Articles filed under Elmhurst

• 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.
  

   

• Willowbrook wins first regional title since 1973 May 26, 2012 12:00 AM
  Willowbrook (22-14) claimed its first regional title since 1973 by beating District 88 rival Addison Trail 4-1 Saturday.
  

   
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  Bill inspired by Elgin school stabbing goes back to House May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  The Illinois Senate Friday approved legislation inspired by an Elgin case in which a teacher was stabbed, sending to the House a plan that would try to prevent school violence.
  

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

   

• ‘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.
  

   
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  Addison Trail holds off Batavia May 24, 2012 12:00 AM
  First Addison Trail limited the damage, then it created some damage. The Blazers took advantage of a slew of Batavia errors to eliminate the Bulldogs from the Class 4A Wheaton North regional semifinals Thursday with an 8-5 victory.
  

   

• Schaumburg squeezes out a win at York May 24, 2012 12:00 AM
  The elements at York on Thursday afternoon weren't exactly conducive to a pitchers duel. But there were Dukes hurler Louis Alcaraz and his counterpart, Schaumburg's Max Paolicchi, both throwing shutouts through almost 5 innings in the face of a gusty 30-mph wind blowing straight out to left field. Then the floodgates opened — especially for the Saxons. Visiting Schaumburg got only had 6 hits, but 5 of them came in the final two frames as the 10th-seeded Saxons defeated York 4-3 in a Class 4A regional semifinal host by the Dukes in Elmhurst. Schaumburg (22-13) moves on to play St. Charles North at 10 a.m. Saturday in the regional final.
  

   

• IC’s Vatch qualifies for finals May 24, 2012 12:00 AM
  Immaculate Conception senior Dan Vatch has this boys track state finals thing down.
  

   

• Addison police investigating possible dog shooting May 23, 2012 12:00 AM
  Addison police are investigating the death of a Yorkshire terrier that was shot while it was being walked near a forest preserve. The woman, whom police would not identify, was walking her dog about 10:30 a.m. Saturday on Fullerton Avenue, east of Villa Avenue, when she heard a faint "pop," Deputy Chief Mike Simo said.
  

   

• Willowbrook’s season goes awry May 23, 2012 12:00 AM
  This was Willowbrook softball's best season in 20 years. The final game, though, surely left the Warriors wanting more. Playing a team it had beaten less than three weeks ago on the same field, No. 12 seed Willowbrook fell to No. 5 Hinsdale South 7-1 at Wednesday's Class 4A Hinsdale South regional in Darien.
  

   

• Kawa, Elk Grove handle York May 23, 2012 12:00 AM
  Michal Kawa describes his jump serve as something that's been "progressive" throughout the season. The Elk Grove senior saw plenty of progress in that phase of the game on Wednesday night. Kawa helped the Grenadiers jump out to a sizable first-set lead, and backed by an energetic home crowd, top-seeded Elk Grove rolled to a 25-14, 25-14 victory over eight seed York in the Elk Grove regional final to earn a spot in Elgin sectional semifinal on Friday. The victory gave Elk Grove its fifth regional title and also secured the program's first 30-win season.
  

   
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  Judson U. names William Clark Crothers as incoming interim presidentMay 23, 2012 12:00 AM
  The Board of Trustees of Judson University is pleased to announce the selection of Dr. William Clark Crothers as Judson University's Interim President for the next academic year. Dr. Crothers will assume this position on July 1.
  

   
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  Endowment for Needy Senior and ChildMay 23, 2012 12:00 AM
  The Bloomingdale Women’s Club has given $9500 to the Humanitarian Service Project (HSP) to provide for the needy senior citizens and children served by the charity.
  

   

• DuPage County Board members freezetheir pay May 22, 2012 12:00 AM
  DuPage County Board members and four countywide elected officials won't get a pay raise for at least another four years. Board members agreed Tuesday night to keep their salaries unchanged through the end of November 2016. Nearly all of them make $50,079 annually. If he wins re-election, board member Grant Eckhoff will continuing earning $48,620 a year for the job.
  

   
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  Pat Quinn gets plan to eliminate controversial legislative scholarships May 22, 2012 12:00 AM
  Gov. Pat Quinn will have the opportunity to abolish the controversial legislative scholarship program after the Illinois House voted Monday to do the same. The plan to end the program, sponsored by Rep. Fred Crespo, a Hoffman Estates Democrat, faced a stiff debate on the Illinois House floor but was eventually approved by a 79-32 vote.
  

   

• Baseball/Scouting DuPage County’s Class 3A/4A sectionals May 22, 2012 12:00 AM
  Neuqua Valley is scorching hot and could make a run like the one that saw the Wildcats finish third at Class 4A state in 2008. Hinsdale South is a No. 2 seed but hasn't had a lengthy postseason since it made the super sectionals in 2004. In Class 3A Glenbard South is trying to turn a strong end to the regular season into a sectional title at home.
  

   
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  Lake Park comeback falls short against York May 22, 2012 12:00 AM
  Tessa Kroll couldn't believe the pickle she found herself in.Sailing through five innings with a 7-run lead, York's senior pitcher suddenly was a Lake Park hit from losing it all, the bases loaded in a two-run game. Worse, four Kroll walks had contributed to the trouble.
  

   

• COD Learning Commons offers one-stop-servicesMay 22, 2012 12:00 AM
  Offering students a new single location for academic support services, College of DuPage's new Learning Commons opens Monday, June 11, in the Student Resource Center, Room 2102, on the Glen Ellyn campus, 425 Fawell Blvd.