Addison

‘It’s just getting out of control’: More towns restricting kids from electric bikes and scooters

David Bale19 hours ago09 mins

A child rides an e-scooter around Lake Arlington in Arlington Heights this week, as village officials consider restrictions on the vehicles amid complaints from neighbors. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com Controversy and concern over the use of electric bicycles and scooters continues its journey from town to town throughout the suburbs this summer as more municipalities consider…

From ‘The Materialists’ to ‘The Bear,’ Pop Culture Takes Up Smoking Again

David Bale3 weeks ago012 mins

In the new romantic dramedy “Materialists,” about 21st-century dating, Dakota Johnson loves cigarettes. Playing Lucy, a New York matchmaker, she’s puffing when she gossips with a pal during a work party. Later, she holds a lighted cigarette near her face while flirting with an ex. There’s no hand-wringing over her smoking. She’s just a smoker….

How DuPage County could expand affordable housing

David Bale4 months ago09 mins

Nonprofit Full Circle Communities plans an affordable housing development along Taft Avenue in Glen Ellyn. The village is responsible for the demolition of the property to help make way for the project. Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com A nonprofit affordable housing developer will add nearly four dozen units to the suburban supply with a new Glen Ellyn apartment…

Teens charged in carjacking outside Addison movie theater

David Bale6 months ago04 mins

A pair of teenagers accused of carjacking a couple at gunpoint at an Addison movie theater then leading police on a chase Sunday will be detained until at least their next court appearance, a DuPage County judge ordered Tuesday. The teens, a 17-year-old boy from Bensenville and a 16-year-old boy from Willowbrook, each face one…