5:41 p.m.: Brown's Chicken reaches out for United Way

5:24 p.m.: Today's business notes

4:30 p.m.: Santa Claus making his way to Itasca

4:17 p.m.: Lombard theater returns with 'Best Christmas Pageant Ever'

3:29 p.m.: Prosecutors turn down Patel’s plea offer

2:28 p.m.: Hinsdale Library to close next Wednesday and Thursday

1:28 p.m.: DuPage Highway Department prepares for winter storm

1:20 p.m.: Glendale Heights man charged with stabbing

11:53 a.m.: Wallets stolen in Glen Ellyn armed robbery

11:47 a.m.: Eight local high schools honored by ACT for perfect scores

11:22 a.m.: Video game tournament at Indian Prairie Library

10:47 a.m.: Pillars to hold annual fundraiser gala

Area Brown's Chicken & Catering locations are conducting a campaign through the end of the year to raise money for United Way.

With DuPage County and the Chicago region under a winter weather advisory Wednesday, the county’s Highway Department is prepared to ensure roads are safe for motorists.

Forty-seven high schools were named by the Illinois ACT State Organization as having at least one student enrolled achieving a perfect score on the ACT.

Ted Bulthaup of Hollywood Boulevard Theaters has remodeled two viewing rooms. One is in the design of Casablanca and the other as an homage to The Wizard of Oz. Both theaters are remarkable in their detail.

A 91-year-old Westmont man was killed Tuesday morning after a freight train struck his car shortly after 9:45 a.m. in downtown Westmont.