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  • Pave Belleau Woods, put up parking lot? May 20, 2013 12:00 AM
    A Glen Ellyn letter to the editor: Something is seriously wrong with the thinking of St. Francis School President Tom Bednar and State Rep. Jeanne Ives, as reported by Robert Sanchez. DuPage is still attempting to recover from another serious flood, and they think that "It's a very small sacrifice to give up two acres of forest preserve land" in Belleau Woods. They propose to change the state law that protects our forest preserves from this kind of encroachment — a parking lot!

     
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  • John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com Lake Park's Maya Golliday placed fourth in the pole vault Saturday at the Class 3A girls state track and field finals at O'Brien Stadium at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.

    For Howard, Wilson a good finish May 20, 2013 12:00 AM
    Samantha Howard and Tierra Wilson were among the Glenbard South seniors whose time as high school athletes came to a close over the weekend at the Class 2A girls track and field meet.

     
  • Lewis University Provost Stephany Schlachter addresses the first graduates of the 3+1 program partnership coordinated by College of DuPage. The program allows students to get a bachelor's degree by taking three years of classes taught by COD professors, and one year taught by Lewis professors, all on COD's Glen Ellyn campus.

    COD paves new way to earn bachelor's degreeMay 19, 2013 12:00 AM
    Nine students will walk across the stage Sunday at Lewis University's commencement ceremony to receive bachelor's degrees in criminal justice. Yet, these students never took classes at the school's campus in Romeoville. Through a so-called 3+1 program partnership between Lewis and College of DuPage, the students earned their four-year degrees from Lewis by taking all their classes at COD's campus in Glen Ellyn.

     
  •  Among the challenges college seniors such as National Louis University’s Sarah Ridder and Liz Tsybulski will face when entering the workforce is the pay gap. A report by the American Association of University Women finds women are paid an average of 18 percent less than men one year after graduation.

    Gender pay gap starts right away for college grads May 19, 2013 12:00 AM
    As college seniors enter the workforce, some are frustrated by one factor that still enters the salary equation -- gender. According to the American Association of University Women, a gender pay gap not only exists, but it develops right away. Women working full time one year after graduation are paid an average of 18 percent less than men also working full time one year later. “We were really trying to get at a group that was as close to the same as possible right out of college," said Christianne Corbett of the AAUW. "And we still found a gap.”

     
  •  Glenbard West’s Madeline Perez wins the 3,200 meter run at the Class 3A girls state track and field finals at O’Brien Stadium at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.

    Perez goes the distance May 19, 2013 12:00 AM
    Courtney Ackerman made every conceivable effort, but the New Trier senior could never solve Madeline Perez.

     
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  • Team effort lifts Naperville N. to sectional title May 18, 2013 12:00 AM
    There was plenty of glory to go around at Saturday's Naperville North boys tennis sectional with three schools capturing championships.

     
  •  Former Blackhawks forward Eddie Olczyk, now a TV analyst for the team, will be an instructor for a summer hockey camp at Glacier Ice Arena in Vernon Hills.

    Plenty of suburban summer hockey camp options for young athletes May 17, 2013 12:00 AM
    Young athletes won't be hutring for choices if they want to keep their hockey skills honed over the summer.

     
  • DuPage adjunct professors get contract extension, raises May 17, 2013 12:00 AM
    Adjunct professors at the College of DuPage are set to receive salary increases as part of a two-year contract extension approved Thursday by the college’s board of trustees. College officials offered the contract extension to adjuncts as a package along with a plan to create a new “lecturer” position that would allow some adjuncts to receive health care benefits under the new federal health care law.

     
  •  A chipmunk looks in the backdoor of an Ingleside house last month.

    Images: Photo Contest Finalists May 17, 2013 12:00 AM
    Each week you submit your favorite photo. We pick the best of the bunch and select 12 finlaists. Here are the finalists for the week of May13th.

     
  •  Chris Serrano of Conant runs in the 4x800 meter relay during the class 3A Glenbard North boys track sectional finals Friday.

    Addison Trail’s Valdez makes his mark May 17, 2013 12:00 AM
    Addison Trail's Juan Valdez heard his time and yelled in relief and joy. He looked to the sky, arms upraised, and in that moment considered the coaches who helped him qualify for next week's boys track state finals in the 800-meter run.

     
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  •  Willowbrook’s Molly Krawczykowski, right, Wheaton Warrenville South’s McKenna Kiple, middle, and St. Charles East’s Corrin Adams, left, control the lane in their heat of the 800 meter run Friday at the Class 3A girls state track and field preliminaries at O’Brien Stadium at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.

    Setting up a Saturday showdown May 17, 2013 12:00 AM
    Glenbard West and Wheaton Warrenville South have been the litmus tests for local girls track and field programs in recent years. After the first day of the Class 3A meet on the campus of Eastern Illinois University Friday afternoon, the schools are in familiar positions. The Hilltoppers, along with St. Charles East, have the second-most state finalists, with WW South not far behind with six individual qualifiers. The programs' Emma Reifel and McKenna Kiple have had their fair share of dustups during cross country and track seasons the last four years.

     
  • John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com Wheaton Warrenville South's Hope Schmelzle leads her heat of the 1,600 meter run Friday at the Class 3A girls state track and field preliminaries at O'Brien Stadium at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.

    Glenbard West’s Perez on pace for a fantastic finish May 17, 2013 12:00 AM
    Madeline Perez has more than laid the groundwork for an extraordinary conclusion to her record-breaking junior season.

     
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  • West Chicago Park District staff work along side Boy Scouts and Troop Leaders from Troop #33 on downtown garden beds.

    Scout Troops Contribute to the Fabric of Community in West Chicago May 17, 2013 12:00 AM
    Scout Troops Contribute to the Fabric of Community in West Chicago

     
  • Camps Combine Outdoor Experiences with Girls’ Modern Interests May 17, 2013 12:00 AM
    Golf lessons, astronomy, art and sailing among the fun activities offered at local Girl Scout camps

     
  • Ralph Covert, a resident of Glen Ellyn and the frontman for the popular children’s band Ralph’s World, debuts a new show on Channel 11 Friday. “Ralph’s World Time Machine Guitar” has him traveling through time thanks to his magic guitar.

    Ralph Covert show to air on WTTW May 16, 2013 12:00 AM
    This weekend, WTTW Channel 11 will debut the pilot episodes of "Time Machine Guitar" by children's musician Ralph Covert, of Glen Ellyn. The show targets preschool-aged children and their parents and features Covert and three puppet friends who travel through time thanks to his magic time machine guitar.

     
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