DailyHerald.com > Volo Copyright 2013 Daily Herald, Paddock Publications, Inc. http://www.dailyherald.com/community/volo/ en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:06:03 -0400 Former Lake Park student gets probation for false bomb threat http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130617/news/706179774/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130617/news/706179774/ Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:38:57 -0400 A Hanover Park teen has been sentenced to probation and time served in jail for making a false bomb threat at Lake Park High School's east campus in Roselle. Sharell Thomas, 19, of the 7500 block of Bristol Lane, pleaded guilty Friday to felony disorderly conduct. Itasca shopkeeper gets probation for synthetic drugs http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130617/news/706179822/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130617/news/706179822/ Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:20:16 -0400 An Itasca shopkeeper has been sentenced to two years of probation for carrying synthetic marijuana. Sureshbhai Patel, 54, of Des Plaines, pleaded guilty Friday to felony possession of a controlled substance and was sentenced by DuPage County Judge Daniel Guerin, according to court records. DuPage exploring new ways to fight mosquitoes http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130617/news/706149678/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130617/news/706149678/ Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:08:03 -0400 DuPage County apparently doesn't need 45 governments battling mosquitoes to wage an effective war against the pesky insects. A task force charged with developing strategies to reduce the risk of mosquito-borne illnesses, such as West Nile virus, is proposing the county explore having its nine townships oversee all of DuPage's abatement efforts. American sets three weightlifting records at Itasca competition http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130616/news/706169803/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130616/news/706169803/ Sun, 16 Jun 2013 22:56:03 -0400 The morning competition at the 2013 PanAm Masters Weightlifting Championships belonged to American Robert Arroyo, who set three records. MCC wins grant for information literacy project http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130619/news/706199695/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130619/news/706199695/ Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:50:52 -0400 A $50,000 grant is helping McHenry County College figure out where the information literacy gaps are for high school students in the county. The money, awarded by the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarians Program, will help MCC gather research about how well students locate, evaluate and effectively use information -- skills that have become increasingly important in the digital age when so much is available online. Convict's attorney asks for new trial in Johnsburg murder case http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130618/news/706189727/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130618/news/706189727/ Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:10:16 -0400 The attorney for a man convicted of killing a Johnsburg teen is asking that a judge throw out the jury's verdict and order a new trial. Mario Casciaro of Fox Lake was found guilty in February 2012 of first-degree murder in the death of 17-year-old Brian Carrick, who last was seen in 2002. Trial for monk accused of luring teens in Antioch pushed back http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130618/news/706189843/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130618/news/706189843/ Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:44:36 -0400 The trial of a monk accused of trying to lure teenage girls into his car in Antioch has been pushed back to September. In the meantime, a Lake County prosecutor says monk Thomas Chmura, 57, has been compliant with court-ordered restrictions while free on bond. Lakemoor tightens rules on grass growing too tall http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130614/news/706149743/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130614/news/706149743/ Fri, 14 Jun 2013 18:36:17 -0400 Lakemoor is putting the squeeze on property owners whose grass gets too tall and unwieldly, by reducing the time that violations must be addressed from 10 to 7 days and including a provision allowing the village to hire a collection agency to recover costs.