• College of DuPage could open innovation center in downtown Glen Ellyn

  By Katlyn Smith Village trustees could vote Monday to enter into an agreement with the college to further study the idea of an “innovation ecosystem” in a historic Glen Ellyn building, but College of DuPage educators say they want to open the innovation center in a downtown setting.
  Last Updated Jun 22, 2017 7:06 PM

• Census: Suburbs are getting older, more diverse

  Updated Jun 22, 2017 6:08 AM

  The suburbs have an older, more diverse population than in 2010, a new report by the U.S. Census Bureau says. Kerry Lester rounds up what’s changed since the last full census.

• Indiana man pleads guilty to brutal attack of Willowbrook woman

  Updated Jun 22, 2017 2:38 PM

  A South Bend man has pleaded guilty to multiple charges related to the 2015 sexual assault and attempted murder of a 26-year-old Willowbrook woman.Londale Madison, 33, of the 1000 block of Calvert Street in South Bend, pleaded guilty Thursday to attempted first-degree murder, aggravated criminal sexual assault, home invasion and armed robbery in connection with the attack.

• Investigation continues into body found in burned car at Morton Arboretum

  Updated Jun 22, 2017 5:23 PM

  Authorities remained tight-lipped Thursday about their investigation into a person found dead inside a burned-out vehicle at the Morton Arboretum.

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• Bloomingdale cops riding to remember Officer Raymond Murrell

  Posted Jun 22, 2017 9:00 AM

  The Bloomingdale Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 175 has organized the first Ride for Ray, a one-hour motorcycle ride through the suburbs to remember fallen Officer Raymond Murrell, a motorcycle enthusiast.

• Bloomingdale Township Mental Health Board trying to solve funding problems

  Updated Jun 22, 2017 4:34 PM

  Members of the newly formed Bloomingdale Township Mental Health Board in the coming months will need to figure out how to do a “needs assessment” without having any money to spend.

• Kane clerk fees lawsuit could face delay during Cook appeal

  Updated Jun 22, 2017 10:34 AM

  A lawsuit against the Kane County circuit court clerk arguing the office improperly charged people some fees could be put on hold while an appellate court panel considers a similar case in Cook County that was dismissed by a judge.

• Woodridge Sam’s Club closing at end of month

  Updated Jun 21, 2017 7:53 PM

  THe Woodridge Sam’s Club will close for good on June 30 after 24 years in the village. Company officials say the closing is tied to a long-term business strategy.

• Cook County clerk won’t seek re-election

  Updated Jun 21, 2017 7:10 PM

  Longtime Cook County Clerk David Orr said Wednesday that he will not seek re-election for a post that he’s held for 26 years.

• Police: Man attacked estranged wife on St. Charles street
• Family settles for $1 million in death of infant at Lombard day care
• Glendale Heights gets OK to demolish old guard house
• Trial continues for Carol Stream woman accused of trying to poison stepdaughter
• Des Plaines man charged in Bensenville slaying
• Police: Shots didn’t target Islamic Community Center of Des Plaines
• DuPage forest district employee named new leader
• Wrongful-death suit filed in Aurora retention pond crash that killed mom, 9-year-old son
• Constable: Bail law a good measure you don’t want to use
• Both sides are talking again in tollway, railroad feud over O’Hare bypass land
• DuPage forest preserve poised to name new executive director
• Veteran lawmaker Nekritz resigning Illinois House seat
• Winfield Road bridge repair planned
• ‘Spirit of St. Louis’ model to fly at Fox Valley Aero Club show
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• Buffalo Grove woman’s killer can seek freedom in just 6 months

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