There are as many sides to a story as there are people - or bears - involved. That's the premise behind, "The Trial of Goldilocks," being presented by Children's Theatre of Western Springs' Touring Troupe, 2-3 p.m. Saturday, Feb.

Jeff Prince worked for 15 years as a bookbinder. He didn't plan to change careers.

In 2011, 21 Illinois municipalities proposed a referendum regarding electricity in aggregation.A More than that will have the referendum on their ballots next month.A Whether or not to switch energy suppliers has been a popular topic in Illinois since aA state law that went into effect Jan.

Let's face it. It's just more fun to watch the Super Bowl with a bunch of people.

The good deeds happen quietly: piano lessons for a student here, a musical instrument for a student there.

High temperatures in the area hovered around 58 degrees Tuesday. It's hard to believe that exactly one year ago we were bracing for nearly two feet of snow.

Members of the local business community gathered Tuesday at the Darien Police Department for a focus group aimed at growing business through the Darien Chamber of Commerce.

They're called the Cancer Smashers . It's no wonder, then, that their winter fundraiser was such a smashing success.

DUPAGE: Darien: A man accused of shooting heroin with his wife in a gas station bathroom while their children were left inside a running car has pleaded not guilty to a drug possession charge.

The sun may be shining now, but more snow is on the way. The National Weather Service said the Darien area could get one to two inches of snow accumulating before midnight Friday.

It's news to no one that commuting in the Chicago area stinks.A But now you have some hard numbers to back you up whenever you complain about drive times.A The Business Journals' On Numbers column used U.S. Census statistics to rank commute times in 3,012 small communities across the U.S. Darien ranked 2,588 - the bottom 15 percent - for towns with ... (more)

When Darien Patch launched in October 2010, editors and freelancers ventured to local businesses in order to collect information for our directory.

Sunday, Jan. 22 DUI at Lemont Road and 97 th Street Vanessa M. Stegmeier, 25, of the 2400 block of Forest Drive in Woodridge, was arrested around 3:25 a.m. near the intersection of Lemont Road and 97 th Street, Darien police said.

MONDAY, JAN. 23 With Pot in the Car, Man Almost Hits Cop Car Michael Becerra, 25, of the 12400 block of Nashville, was charged with possession of cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia.

If you need a warm up next Wednesday, you'll be in luck. Panera Bread in Darien will be handing out free coffee from 7-9 a.m. on Feb.

They call him Wonder Boy. In many ways, Marty Viau is actually very ordinary. He likes to play Nintendo Wii.

A Morris man charged with driving under the influence in Darien teaches gym and serves as the head football coach at Seneca High School, according to a report in the Morris Daily Herald .

Here's a rundown of some of the DG Patch articles from last week: a€¢What happens when neighbors fight ? Nothing good, Tony Cesare wrote last week.

Three of the Democrats competing for the chance to take on incumbent 6th District Congressman Peter Roskam squared off in a debate Saturday.

DUPAGE: Darien: Judge Daniel Guerin scheduled a Feb. 9 hearing for attorneys in Johnny Borizov's triple-murder case to offer their arguments over medical records his defense team is interested in analyzing ahead of a possible trial.