Some school board members want answers before voting on an agreement that would allow four communications companies to access a water tower near Hinsdale Central High School.

In debating whether we should abolish capital punishment, it’s important to decide which aspect of this story dominates — the psychopath who deserves the ultimate punishment or the wrongful conviction of two men. Is it better for us to enhance public safety by eliminating society’s most serious threats or to protect civil liberties by making sure innocent people are never put to death?

A lapse in financial bookkeeping has left the DuPage Water Commission millions of dollars short, and leaders are considering increasing water utility rates, among other fundraising options, to cover the hole.

The DuPage Health Dept. is hoping to get its H1N1 flu vaccines to more of those who need it most with a pair of appointment-only clinics next month in Glen Ellyn and Downers Grove. The first session will be Saturday, Dec. 12 at Building K of the College of DuPage, and the second will be Sunday, Dec. 13 at Downers Grove South High School.

Three Elmhurst men arrested and charged Nov. 13 with taking part in a spree of 40 burglaries to vehicles in DuPage County communities will be arraigned in December.

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Big-time college recruits and state title contenders take the court next week when the high school girls basketball season tips off. Check out your team's prospects here.

If there were a more effective way of weeding out ne’er-do-wells on the Internet, I’d strongly recommend using it. Such a mechanism would be helpful in identifying those who have good intentions and those who want to rip you off.

Facing a projected $2.8 million deficit, school officials plan to chip away $1.8 million through possible fee increases and cuts to programs, extra-curricular activities and teachers.

Dog owners who flout the rules at Katherine Legge Memorial Park’s canine recreation area might finally have pushed Hinsdale officials into retaliation.

More than 400 students at Madison Elementary School in Hinsdale honored veterans during an assembly Wednesday, Nov. 11, and learned through first-hand stories what it means to serve their country.

After six weeks and more than 10 hours of deliberation, a DuPage County jury has sentenced Brian Dugan of Aurora to death for the 1983 kidnapping, rape, and murder of 10-year-old Jeanine Nicarico of Naperville.

This summer, Illinois lawmakers legalized video gambling in bars and restaurants to raise funds for capital projects. Since then, more than a dozen communities in the western suburbs have banned the machines, and several more are poised to outlaw them before the end of this year. As many more towns weigh a gambling ban, however, the overall amount of revenue video gambling is projected to raise for the state — estimated at more than 25 percent of the $31 billion capital projects bill — has been put into doubt.

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As Illinois student performance standards get tougher each year, more schools are falling short of the mark, according to statewide report cards released this week.