Lisle News

Bill and Melanie Metcalf said a new state-of-the art school in Lisle for children with autism gave them back a lot more than just hope.

A DuPage County grand jury indicted three men on charges alleging they were behind a brutal Lisle home invasion last month.

No one was hurt Friday as the Naperville Fire Department responded to a chlorine leak at the water division of the Naperville Department of Public Utilities.

Two suspects were arrested Wednesday by Lisle police in connection with a burglary in Lisle.

Naperville-area shoppers can choose from a selection of alternative-trade items this holiday season at a store operated by North Central College students.

Lisle police found about 10 "Drano bombs" about 9 p.m. Tuesday while responding to a loud noise complaint in the area of Lisle Junior High School.

Lisle has become the latest community to ban video gambling machines. "The village board didn't feel the tax revenue potential from video gaming machines in any way outweighed our concerns about the social consequences and adverse effects on quality of life gambling can have on a community," Mayor Joseph Broda said in a written statement.

Lisle police say they're looking for whoever set off about a dozen small homemade explosive devices, commonly called "MacGyver" bombs, around 9 p.m. Tuesday near Schiesher Elementary School, 5205 Kingston Ave.

Share + Nov 17, 2009 5:36 pm US/Central Reporting Vince Gerasole LISLE, Ill. 1 of 1 Officials at the Giant Steps school for autistic children worry that a possible new neighbor, the Navistar truck company, could create too much noise for the kids at the school.

Have you done your good deed for the day? Like all acts of kindness, one is often contagious and leads to all kinds of positive vibes.

Investigators are looking into the cause of an early morning fire Sunday that damaged the roof and garage of a home in unincorporated DuPage County near Glen Ellyn.

A philanthropic group under federal investigation for alleged illegal ties to the Iranian government was found to have a financial stake in a proposed Islamic center in DuPage County, the Naperville Sun reports.

"Eat Shirt and Tie" is more than the title of Kevin Andrew Prchal's new album, it's a statement about his life.

The World War II diary once thought lost on a Navy destroyer ends up in the hands of a smiling Bob Patrick, director of the Veterans History Project.

Naperville firefighters saved a small dog from a smoky townhouse fire Sunday morning, reportedly giving the dog mouth-to-mouth before using a special pet-sized oxygen mask to revive it.

Firefighters saved a small dog from a smoky townhouse fire Sunday morning in Naperville, reportedly giving the dog mouth-to-mouth before using a special pet-sized oxygen mask to revive it.

Naperville firefighters used a pet-sized oxygen mask Sunday to revive a dog that was overcome by smoke in a townhouse fire.

Police say an ongoing fight led to two people being attacked with a crowbar early Sunday.

A 43-year-old lawyer from Lisle was convicted of felony drunken driving in a car crash that seriously injured a Wheaton teen.

Share + Nov 5, 2009 3:08 pm US/Central WHEATON, Ill. A west suburban attorney faces up to 12 years in prison after being found guilty of causing a drunken-driving accident which left a woman seriously injured.