Rick West

Cinco de Mayo is Sunday, and while it's a yearly observance held on May 5 to celebrate Mexico's victory over the Second French Empire at the Battle of Puebla in 1862, it's become more of a celebration of Mexican American culture, especially food and drink. Here's a sampling of what some suburban restaurants are offering.

In what has quickly become a rite of summer, the Hale Street Tents are back, providing an outdoor dining oasis in downtown Wheaton for a fifth season.

With a tagline of “10 a.m. is the new 10 p.m.,” Wheaton's first Bloody Mary Fest is looking to make the morning hours happier.

Fox Meadow Elementary teacher Aimee Legatzke got quite the surprise interruption during story time with her kindergarten class on Monday afternoon at the South Elgin school.

A DuPage County judge has ruled that a DeKalb woman accused of drinking and driving and fleeing Wheaton police with her 12-year-old daughter in the car must remain in custody as she waits to stand tri...

Hope you made plans for Mother's Day, but if you didn't we have a couple of ideas that don't involve making a reservation. We've also got a few fun events this weekend at local craft breweries and a chance to eat tacos for a good cause.

A DuPage County judge has ruled that a Chicago man accused of robbing a Bensenville gas station at knife point must remain in custody as he waits to stand trial. Willie Weaver, 47, appeared in court F...

All it took was a little pipe cleaner, some beads, baking cups and straws to make lasting memories for moms on Mother's Day at Spring Valley Heritage Farm in Schaumburg.

I learned a valuable lesson recently about the importance of small details when I agreed to write a story about an all-ages swim club in Elgin.

A community fixture in West Dundee is marking a half century of hospitality at the corner of Washington and Second Street downtown this month. The Village Squire is celebrating its 50th anniversary of...