Copyright 2013 Daily Herald, Paddock Publications, Inc. http://www.dailyherald.com/community/addison/ en-us Wed, 15 May 2013 06:41:01 -0400 http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130514/news/705149778/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130514/news/705149778/ Tue, 14 May 2013 16:15:56 -0400 The opening of Addison Park District's Community Park outdoor pool could be delayed for a month or more as crews work to repair the aluminum liner damaged by April flooding. The district's insurance carrier has approved the initial claim, officials said Tuesday, and repairs are scheduled to begin this week at the 37-year-old facility. Officials said the pool likely will open in July instead of on June 1 as originally scheduled. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130509/news/705099724/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130509/news/705099724/ Thu, 9 May 2013 18:02:10 -0400 Though the impact of new federal health care guidelines remains unclear, College of DuPage officials say they're planning to provide benefits to some part-time professors. The college will create the new position of "lecturer" — a nontenured adjunct faculty member who will teach more classes than the average adjunct professor, but still fewer classes than a full-time professor. The new designation would allow lecturers to be eligible for health care insurance, officials said. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130509/news/705099734/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130509/news/705099734/ Thu, 9 May 2013 17:34:44 -0400 A DuPage County judge cut bail in half Thursday for a former Harper College wrestler whose home invasion trial ended in a hung jury. The reduction means Kerin Ramirez of Addison could soon be freed after more than 18 months in jail, defense attorney Gal Pissetzky said. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130515/entlife/705159957/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130515/entlife/705159957/ Tue, 14 May 2013 15:47:43 -0400 A delicious taste of South America awaits in a strip mall in Addison. Seriously. Rio's leans more toward Peruvian and Brazilian dishes than it does to Argentine ones. A prevalence of seafood, potatoes, corn and pasta means that most ingredients are familiar. But it's the combinations, the sauces and spices, such as black mint, yellow chili peppers and coconut milk, that add an exotic aspect to even a simple dish like steak over pasta. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130514/news/705149735/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130514/news/705149735/ Tue, 14 May 2013 18:27:51 -0400 Secretary of State Jesse White said the idea of reducing Illinois' drunk-driving threshold from a .08 to a .05 blood alcohol content deserves "further study," a spokesman said Tuesday after a federal agency recommended the change. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130514/news/705149883/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130514/news/705149883/ Tue, 14 May 2013 13:08:32 -0400 Army Sgt. Michael Griffin will be honored with the Army Commendation Medal of Valor on Thursday, nine years after he was shot four times in Iraq and provided key information about the enemy's whereabouts while he fought for his own life. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130513/news/705139684/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130513/news/705139684/ Mon, 13 May 2013 21:51:01 -0400 A Joliet man faces charges of having inappropriate sexual contact with a 13-year-old Villa Park girl, according to the DuPage County State's Attorney's office. Joshua Scheun, 36, of the 4300 block of Timber Ridge Court, appeared in bond court over the weekend after officials say in March of this year, he met the victim online, drove to Villa Park to meet face-to-face with her and then sexually abused her while in his vehicle on several different occasions. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130512/news/705129862/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130512/news/705129862/ Sun, 12 May 2013 17:13:11 -0400 It was a chilly Mother's Day, but that didn't keep hundreds of people from gathering in Lombard's Lilacia Park on Sunday for an afternon of live big-band music.