Oak Brook News

McDonald's, the world's biggest restaurant chain by sales, is in violation of the FTC's Franchise Rule , which requires disclosure of material information to franchisees, according to a complaint filed with the FTC today on behalf of seven franchisees in Puerto Rico.

A.M. Castle & Co., Oak Brook, Ill., reported net income of $3.7 million in the second quarter, an increase from both the prior year's quarter and the first quarter of 2011.

Despite a $215,000 state grant, the DuPage County Forest Preserve District needs another $310,000 to proceed with planned exterior restoration work at Mayslake Hall in Oak Brook.

In what has become a sad reality in American society, the Downers Grove Police and Fire Departments, along with Midwestern University , Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital and other west suburban police departments will be conducting a training exercise this Friday simulating an active shooter in a school scenario .

A.M. Castle & Co., Oak Brook, Ill., reported net income of $3.8 million in the company's third quarter, well ahead of the $100,000 reported during the same period in 2010.

The Oak Brook Polo Club play Motor Werks on Sunday to kick off the 2014 polo season in Oak Brook.

Business owners who don't want to pay for their employees' birth control are ending that coverage after the Supreme Court said they could choose on grounds of religious belief not to comply with part of the health care law.

Laura Doherty will have kids singing and clapping "In a Heartbeat" when she performs on July 17 at the La Grange Public Library.

Roughly $81 million in master planning, $18 million in proposed trail work and $11 million in proposed repairs to structures in DuPage County forest preserves are unfunded, based on a report presented this week to forest preserve commissioners.

The Illinois company that is acquiring St. Paul-based snack maker Flagstone Foods apparently doesn't have big cuts in mind.

A.M. Castle & Co., Oak Brook, Ill., reported net income of $3.8 million in the company's third quarter, well ahead of the $100,000 reported during the same period in 2010.

In this Monday, June 30, 2014, file photo, customers walk to a Hobby Lobby store in Oklahoma City.

Business owners who don't want to pay for their employees' birth control are ending that coverage after the Supreme Court said they could choose on grounds of religious belief not to comply with part of the health care law.

Avoid the traffic and mayhem of the holiday weekend without missing out on the fun with our picks of the top five things to do around Burr Ridge this weekend.

Teachers can learn how to incorporate native landscaping into their classrooms at the DuPage County Forest Preserve District's Earth Partnership for Schools summer institute from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. July 21-25 and Nov. 15 at Fullersburg Woods Nature Education Center, Spring Road, west of York Road, in Oak Brook.

I think it is very American for an employee to strive for the highest income they can command.

Dick Portillo, founder of the Portillo Restaurant Group, talks while in his Oak Brook office.

Learn more What: Walsh Research Institute patient outreach clinic and physician education workshop When: Oct. 18, 20-22 Where: Chicago Marriott Oak Brook, 1401 W. 22nd St. Contact: Call 630-460-7586 or email pat@walshinstitute.org They have been meeting for lunch once a week for the past six years, and their conversations cover sports to religion.

Oak Brook Hills Resort launches its first Fourth of July bash. You can watch the Westmont fireworks, drink in hand, while listening to live music by Red Seven green-side along the Willow Crest Golf Club.

New Zealand's biggest hardware and DIY chain Mitre 10 has formed an alliance with the world's largest hardware co-operative, Ace Hardware headquartered in the United States.