Patch Recap: 2 Large Drug Busts in 2 Days, Metea Mourns Devin Meadows, City Website Back Online

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Arrest in Naperville Leads Police to $1.2 Million Chicago Cannabis Operation

Police discover a "sophisticated" cannabis growing operation with more than 300 mature cannabis plants inside a Chicago home.

Routine Traffic Stop Leads to 'Largest Meth Bust' in DuPage County: State's Attorney

Police said a routine traffic stop led officers to uncover nearly $1 million worth of methamphetamine Tuesday.

City of Naperville Website Back Online

A majority of the city's website is back online, but external city email will still be unavailable until next week.

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Metea Students Mourn Classmate

Video: Metea Students Gather for Devin Meadows Memorial

Hundreds of classmates dressed in white came together at Faith Lutheran Church in Aurora to show support for Metea Valley High School sophomore Devin Meadows Wednesday.

Fifteen-year-old Devin Meadows, a Metea Valley High School sophomore, was killed in a car accident early Tuesday morning in Aurora.

Metea Valley Sophomore Killed After Car Crashes into Aurora Home

A 15-year-old boy was pronounced dead at the scene of a car accident early Tuesday morning after a 2012 Chevy Malibu he was in lost control and crashed into a garage.

Police and fire

A joint investigation by Naperville and Downers Grove police leads Gary L. Harris of St. Charles, authorities say.

Inside the 'Perversion Files' of the Illinois Boy Scouts

Scouts were stripped naked and rubbed with ice cubes, forced to have oral sex with their troop leaders and molested on camping trips. These and other sex crimes are detailed in files the Boy Scouts of America kept secret for decades.

Election 2012

Naperville Readers Weigh In: Who Won The Final 2012 Presidential Debate?

The debate at Lynn University in Florida on Oct. 22, 2012, is behind us. Who do you think won?

Candidates spar during live event on WTTW.

DuPage County High School Students Choose Obama

Students at 18 schools in DuPage County, including NNHS, NCHS and WVHS participated in mock elections earlier this month.

Giuliani Stumps for Judy Biggert

The former New York mayor appeared at a fundraiser for Reps. Judy Biggert and Robert Dold Tuesday in Chicago.

Residents can visit the Naperville Municipal Center began Monday, Oct. 22 for early voting.

Around town

Travel writer names town in the western burbs that don't suck. What do you think?

Schools

How Much Do Educators Make At Your School?

Patch built readers a database to look up teacher and administrator salaries for the 2010-11 school year using information from the Illinois State Board of Education.

District 204 has selected a Naperville resident to fill a vacancy on the Board of Education.