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COD, faculty reach tentative contract deal
May 26 2012 | 4:46 pm
- Negotiating teams for the College of DuPage and the school's faculty association have reached a tentative contract agreement — just days before a contract imposed by COD's board of trustees was set to take effect. The deal was struck just...
All rescued from Hanover Park building fire
May 25 2012 | 11:57 pm
- Five people who were trapped inside a burning apartment building in Hanover Park — including at least two children — were rescued early Friday evening, eyewitnesses said. The structure fire broke out at 5:48 p.m. in a first floor bedroom...
Hazmat crews in Des Plaines determine materials not a threat
May 25 2012 | 10:29 pm
- Hazardous materials crews determined that suspicious liquids and materials discovered in a Des Plaines house during the course of a drug investigation Friday were determined to be benign.
Glenbards moving ahead with artificial turf fields
May 23 2012 | 4:44 pm
- Artificial turf will be installed at football fields at Glenbard South and East this summer, ready for the start of the new school year in August. Those are the two final schools to get new turf since Glenbard High School District 87 started a turf...
Fourth Carol Stream house to be razed for flood relief
May 23 2012 | 5:45 pm
- Carol Stream, with the help of a state grant, is planning to purchase a fourth house in a flood-prone neighborhood as part of a voluntary buyout program. The village had been seeking federal and state funds to purchase the house, located in the...
Glenbards moving ahead with artificial turf fields
May 23 2012 | 6:02 am
- Artificial turf will be installed at football fields at Glenbard South and East this summer, ready for the start of the new school year in August. Those are the two final schools to get new turf since Glenbard High School District 87 started a turf...
Wheaton's fallen native sons
May 21 2012 | 6:38 pm
- Army Spc. Samuel Watts is the fifth member of the armed services from Wheaton to die since the start of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The memory of Watts — and all of Wheaton's fallen native sons — will be on the minds of attendees...
Glen Ellyn golf course reno goes from $3.8M to $6.3M
May 22 2012 | 6:12 am
- Glen Ellyn trustees expressed frustration Monday that renovations to a village-owned golf course could cost more than originally planned. In an effort to increase profitability at The Village Links of Glen Ellyn, plans have been in the works for...
Injured teen found on Cary street
May 18 2012 | 9:44 pm
- A teenage boy was transported to the hospital by helicopter Friday night after he was found lying in the middle of a residential street in Cary. The victim, who is about 15 or 16, was suffering from head injuries when emergency crews found him about...
Carol Stream site escapes park taxes for 6 years
May 17 2012 | 6:37 am
- Residents of the Fountains at Town Center subdivision in Carol Stream are able to pay resident rates for park district programs and use of park facilities like the pool and fitness center -- even though they aren't paying taxes for them. It was the...