The 16-day stalemate over defunding the Affordable Care Act ended Wednesday night.
More than 90 percent of homeowners in the U.S. will see higher heating expenses this year.
Applications not taken until January now. And it will be six months before you can carry a concealed weapon.
New website and call center are designed to be DuPage County's "one-stop source of information" about Obamacare.
Secret Service officers gave chase after woman tried to ram barricades.
The first federal government shutdown in 17 years will not impact the National Weather Service website.
Less popular than lice and cockroaches, says new Public Policy Poll. Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin blames Speaker John Boehner.
Don't just yell, says Reboot Illinois. Sound Off via a new citizen engagement tool that will make it easier than ever to share your views on our state's problems.
A Daily Herald report outlines the costs of Illinois' 23 state boards and commissions.
Find out which 11 streets in Woodridge will be resurfaced.
Share your thoughts with fellow members of the Patch community on the 12th anniversary of 9/11.
Mayor Gina Cunningham and the Village Board will host a cake and coffee welcome event for new Village Board and Commission members from 6:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12.
Foster leaning toward "yes" vote, says chemical weapons "unthinkable." Vote in our 11th District poll.
Most also believe Syrian government will not be weakened by a U.S. airstrike.
Thousands of them, in fact. The mayor sees an economic opportunity in drawing Chicago-area same-sex couples to his state to wed.
U.S. Census Bureau has facts and figures on the types of jobs we do, what we make for them, how we get to them and more.
DuPage County Auditor Bob Grogan announced his candidacy Tuesday afternoon at the Du Quoin State Fair.
The newest board member is Mike Martinez, who has 19 years of local service. There's a welcome event open to the public in September.
Gov. Pat Quinn signed new laws Thursday "to protect the health of Illinois youth."
The ruling says a 2009 LWFD ordinance violates state law and compares the District's monitoring system unfavorably to that of private companies. The court's decision may carry implications beyond Lisle and Woodridge to other Illinois fire districts.
Illinois is now the 20th state to legalize the controversial substance.
The new system is scheduled to be in place by July 2014.
Paul C. Darley, the DuPage County representative on the Metra Board of Trustees resigned his post effective July 30.
For the second time in just a couple of months, the Village of Woodridge will have to name a replacement trustee to a two-year term.
The Village is attempting to seize the plaza under eminent domain in order to build an athletic recreation center.
Mary Anne Blair has been appointed to fill the vacancy left by the late Susan Burtnette.
The safety system makes regular phone calls to at-risk residents (also including the disabled) to make sure they're okay; it has already saved "several lives."
Illinois became the last state to legalize the private, licensed carry of concealed firearms on Tuesday, with the General Assembly overriding Gov. Pat Quinn's veto before a court-ordered deadline.
The Court ruled 5-4 that the ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, violating the Fifth Amendment. Here's what DuPage County residents had to say about the decision.
A nearly $20,000 grant will provide funding for the Village to replace ash trees stricken by the region-wide infestation of the invasive emerald ash borer beetles.
A law that would end Illinois' status as the last state in the nation without concealed-carry provisions passed the House with enough votes to override a likely veto.