Copyright 2013 Daily Herald, Paddock Publications, Inc. http://www.dailyherald.com/community/naperville/ en-us Mon, 11 Feb 2013 22:45:24 -0500 http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/news/702119844/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/news/702119844/ Mon, 11 Feb 2013 13:48:20 -0500 Double-murder suspect Elzbieta Plackowska of Naperville has been ordered to provide hair and saliva samples for DNA comparison. Prosecutors want to test the samples against evidence found at the Naperville home where Plackowska's 7-year-old son and a 5-year-old girl left in her care were stabbed to death in October. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/news/702119940/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/news/702119940/ Mon, 11 Feb 2013 07:12:42 -0500 Thousands learned more about Fermilab and science during a family open house Sunday. The premier United States lab for particle physics research opens its doors annually to give families a chance to watch experiments and learn about them, talk to scientists and tour parts of the facility. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130210/news/702109909/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130210/news/702109909/ Sun, 10 Feb 2013 01:07:19 -0500 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. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130209/news/702099909/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130209/news/702099909/ Sat, 9 Feb 2013 14:04:43 -0500 Among video games, traveling soccer leagues, cultural clubs, TV shows and anything else suburban residents enjoy in their ever-dwindling leisure time, the Naperville Park District is striving to stand out, leaders said Saturday during the third annual state of the park district address. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130207/news/702079723/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130207/news/702079723/ Fri, 8 Feb 2013 11:29:48 -0500 A Naperville City Council member has proposed a plan he believes can foster a compromise between the city and foes of efforts to install more than 57,000 smart meters in the community. Fellow council members, however, lined up Thursday to take a swing at Doug Krause's plan, calling it political grandstanding and two years too late. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130207/news/702079701/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130207/news/702079701/ Thu, 7 Feb 2013 19:02:00 -0500 A 22-year-old Naperville man filed suit Thursday against Life Time Fitness, alleging a personal trainer molested him at the club's Warrenville location when he was a teenager. The complaint filed in DuPage County Court by "John Doe" also names former trainer Robert Theodore who is already facing criminal charges stemming from the same allegations. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130205/news/702069951/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130205/news/702069951/ Wed, 6 Feb 2013 05:04:24 -0500 Loud and frequent calls for Naperville City Manager Doug Krieger's head on a platter and Police Chief Bob Marshall to turn in his badge and gun went largely unanswered Tuesday night. Naperville residents crowded Tuesday night's city council meeting to voice their displeasure with the recent arrests of two women who stood in the way of crews attempting to install wireless, electronic smart meters on their homes on Jan. 23. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/sports/702119667/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/sports/702119667/ Mon, 11 Feb 2013 21:40:51 -0500 Here's a look at the Class 3A and 4A girls basketball postseason, from the perspective of teams in DuPage County. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/news/702119723/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/news/702119723/ Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:34:57 -0500 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. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/business/702119930/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/business/702119930/ Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:02:20 -0500 Kukec's People features Buffalo Grove's Maryse Gregoire, who has worked for Allstate for 39 years and recently won the Outstanding Employee Volunteer of the Year award with her community work. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130210/discuss/702109950/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130210/discuss/702109950/ Fri, 8 Feb 2013 10:34:47 -0500 A Naperville letter to the editor: I was disappointed to read the letter from Ted Dabrowski of the Illinois Policy Institute as it obscures the reason for Illinois current pension morass and offers a solution that would be more expensive to Illinois and its residents. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130210/sports/702109918/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130210/sports/702109918/ Sun, 10 Feb 2013 00:25:12 -0500 It's not often that a 30-point effort by Jared Brownridge gets overshadowed. But Waubonsie Valley senior forward Bryan Jefferson provided both the spectacular and the sublime to lead the Warriors to a 76-62 victory over host Metea Valley on Saturday night in Aurora. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/news/702119731/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/news/702119731/ Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:04:09 -0500 David M.N. Gray II, 21, of Aurora was charged with obstruction of identification and trespass to land, at 7:51 p.m. Wednesday in the 1100 block of East Wilson Street, Batavia, according to a police report. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/news/702119885/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/news/702119885/ Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:31:10 -0500 For an unforgettable gift that expresses "I love you," our Joan Broz suggests sending a singing valentine this year to give a gift more memorable than a heart-shaped box of candy "You see four guys coming in tuxes carrying a rose and people are amazed," said John Morrison, lead singer for one of the Chorus of DuPage quartets that delivers singing valentines. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/news/702119770/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/news/702119770/ Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:26:59 -0500 A write-in candidate for the Kaneland school board would not be eligible to serve if elected because of residency restrictions, according to the state. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/news/702119774/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/news/702119774/ Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:22:56 -0500 A 35-year-old man is charged with DUI and aggravated reckless driving after crashing into a utlility pole Sunday in North Aurora, critically injuring his passenger, a 39-year-old West Chicago man. Victor M. Alvarez is due in court on Feb. 21 and has had at least one previous DUI conviction, records show. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130208/news/702089724/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130208/news/702089724/ Fri, 8 Feb 2013 16:49:51 -0500 Music fans looking to put a face with the guy responsible for one of most popular songs of the past year can see him up close this spring at Benedictine University in Lisle. National recording artist and "American Idol" season 11 winner HYPERLINK "http://www.phillipphillips.com/flyaway/"Phillip Phillips will take the stage April 13 at "BenBash 2013" in the university's Dan and Ada Rice Center. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130207/news/702079954/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130207/news/702079954/ Sat, 9 Feb 2013 11:04:37 -0500 West Chicago Elementary District 33 began calling parents overnight to tell them classes will be back in session this morning after a tentative contract deal was reached just after midnight.Parents Thursday said they were relieved their students could go back to their normal schedule after a three-day teachers strike. "I'm just happy it's over with and they figured it all out because the kids need to be in school," parent Stacy Rachus said. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130207/news/702079707/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130207/news/702079707/ Thu, 7 Feb 2013 18:20:06 -0500 Seventeen people have filed to run as write-in candidates in Kane County for the April 9 consolidated elections. Two more people have joined the Batavia 7th Ward race as write-in candidates, and another person has joined the Geneva Township clerk race. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130207/news/702079726/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130207/news/702079726/ Thu, 7 Feb 2013 17:30:56 -0500 A suspected bank robber fled in a waiting cab Thursday after receiving money from a teller in Aurora, authorities said. The robbery occurred about 12:10 p.m. at Banco Popular, 2 S. Broadway Ave., according to the Aurora Police Department. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130207/news/702079763/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130207/news/702079763/ Thu, 7 Feb 2013 16:45:21 -0500 Volunteers and money are being sought to fix the boardwalk on Batavia's Riverwalk, in a campaign reminiscent of that which brought the Riverwalk to fruition in the 1990s. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130206/news/702069594/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130206/news/702069594/ Fri, 8 Feb 2013 11:02:37 -0500 The teachers strike is over, a tentative contract has been reached and classes have resumed, but financial challenges in West Chicago District 33 remain, officials said Thursday night. "It took a long time to work through them, but we're glad we finally did," school board spokesman Dave Barclay said. "Now we can look forward and get back to our mission of teaching our children." http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130206/news/702069756/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130206/news/702069756/ Wed, 6 Feb 2013 16:44:32 -0500 There were signs of possible progress in contract talks Wednesday in West Chicago Elementary District 33 as teachers walked picket lines for the third consecutive day. The school board and teachers union returned to the bargaining table with a federal mediator at 1 p.m. and were meeting into the evening. Mary Catherine Kosmach, the union's chief negotiator, said both bargaining teams are "close" to coming to terms on some issues, but nothing is official. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130206/news/702069764/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130206/news/702069764/ Wed, 6 Feb 2013 15:53:58 -0500 Kane County officials and court security officers, who have been working without a contract since late 2008, are exchanging proposals and will meet again on Feb. 19. The court security officers are on the job today although they have presented the county last week with a five-day notice to strike. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130205/news/702059653/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130205/news/702059653/ Wed, 6 Feb 2013 17:40:51 -0500 A dental hygenist is accused of doing unlicensed dental work, possibly on undocumented immigrants, during off hours at the North Aurora practice where she worked. Silvia Hernandez, 37, of the 400 block of Iowa Street in Aurora, is charged with unlawful practice of dentistry, deceptive practices and theft. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130205/news/702059783/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130205/news/702059783/ Wed, 6 Feb 2013 05:11:10 -0500 Negotiating teams for the West Chicago Elementary District 33 school board and teachers union returned to the bargaining table Tuesday in hopes of ending a strike that entered its second day. But so far, it appears no deal is in sight. Hours after a negotiations session with a federal mediator began, key disagreements on salary, health insurance, class sizes and the extended school day remained on the table. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130205/news/702059811/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130205/news/702059811/ Wed, 6 Feb 2013 05:00:11 -0500 A judge set bail at $100,000 for the third man implicated in last week's murder of Abigail Villalpando, a 18-year-old West Aurora High School student. Jose M. Becerra, 20, of Oswego, is charged with concealment of a homicide; police say he helped move Villalpando's body to Montgomery after another person killed her with a hammer and burned her remains in a barrel. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130205/news/702059657/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130205/news/702059657/ Wed, 6 Feb 2013 04:58:01 -0500 Despite reserving a hotel conference room on his own dime, state Sen. Jim Oberweis of Sugar Grove says he doesn't have the votes to go ahead with a Saturday meeting meant to oust Illinois GOP party Chairman Pat Brady. "It's now too late to call a meeting for Feb. 9. I'm hoping someone else will pick up the gauntlet," Oberweis said Tuesday.