Did you hear tornado sirens go off overnight across the Chicago suburbs under perfectly calm skies? In the quiet of the night, many in DuPage County were woken up about 3 a.m. Tuesday to tornado ... Read More

Coming up: Big AAUW Naperville Area Community Used Book & Media Sale, Featuring Educators' Appreciation NIght on the Downers Grove ... Read More

Police say the car was locked when it was stolen from outside a home in the 6300 block of Hathaway Lane. Read More

On Wednesday, law enforcement leaders, traffic safety officials, and community partners from across Illinois and beyond will unite for Illinois Speed Awareness ... Read More

Cooper's Hawk Winery and Restaurant officially opened its doors in Plainfield this weekend. The winery moved into The Boulevard Place, a development anchored by Costco off Route 30 and near Interstate ... Read More

Video shows radio towers demolished in Downers Grove, Illinois. WLS - Chicago. Mon, June 2, 2025 at 5:36 PM UTC. The end of an era comes crashing down in the suburbs on Monday. Advertisement. Read More

Downers Grove, IL (March 3, 2025) - Emergency responders were quick to the scene, providing care to the injured victims following a crash on the southbound lanes of Interstate 355 (I-355) at the Maple ... Read More

Train No. 1244 will also not operate temporarily. On Monday evening, a train also struck a pedestrian in the same area. Monday's crash was near Gilbert Avenue, and a Metra spokesperson said that ... Read More

A driver struck an Illinois State Police squad car early Sunday morning on Interstate 55 near Route 83 in Downers Grove. A woman was arrested after allegedly attacking a couple wearing clothing ... Read More

It's seemingly inevitable. Your swift eastbound cruise on I-88 devolves into a slog around 4:30 p.m. as traffic merging onto I-355 congeals. Likewise - every afternoon rush hour, southbound I-355 ... Read More

The Downers Grove train wreck happened on April 3, 1947, at the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad station in Downers Grove, Illinois. The Twin Cities Zephyr, a high-speed inter-city passenger ... Read More

Chicago police responded to a call of crash on the Northwest Side involving an on-duty officer from Downers Grove. The suspects fled the scene and were followed to the 7100 block of South Lafayette ... Read More

In the Chicago area, an historic emergence of cicadas is colliding with major events around the region, including in Downers Grove. The Tuesday night summer concert series was in full swing on Tuesday ... Read More

A 20-year-old woman is dead after she was a passenger in a car involved in a crash Thursday in Kane County, according to the sheriff's office. The crash happened around 8 ... Read More

DOWNERS GROVE, IL - A crash stalled traffic near the intersection of Finley and Butterfield Roads Thursday morning. The crash took place just after 7 a.m. and halted northbound traffic on Finley Road, ... Read More