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Simulated skydiving a ‘new sensation’ on All Abilities Night at Naperville facility

June 5, 2018 at 1:56 a.m.

Nick Pagonis didn't hesitate. After being helped out of his wheelchair, he excitedly entered a wind tunnel anxious to experience the feeling of flight. Pagonis grinned broadly as the instructors...

Customers use video gambling machines at Dotty's cafe in Countryside. The DuPage County Board has heard from some business owners who want video gambling to be legal in unincorporated areas of DuPage.

DuPage looks at video gambling in unincorporated areas

May 22, 2019 at 3:19 p.m.

While the concept of video gambling was a hot-button issue several years ago, some area business owners say gambling machines in bars and restaurants throughout the Chicago area are a...

Paver project to add beauty, sustainability to NCC campus, officials say

May 16, 2019 at 6:05 a.m.

North Central College in Naperville will add some beauty and convenience to its campus in the coming months with the installation of a new walkway and rain gardens. The project...

Cell tower near Eola Road to be rebuilt to 350 feet tall

May 22, 2019 at 3:18 p.m.

A 200-foot-tall cell tower by the corner of Diehl and Eola roads near Aurora will be rebuilt to a height of 350 feet to ease transmission of data for financial...

Downtown Aurora project gets help from DuPage County

May 22, 2019 at 3:17 p.m.

DuPage County officials this week boosted the effort to develop a downtown Aurora arts center by forgiving a $1.3 million loan on one of the buildings involved. The County Board...

Experts warn parents of ‘sextortion’: ‘It happens at almost every Naperville school’

June 5, 2018 at 11:15 a.m.

Naperville police deal with one or two "sextortion" cases a month, according to the detective who oversees the department's High Technology Crimes Unit. "It happens at almost every Naperville school...

"We've looked at all different options like leasing and bond issues," Bartlett Fire Protection District Board President Jim McCarthy said. "But at the end of the day, you're either making the leasing company rich or you're kicking the can down the road."&#157

Bartlett fire district officials say tax increase could stop cuts

May 10, 2019 at 5:18 a.m.

Describing their situation as a dilemma and a challenge, Bartlett Fire Protection District officials are hoping they will not be forced to "kick the can down the road" if voters...

DuPage officials announce efforts to consolidate more services

June 5, 2018 at 3:32 p.m.

DuPage County and the Forest Preserve District officials announced the consolidation of some services this week. DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin and Forest Preserve District President Joe Cantore labeled...

Stories highlight need for Special Immigrant Visas

May 22, 2019 at 3:14 p.m.

Wasim, 27, said he endured rocket attacks that blew out the windows of the tower at Kabul International Airport in Afghanistan where he worked as an interpreter and air traffic...

Residents crowd town hall to discuss health care, press freedom, immigration

June 5, 2018 at 7:57 p.m.

Hundreds of people gathered this week to voice their opinions and learn about national issues for what organizers called a town meeting with residents of several west suburban congressional districts....

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