Bolingbrook News

A Bolingbrook man who was sentenced to prison in connection with a fatal alcohol-induced wreck in February 2012 was not allowed to withdraw his guilty plea Tuesday.

A mere nine days ago, our Warrenville, IL, home welcomed another dog foster family: four little puppies and their sweet, desperately affectionate mother, whom we named Fern.

Behind West Aurora's Hill Elementary School, orange cones and caution tape mark off what will by the end of the summer become the site for the school's third modular unit that provides additional classroom space.

Background: Officials located several trouble areas in the city that contributed to the severity of flooding in mid-April, when more than 250 homes experienced sewer backups.

An eminent domain lawsuit filed earlier this year by five southwest suburbs in an attempt to lower water bills likely won't reach a jury for 18 months.The lawsuit against American Lake Water Co.

Business Ledger news services BOLINGBROOK -- G&W Electric of Bolingbrook was one of three companies in Illinois to win a 2013 Edie Award for Economic Devekopment from the Illinois Chamber of Commerce and Illinois Development Council.

Jeana and Jennifer Andrus A photo from Facebok shows Jeana Andrus and her daughter, Jennifer, 16, pictured before the girl's prom earlier this year.

A Bolingbrook man who at the time of his arrest was said to hold one of the largest caches of child porn in the state was sentenced to prison Tuesday morning.

A man convicted of drunken driving six years ago could be sentenced to prison, for allegedly driving drunk on a revoked license and crashing his car into another vehicle in Naperville.

Gov. Pat Quinn announced a total of more than $6.1 million in capital investments for construction projects in DuPage County.

The following is provided by the La Salle County Sheriff's Office, listing those processed at the jail, with their age, address, day of processing and pending charge : Sarah R. Fries, 21, 708 1/2 Jefferson St., Mendota, Thursday, driving under the influence of combined drugs and alcohol, speeding 75 in a 55-mph zone and improper lane usage.

Alejandro Baez, 22, had been a target of the Metropolitan Area Narcotics Squad for more than a month after he was rumored to be distributing heroin in Will County, Director Mike Weber said.

Romeoville, IL, USA A basketball hoop was reported stolen May 25 from the front yard of a residence on the 200 block of Kenilworth Drive.

Orbus Exhibit & Display Group participated in the DuPage River Sweep on Saturday, May 18, 2013 at Hidden Lakes Historic Trout Farm in Bolingbrook, IL in the effort to help the community clean the river and restore it to its original state.

The Southwest Prairie Conference announced its 2013 spring soccer team in recent days.

These are incidents reported by the Naperville Police Department. Where charges have been filed, the report includes when and where the suspect was stopped or taken into custody and the nature of the charges.

Sivalingam Sivananthan, professor of physics at the University of Illinois at Chicago, has been named a White House Champion of Change.

Valley View School District 365U will conduct a Summer Food Service Program, providing a free meal to ANY child under the age of 18.

The Farmers Market will open at The Promenade Bolingbrook from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., June 6 and will continue through Aug.

Lightning struck a tree near a Bolingbrook home Tuesday night. The tree's bark stripped in a stripe on both sides of the tree, according to resident Jorie Schubert.