DuPage County Board member Jim Healy, R-5th District, of Naperville, has been appointed vice chairman of the national transportation committee for the National Association of Counties.

Addison will soon have a place where residents can drive fast without having to worry about getting a ticket.

Area residents are not happy with Illinois Department of Transportation plans that could eliminate more homes and businesses in Bensenville to build airport roadways in a community already been hit hard by O’Hare International Airport expansion.
 

Kathy Rosenwinkel has spread the word to high school students in DuPage County about the career benefits the Technology Center of DuPage provides for students for more than 15 years.
 

Bensenville is set to join other communities in DuPage County by using video cameras to make sure motorists are following traffic laws.
 

Through Friday, Sept. 12, Pace is not charging fares on Route 714, which runs from downtown Wheaton to Naperville with stops at College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn along the way.

Dancing, singing, joking seniors have fine tuned their acts in preparation for the big Senior Idol talent competition at the Northeastern Illinois Area Agency on Aging's Senior Lifestyle Expo at Drury Lane Theatre and Conference Center in Oakbrook Terrace. The Senior Lifestyle Expo is Chicagoland's largest event of its kind with more than 4,500 people attending over two days and it's all for a good cause, since proceeds benefit Holiday Meals on Wheels.

Pet lovers will want to check out the Wood Dale Park District’s Dog Lovers Showcase, which will feature the opening of the district’s expanded dog park.

The Addison Park District’s Links and Tees golf facility is one of three locations where golfers can compete in the Glenfiddich Open to qualify for a golf vacation to Hawaii.
 

Tightened credit and increased down payments are just two indications of the new reality in lending practices. To find out how these changes impact potential homebuyers, the DuPage Homeownership Center is offering free classes for first time home buyers from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the following dates:

With about two months to go till Election Day, national media reports have led two local groups to question the accuracy and security of electronic voting machines used in DuPage County. Meanwhile, election officials are seeking to assure voters that their ballots will be properly counted.

Three bats have tested positive for rabies so far this year in DuPage County, and eight people throughout the county have been treated for the disease, according to the DuPage County Health Department.

Jared Bruns was in third grade when terrorists flew airplanes into the World Trade Center twin towers, the Pentagon and a Pennsylvania field on Sept. 11, 2001. Five years later as a Boy Scout, he started working on an idea for a living memorial to all the people who were killed that day.

An Addison school will finally have a playground, thanks to a non-profit organization. But first, the school needs to raise $10,000 for playground equipment.