Villa Park News Archives

Is Rachael Ray, the talk-show host, cookbook author and magazine editor, a terrorist sympathizer? Dunkin' Donuts, worried that its customers might think so, abruptly yanked an ad in which Ray wears a scarf that ...

On most days, the walls of the Painters and Allied Trades District 30 Council building in Aurora are an uninspired beige.

Ten DuPage County high schools are listed among the nation's most prolific Advanced Placement test-taking schools in Newsweek magazine's recent ranking of public high schools.

The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County recently honored its volunteers at the 2008 volunteer awards banquet.

Lombard's annual Lilac Parade isn't just for little children waving to firefighters, parents videotaping their kids in the marching band or longtime residents lounging on lawn chairs.

An Elgin man has been sentenced to 27 years in prison after pleading guilty to robbing two cabdrivers at knifepoint in Villa Park, injuring one. via Chicago Tribune

“I feel a candidate has the right to switch parties”

GOP election attorney Burt Odelson attempts to bring some levity to a hearing on the objection to Villa Park Trustee Tom Cullerton's Democratic candidacy for state Senate, held Tuesday at the DuPage County ... via Wood Dale Press

“Here, if it's too hard to drive, my customers will stop coming.”

Since 1997, when Wheaton set up a French-style, open-air market downtown, French markets have sprouted in suburban downtowns almost like lilies in a Monet painting. via Chicago Tribune

The unidentified female motorist was killed in the crash at Plymouth Street and Douglas Avenue around 11:20 p.m. The intersection is in a residential neighborhood where the speed limit would be 25 mph.

“For people who enjoy dry wines, there are plenty to explore right here at home”

After opening less than a year ago, the owners of a Villa Park wine shop are expanding. via Daily Herald

An unidentified woman was killed overnight when her speeding vehicle went out of control and struck a tree in west suburban Villa Park, authorities said. via Chicago Tribune

July 6 in Grant Park, featuring food from local restaurants and family-friendly activities. via Chicago Sun-Times

“The more you're with him, the easier it is to understand him”

Sharon Manuel's $9.85-per-hour job caring for developmentally disabled women pays the rent on the Villa Park apartment she shares with her three sons, but it doesn't stretch far enough to cover the rest of ... via Chicago Tribune

The $1 million bail of a former Villa Park woman, charged with murdering her roommate last year, was increased Wednesday for violating home confinement, a judge ruled. via Chicago Tribune

“They're all grown mostly in Indiana”

Some quotes lodge in your mind. I once interviewed the mother of a 5-year-old boy who had been raped by a janitor at a suburban day care center. via Chicago Sun-Times

“With a building twice the size, there will be more expenses in operating the site.”

Villa Park voters can expect to see two questions on their ballots this November asking for more tax dollars to build and maintain a new library. via Daily Herald

Car dealer to offer child safety program A free child safety program, "Operation KidSafe," will be from 1 to 7 p.m. May 9 and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 10 at Cadillac of Naperville, 1507 W. Ogden Ave., ... via Naperville Sun