A Westmont man is in critical condition Thursday after police say he stabbed his father to death, led police on a high-speed chase and injured four people in a chain-reaction car crash, before finally ramming into a tree.

After a few changes — including pay raises of as much as 16 percent for some sheriff’s deputies — DuPage County’s 2009 budget took its first step toward approval Thursday.

Most DuPage County residents can expect to see an increase of less than $10 on the Forest Preserve District’s portion of next year’s tax bill under a new tax levy unanimously approved by the Board of Commissioners on Tuesday.

State lawmakers passed a bill Wednesday that could play a role in the possible murder trial against Drew Peterson.

DuPage County prosecutors dropped charges Tuesday against a Lombard-area woman who was accused of providing alcohol to teens at her home.

Villa Park Police Chief John Payne has announced his retirement and has accepted another job in the department.

A man lost control of his car at shortly after 11:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 17, and struck an electrical pole on the west side of the 8500 block of Lemont Road, Darien.

The Council of Catholic Women at Christ the King Church will hold its third annual Holiday Fair and Bake Sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. in the Parish Life Center, 1501 S. Main St., Lombard.

The DuPage County sheriff’s office recently cited three businesses in unincorporated areas for selling tobacco to minors.

As the days grow shorter and the temperatures turn colder, the DuPage County Division of Transporation is preparing to handle the winter weather.

DuPage County State’s Attorney Joe Birkett is urging the County Board to give prosecutors in his office an 11 percent pay raise next year to make their salaries competitive with colleagues in neighboring counties and across the country.

A Chicago man has agreed to testify against three others charged with the May 2007 beating death of a Villa Park man in order to avoid a possible murder conviction.

Satisfy your sweet tooth at Kline Creek Farm during their hard candy making demonstrations at 12:30, 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 29.

A 19-year-old former Elmhurst College student accused of fabricating a story about being attacked on campus last month pleaded not guilty Monday to a felony disorderly conduct charge.

The Willowbrook High School student council’s annual blood drive will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20, in Room 2 at of Willowbrook High School, 1250 S. Ardmore Ave., Villa Park.