To mammogram or not to mammogram? That was the question raised this week by a government panel of scientists and doctors who claim that 50 is the new 40 when it comes to the age when women should get the cancer screening test.

Gov. Pat Quinn said Thursday that a tax increase he proposed earlier in the year would be the best way to help the Fox Valley's social services, some of whom have not received any state money in five months.

Two Cook County state's attorney's investigators have been fired after a prisoner escaped from their custody — discipline that one of their attorneys is calling "an overreaction."

From Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck to Bill Maher's targets in the 2008 comedic documentary "Religulous," those on the right of the spectrum often wind up as subjects of late-night zingers and scorching sendups.

The state liquor commission wants cities to follow the example of Yorkville, Geneva and Naperville and require training for anyone serving, distributing or otherwise selling alcohol.

The DuPage County Health Department is working in collaboration with College of DuPage to offer an H1N1 vaccine clinic.

A discussion presented by its DuPage County Board sponsors as a way to exchange ideas about health care reform has become an argument over who should pay the event's $5,000 cost.

Wheaton's popular outdoor French Market has taken it inside.

The Wheaton Police Department is investigating a report of man observed in the vicinity of the Avalon Lakeside Apartment complex near Briar Glen School who appeared to be photographing children in the area.

Times of operation and sufficient parking once were the major concerns involving a proposal to open an Islamic facility in DuPage County.

Illinois children as young as 8 years old are texting and using cell phones with cameras, while kids as young as 12 are setting up social media sites. This snapshot of cyber habits comes from a survey of more than 4,200 Illinois school children conducted by Attorney General Lisa Madigan's office.