Articles filed under DuPage County

• The Soapbox May 26, 2012 12:00 AM
  Daily Herald editors write about Memorial Day, state cuts to municpalities and Google's big purchase in Libertyville. Find out what else is on their minds.
  

   

• Lack of property tax relief unconscionable May 26, 2012 12:00 AM
  A Bloomingdale letter to the editor: Despite the third consecutive year of falling home prices, our elected officials have failed to reduce property taxes. For governing bodies not to consider tax relief is bad enough, but for them to raise taxes is unconscionable.
  

   

• Do teachers deserve all the ill-will? May 26, 2012 12:00 AM
  A Naperville letter to the editor: In reading the May 11 Fence Post letter regarding teachers pensions, I found I also read with considerable amusement, especially in light of so many "myth-conceptions," regarding teachers and education in general:
  

   

• Gun control hardly a success in Germany May 26, 2012 12:00 AM
  A Wood Dale letter to the editor: We all know where Hitler's gun regulation law led — World War II and the many lives lost, the Holocaust and the murder of 6 million Jews, just for being Jews. And yet, those who want us to think that the solution to all the killing by guns in the wrong hands is to take the freedom to keep and bear arms from all citizens in America.
  

   
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  Glen Ellyn revives antique fundraiser for historical society May 26, 2012 12:00 AM
  Midwestern antique dealers from Glen Ellyn to Wales, Wis., converged on Stacy's Corners Saturday for a one-day antique sale at Stacy's Tavern Museum that revived a previous tradition of the Glen Ellyn Historical Society. For a $5 entry fee, antique aficionados could browse displays from 22 antique dealers, take a 30-minute tour of Stacy's Tavern (the gathering place that gave the village of Glen Ellyn its original name, Stacy's Corners), and snag coupons for discounts at 18 restaurants in town and the Stacy's Corners Store.
  

   
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  Dogs, horses and falcons star at St. James Farm Family Field Day May 26, 2012 12:00 AM
  Allergies prevent the McIntries from having pets in their home, but pollen and animal hair couldn't stop the Wheaton family from joining crowds of hundreds Saturday at the Family Field Day at St. James Farm near Warrenville. "We don't have pets because of allergies in the family," said Lora McIntire, who spent Saturday petting horses and watching canine and equine demonstrations with her daughter, 10-year-old Maureen. "So we come to these events to enjoy different animals."
  

   
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  Naperville attorney named Lawyer of the Year May 26, 2012 12:00 AM
  A veteran Naperville attorney with experience counseling Fortune 100 companies has been named the DuPage County Bar Association's Lawyer of the Year. Gerald Cassioppi, a partner at Nyberg & Cassioppi LLC, was honored last week with the annual award, which seeks to recognize general excellence in the field of law.
  

   

• Suspects rob Elmhurst bank, flee May 26, 2012 12:00 AM
  Two men robbed a TCF bank inside an Elmhurst grocery store Saturday and fled with an undisclosed amount of cash, authorities said. The robbery happened around 12:30 p.m. inside a Jewel-Osco store at 153 E. Schiller St., just north of York Street.
  

   
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  COD, faculty reach tentative contract deal May 26, 2012 12:00 AM
  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 after midnight Saturday — the result of bargaining sessions on Thursday and Friday that lasted a combined 25 hours, said Faculty Association President Glenn Hansen.
  

   
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  Kline Creek Farm event reminds community of the origins of Memorial Day May 26, 2012 12:00 AM
  Memorial Day has become a vacation holiday for many people. But for those who want to do something more commemorative this holiday, there's Kline Creek Farm. At 1:30 p.m. Monday, May 28, the Forest Preserve District of DuPage's Kline Creek Farm will host the program "Memorial Day Remembered." The program will include a ceremony reminiscent of those held during the 1890s for the holiday.
  

   

• How to contact your legislator May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  How to contact state lawmakers, May 2012
  

   
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  St. Charles Marine tests his physical limits on TVMay 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  More than 2,700 athletes have attempted to complete what has been dubbed the world's most difficult obstacle course and only three succeeded. St. Charles strongman Nate Aye hopes to add his name to the list this weekend. Aye, a 27-year-old Marine veteran, is one of 100 competitors chosen to attempt the ""American Ninja Warrior" challenge earlier this spring. And he couldn't wait to put his 5-foot-9-inch, 170-pound body to the test.
  

   

• Apartment fire causes $100,000 damage in Naperville May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  Food left unattended on a stove apparently triggered an apartment fire Friday in Naperville that caused an estimated $100,000 damage, authorities said. There were no injuries in the fire that was reported shortly after 1 p.m. by a resident at the complex on 1500 Fairway Drive.
  

   
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  Naperville man pleads guilty to child porn May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  A Naperville man faces up to four years in prison after pleading guilty to aggravated child pornography, prosecutors said Friday. Duane Lipinski, 44, was arrested in March after police searched his home on the 600 block of Milton Drive and seized computers containing hundreds of child pornography images, authorities said.
  

   
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  Dawn Patrol: Big Medicaid cuts pass; gambling veto override? May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  State legislators pass massive cuts to Medicaid. Lawmakers counting gambling expansion votes ahead of Senate debate. Teen sentenced to 15 years in Elgin car ramming murder. Visibility near zero during major crash that shut down I-88. Woodridge cop won't go to prison for stealing from charity. Wind fuels Elgin house fire.
  

   
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  Introducing the 2011-12 Daily Herald Academic Team May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  Today, we introduce you to some amazing teenagers. The members of the 2011-12 Daily Herald Academic Team all have grades and test scores so stellar they could blind. But read past the test scores, and what you find are humble young people, dedicated to learning and intent on using education to further their goals.
  

   
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  2011-2012 DuPage County Academic Team May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  The members of the 2011-2012 DuPage County Academic Team are an impressive bunch with a long list of accolades to their credit. But these teenagers care about more than their resumes. They plan to make a difference. "Through my work, I want to be able to give hope to people whose quality of life has been limited by the seemingly impossible," writes Mia Frasca of Wheaton Warrenville South High School.
  

   
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  DuPage County honorable mentionsMay 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  2011-2012 DuPage County Academic Team honorable mentions
  

   

• Cogan tripped up twice to end Batavia career May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  The brilliant 4-year career of Josh Cogan came to a sudden end Friday afternoon when the Batavia star singles player lost both of his matches and was eliminated from the state tournament in Palatine at Fremd High School.
  

   

• ‘Genuine’ Christians are not racist May 24, 2012 12:00 AM
  An Elmhurst letter to the editor: Barack Obama promised to be a unifier, but he has become a divider; one of those areas is race. He seems to be pitting blacks against whites. And whenever a conservative disagrees with his policies, he or she is called a racist. One thing I have learned by experience is that those of us who are genuine Christians are not racist.