The Woodridge Memorial VFW Post 1578 is asking the public to honor veterans of the military by attending a Veterans Day service next week.

The DuPage County Health Department will offer free HIV screenings from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 14 at Wheaton's St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 515 S. Wheaton Ave.

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.

Check out police and fire reports for Downers Grove, Westmont and Woodridge.

Seeing how polarizing the debate on health care reform has been this past year among Americans, it’s odd to find common ground with four House members whose political ideologies run the gamut. It’s not that all statements say the same thing, but somehow each contains sentiments with which I agree.