About 130 students and parents from Field Elementary School in Elmhurst teamed up with the DuPage Senior Citizen’s Council to help local seniors with their yardwork as the autumn leaves fall.

Watching from the stands as his beloved Notre Dame football team fell further behind Navy a couple of Saturdays ago, Will Cronin needed a serious pick-me-up. Little did the Immaculate Conception senior know one was on its way.

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.

The Elmhurst City Council chamber was standing room only as residents and business leaders shared their thoughts on the proposed tax levy during public hearing Monday night.

The message was simple from most of those who spoke during the forum: Don’t raise property taxes.

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.

After 17 years in mortgages, Kasindra Dayton returns to the Chicago area to open her dream business: Kidz Drop In childcare, set to open in the next few weeks.

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.

It’s normal for kids to have sleepovers, but last Saturday, Nov. 7, about 1,500 youth decided to spend the night outside in an effort to raise awareness of homelessness in DuPage County.