VILLA PARK, Ill. - Family, friends, and a community said goodbye Sunday to a family ripped apart by senseless violence.

Police officers Joe Menolascino of Lombard, William Lyons of Villa Park and Anthony Quarto of West Chicago are leaders in railroad safety among departments recognized for working to keep the public safe near train tracks.

A 23-year-old Villa Park man faces charges of robbery, aggravated battery and unlawful restraint after a vicious attack on an employee of a store that sells natural vitamins, authorities said Friday.

Ever since Darnell Holt was killed earlier this month, students and staff at Willowbrook High School in Villa Park have honored the outgoing freshman with impromptu vigils, condolences on social media sites, and tributes like a schoolwide effort to wear Darnell's favorite color, red.

Student Beats Girl in Classroom A female student entered a classroom at York High School, 355 W. St.

Snow volleyball was one of the many activities for families at the Addison Park District's second annual Winter Fest Sunday at Community Park.

If you just landed in the suburbs and looked at the front pages of our Wednesday and Thursday editions, you might have thought: What a horrific and dangerous place to live.

Doris Wallace, left, says her daughter Ursula planned to move to Alabama to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city.

When: 8:30 to 10 a.m. and 10 a.m. to noon Jan. 21 and 28 and Feb. 4, 11, 18 That's just what she and others hoping to participate in the Wheaton Park District's introductory cross country skiing lessons need: snow.

The DuPage County coroner says four people found in a burning Villa Park home had been shot to death before the house was set ablaze.

Editor's note: The following is a press release from the Community Housing Association of DuPage.A Community Housing Association of DuPage is moving its offices to 531 East Roosevelt Road in Wheaton, effective Monday, Jan.

Willowbrook freshman wrestling coach Nick Metcalf, left, and varsity coach Bryan Murphy, both wore red to celebrate the life of Darnell Holt, who loved the color.

Villa Park, Ill. - Metra trains are moving again, but are running more than an hour behind schedule after a freight train struck a man near west suburban Villa Park.

Hours after a woman, her two sons and niece were found dead in an apparent arson fire, the woman's boyfriend was found dead of an apparent suicide today, officials said.

Four people were killed early Tuesday in what's being described as a suspicious fire at a home in unincorporated Villa Park, officials said.

Multiple news sources are reporting that four people have died in a house fire early Tuesday morning in unincorporated Villa Park, just north of the intersection of Summit and Roosevelt Road.

The dead included one adult and three children, law enforcement sources said, all found in the house, a ranch-style home near Summit and Roosevelt roads which is less than half-mile from the nearest fire station.

By challenging 8th District Congressman Joe Walsh in the March 20 primary, two fellow Republicans hope to channel his success of two years ago, and come out of nowhere to defeat a recognized name.

Nevertheless, Scott Anetsberger, of the Chicago suburb of Lombard, Ill., received a check Tuesday for hitting the $1 million jackpot in the Merry Millionaire scratch-off game, repeating a feat he pulled off about nine years ago on the same game, according to Illinois Lottery officials.

Scott Anetsberger of Lombard was presented with a check Tuesday for $1 million in winnings from the Illinois Lottery's Merry Millionaire instant game.