5:20 p.m.: PHOTO SLIDESHOW: Celebrating the Fourth at Lisle's Eyes to the Skies

12:22 p.m.: PHOTO SLIDESHOW: Warrenville's Fourth festivities

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ONLINE POLL: Should fireworks be legal in Illinois?

A DuPage County judge ruled Thursday that a videotaped police interview with a man accused of murdering a pizza delivery driver near West Chicago in 2006 can be used as evidence in the case against him.

A DuPage County judge ruled Thursday that Villa Park Trustee Tom Cullerton should appear on the November ballot as a Democratic candidate for state Senate.

While most types of "recreational" fireworks are illegal in Illinois, to legally purchase them it only requires a short drive to Indiana. So, should the law change and fireworks be declared legal in Illinois?

Packed with music, games and entertainment, Lemont will host its 18th annual Heritage Fest Saturday, July 12.

Thirty-three-year-old Todd Soprych, a former Lemont resident, is bound and determined to add one more to the list of 9,583 people who have finished the Appalachian Trail since the early 1900s. READ THE LATEST ENTRIES FROM HIS HIKE ON HIS BLOG