so that no one is denied basic healthcare just because of the state that they live in,” said Rep. Lauren Underwood, who is also a registered nurse.

The National Weather Service said that there is a 20% chance of storms possible on Monday, with the low temperature around 66 degrees and the high around 87. The normal high for this time of year should be in the mid to upper 70s.

The truck that hit Michael Brooks may have been a two-toned pickup with a Mexican flag wrapped on the front hood and another Mexican flag on the back tailgate. The front passenger side headlight may have been damaged in the crash. Investigators said the truck might be a Ford, and has damage to the front passenger side and is missing its front grill.

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

Aurora firefighters Jason Demas, Randy Leek and Gary Pozzi received mayoral proclamations They were among six Aurora firefighters who assisted in search and rescue at the New York City attack site. The other team members were Tim Pogue, Will Torres and Mark Lockwood.

DuPage County Sheriff's Deputy Danny Hakim had sued the manufacturer of law enforcement equipment after a 12-gauge tactical knockout breaching round did not disintegrate after it struck a door as intended but struck the edge of his body armor and deflected into his spine.