Westfield News

A woman charged with murdering her newborn baby takes a plea deal. Last July, Cayla Wheeler of Westfield, Ill.

An eastern Illinois woman has pleaded guilty but mentally ill to drowning her newborn in July 2008.

The CTA's project to extend the Skokie Swift Yellow Line to the Westfield Old Orchard shopping center area will now advance to a new stage calling for a preliminary engineering design and an environmental impact statement after a second public hearing held last week at Niles North High School.

There's a new name on the former J. Buck's restaurant in Fairview Heights. A giant sign atop the building located adjacent to St.

The city has issued a cold weather advisory until 9 a.m. Sunday. People who need relief from the cold can go to various warming centers during daylight and nighttime hours.

Today, I intended to rail against the districts, including 203, that are about to give themselves a 6 percent raise just as our incomes tank, but I just couldn't do it.