Cold, wintry conditions can provide a variety of pleasant outdoor experiences, but only if enjoyed safely. The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County reminds all outdoor adventurers to put safety first this season.

Three recently elected Forest Preserve District of DuPage County commissioners will take the oath of office Tuesday.

The DuPage County Health Department is joining with individuals and organizations from throughout the U.S. and the world to support World AIDS Day 2008 on Monday.

Just when DuPage County appeared to be set for smooth sailing financially for the first time in several years, national economic turmoil created unexpected waves in this year’s budget process.

The College of DuPage is about to be taken in a new direction. Robert Breuder will become the college’s fifth president, succeeding Sunil Chand, who was removed in May. Breuder will take over the post Jan. 1, after leaving his position as president of William Rainey Harper College in Palatine.

A 91-year-old Westmont man was killed Tuesday morning after a freight train struck his car shortly after 9:45 a.m. in downtown Westmont.

The Darien-Woodridge Fire Protection District is hoping to send 10,000 troops Christmas care packages for the holiday season.

Due to a “precipitous drop” in sales tax income and concerns expressed by several DuPage County Board members, Chairman Robert Schillerstrom made adjustments Monday to his 2009 spending plan.

During National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week Nov. 2 to 8, nearly 400 people took part in Friends of DuPage County Animal Care and Control’s second annual Take the Challenge competition.

DuPage County assistant state’s attorney Michael Wolfe was honored Wednesday with the Chicago Crime Commission’s inaugural Mitchell Mars Prosecutor Excellence Award.

The University of Illinois Extension has created a Web site with ideas on ways to prepare the Thanksgiving turkey.

Forest Preserve District of DuPage County annual permits for the use of off-leash dog areas, private boats, model-boat and model-airplane facilities during 2009 go on sale Dec. 1.

A Westmont man who police say 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 last week remains in the hospital, but has been upgraded from critical to serious condition.

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.