Karl Rove, political commentator and a former presidential adviser, compared the health care reform bill being pushed by Democrats to a Ponzi scheme.

Forget the flip-flops and shorts. Drop that garden rake and pick up the snow shovel. You’re going to need it.

Carol Stream officials have long said they do not want to implement a village property tax, but a budget proposal by Gov. Pat Quinn could force their hand.

A plan to restructure the Carol Stream Police Department that officials say will make operations run more efficiently is set to take effect this spring.

Harold Beck, the Berwyn man accused of being the 'TCF Bandit' and responsible for more than a dozen bank robberies throughout the Chicago area, appeared in federal court late Wednesday morning for an initial hearing. He will remain in federal custody until there is an indictment or further court proceedings, neither of which have yet been scheduled.

For the full story and recent updates, visit EPB, our Elmhurst police blog.

An apartment dweller while growing up, Nick Schumacher was determined to one day live in a place where he could have a dog.

Orfie Krejberg knows she could stand to lose a few pounds.

However, despite her size, the Carol Stream resident still wants to don trendy couture.

“I want to dress as cute as Carrie in ‘Sex and the City,’” said Krejberg, 38.

When Lois Hince of Carol Stream got tickets for the Jersey Boys’ performance at Glenbard North High School in January, she didn’t know quite what to expect.

But the show, “Under the Streetlight — An Intimate Evening with Michael Ingersoll,” exceeded her expectations.

Since last month’s referendum passage to fund a new recreation center and indoor pool, some might think all has been quiet on the Carol Stream Park District front.

Glen Ellyn artist Tim Bott describes his art as expressive calligraphy. In other words, he uses his talents to express the meaning of words.

Friends and family are mourning the death of a 19-year-old Bloomingdale man they say always had a smile on his face.

A sales tax increase proposed earlier this year to grow revenue and combat Carol Stream’s nearly $2 million budget deficit in 2011 will come to fruition this summer.

Designer and musician Colin Lake saw his two worlds collide recently when he entered a Student Design Competition sponsored by the Rosemont-based International Housewares Association.

When Chris Quinn of Carol Stream found out she was pregnant four years ago, she was thrilled. But when two babies showed up on the ultrasound, the anxiety set in. She sought support through the Double Blessings Mothers of Twins Club, a nonprofit organization formed to support and assist parents of twins, triplets and other multiples.

Local comedian Jim Flannigan is used to having people confuse his name with fellow funny man Jim Gaffigan.

But the Glenbard North High School alum couldn’t believe it when his own mother got him mixed

up. About three years ago she called her son to congratulate him.

“She’s like, ‘I just heard a commercial on the radio that you’re going to be headlining Zanies on New Year’s Eve.’ There was no way I was anywhere near headlining Zanies,” Flannigan said.

When Jan Smith saw an insect eating the leaves on one of her rose bushes, she immediately reached for the bug spray.
But after glancing at the can’s warning label, she changed her mind.

Fewer than 10 miles separates Bartlett resident Barbara McNally from the man who murdered her husband nearly four years ago.

On Feb. 18, committee members greenlit a measure to allow victim impact statements to be considered when determining the placement of a defendant found not guilty of an offense by reason of insanity.

A throng of people including residents and village and library officials gathered at the Carol Stream Public Library Wednesday morning to check out the nearly completed remodeling project.

The year was 1980.
Fresh out of grad school and new to the area, Carol Rohrsen was navigating the streets of Glendale Heights to apply for a job at the recently built Adventist GlenOaks Hospital.
“I stopped at a place to get directions because I got lost,” Rohrsen said. “Someone said to me, ‘There’s no hospital in Glendale Heights.’”

George and Pam Rion have been together for more than 40 years, but life is anything but stale for this Bloomingdale couple.