• New Philharmonic gets three-concert reprieve

  By Christopher Placek A 36-year-old professional orchestra that appeared to be playing its last note at the College of DuPage is getting an encore. College officials have agreed to give the New Philharmonic orchestra a 3-concert season in 2013-14 after receiving letters and emails from patrons upset that the 80-member ensemble might have given its final curtain call at a January concert. The orchestra had been performing at the college's McAninch Arts Center in Glen Ellyn until this season, when a $35 million renovation project began that forced the orchestra to schedule concerts off-campus.
  Last Updated Feb 11, 2013 11:02 PM

• Bartlett teacher Lana Brozik calls herself a lifelong learner

  Updated Feb 11, 2013 5:36 AM

  Lana Brozik is a master teacher, a model educator and a lifelong learner. She teaches students English and language arts at Eastview Middle School in Bartlett but reaches beyond her eighth-graders to improve the quality of education districtwide. A ripple effect from Brozik's mentorship means she will continue to affect student learning long after she retires at the end of this year.

• Tax increase questions on several DuPage ballots

  Posted Feb 10, 2013 8:00 AM

  Voters in several DuPage County communities will weigh in this spring on an array of ballot questions from governmental entities, including five that are seeking more tax money.

• Carol Stream parks, village bicker over sign costs

  Posted Feb 8, 2013 5:42 PM

  What’s your sign? In Carol Stream, ask village and park officials and they’ll say it could cost you $210,000 to find out. That’s the estimated maximum price to redo one identification sign at the Ross Ferraro Town Center, where the park district’s new recreation center is set to open this summer.

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