4:52 p.m.: Berwyn gallery to host holiday exhibit

2:58 p.m.: Premature births rise in nation

2:53 p.m.: Proposed budget barely makes it to next board agenda

11:50 a.m.: La Grange Memorial donates prescription drugs to Guatemalan mission clinic

Illinois received a failing grade from the March of Dimes for the state’s premature birth rates, which are higher than the national average.

Should President Bush commute the sentence of former Gov. George Ryan?

The season's first measurable snowfall greeted residents of the Western suburbs this morning.

An elderly dog that won the hearts of hundreds after his owner tried to save him from their burning Cicero home died on Thanksgiving Day.

With sunlight still pushing its way onto the horizon, eager shoppers were parking and running toward the glowing Wal-Mart entrance in a Black Friday tradition — or initiation.

4:11 p.m. St. Charles retailers satisfied with turnout

2:47 p.m. Wheaton merchants bracing for Holiday Open House customer boom

2:11 p.m. Geneva Commons sees steady flow of shoppers

1:44 p.m. Glen Ellyn's downtown subdued compared to its Wal-Mart

1:32 p.m. Yorktown in Lombard holding steady at 'busy'

1:10 p.m. St. Charles shoppers purchasing 'more useful' items

11:51 a.m. Downtown Downers Grove a hot spot for sales Friday

11:35 a.m. La Grange bustling, as usual

11:24 a.m. Black Friday shoppers hit Elmhurst stores early

11:05 a.m. All quiet as Brookfield waits for post-Black Friday rush

10:48 a.m. Stores, shoppers feeling pinch in Berwyn

10:15 a.m. Westmont quiet on Black Friday

9:30 a.m. Black Friday kicks off with sales in Hinsdale