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Suburban man the standby star of 'Book of Mormon' May 14, 2013 12:00 AM
Eight times a week, Rob Colletti goes down to the Bank of America Theatre in Chicago, warms up his vocals, sits in the dressing room while the hit musical "The Book of Mormon" is performed, and then goes home. Colletti, a Wheaton native, is the standby for the lead role of the nerdy but lovable Elder Cunningham. And, "it's been incredible," he said.
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Educators on virtual charter schools: Hold off a year May 14, 2013 12:00 AM
Aurora Rep. Linda Chapa La Via proposed a one-year moratorium on new virtual charter schools that would halt review of a proposed school aiming to offer online education to students in 18 school districts from Algonquin to Plainfield. "What we'd like to do is slow the process down," Chapa La Via said. "It's gone too fast." Third of a three-part Daily Herald series.
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Tips from a great teacher May 13, 2013 12:00 AM
Tips from a great teacher: Al Ochsner's advice
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Art Ochsner, in the words of his students May 13, 2013 12:00 AM
What students have to say about Al Ochsner
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Second career a serendipitous fit for Geneva art teacher May 13, 2013 12:00 AM
Being a teacher wasn't Al Ochsner's initial career choice. He followed a dream, making a living as a professional artist. But in middle age, the single father of two needed some extra income and took a gig as a substitute teacher at Geneva High School. He fell in love with teaching. Now, at age 52, he is doing it full-time. "This is a job I look forward to coming to," he said. "This is a really cool place."
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It took a team to save this baby and his mom May 12, 2013 12:00 AM
As a pregnant teenager, Sofia Espinoza lugged her backpack and extra weight up and down the stairs at Addison Trail High School. She took advantage of pregnancy advice from school counselors, graduated early and married her boyfriend, Juan Carlos Guzman. Even with the 12 hours of labor, becoming a mom was almost a breeze.“I wanted a girl, so I even accomplished that. It was great,” Espinoza says of that pregnancy resulting in the birth of their daughter, Emily Jaylin Guzman, now 2 years old. “It was so easy.” That experience didn't prepare her for the birth of her son.
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Naperville North students capture state title for home design May 10, 2013 12:00 AM
State championship banners representing accomplishments in everything from football to badminton are on display at Naperville North High School. Now it's time to hang another banner, although this one has nothing to do with sports. The school's latest winning team was named the 2013 Mock Firms Illinois State Champion in Home Design.
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Moving Picture: Naperville man, 85, carves out niche May 10, 2013 12:00 AM
Shelly Weiser of Naperville has been creating wood carvings for ten years, but he got his start a bit later than most having only begun his work at the age of 75. Weiser, now 85, says the art form consumes him. "I love carving, and when I'm not carving I'm thinking about carving," Weiser said. "I'm always thinking about the next piece that I'll be working on."
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Is it time to cap Metra fare hikes?May 6, 2013 12:00 AM
In the wake of recent big fare hikes at Metra, one Metra board member suggests mandatory caps on fare increases that are tied to inflation rates. Meanwhile, a lawmaker's proposal would require state legislative hearings on any fare increases. “This would give us market-driven data,” Board Director Mike McCoy said, adding the agency should cap itself “out of respect for our customers.”
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Illinois Senate to move union-backed pension plan May 6, 2013 12:00 AM
Illinois Senate President John Cullerton said he plans to push forward with a deal he's struck with the state's biggest teachers and workers unions over their retirement futures. The proposal clashes with more aggressive benefit cuts proposed by Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and approved by the House last week. “I think our members are pretty much on board with it,” said state Sen. Linda Holmes, an Aurora Democrat.
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Looking at Arlene Mulder's legacy in Arlington Heights May 5, 2013 12:00 AM
In 1991, Arlene Mulder had been a park board commissioner for 12 years when Village President Bill Maki asked, or as Mulder remembers it, begged, her to run for trustee. Two years later Maki became a judge and Mulder won her first term as mayor. On Monday, she'll bang the gavel for the last time before turning it over to Tom Hayes.
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Triple amputee wants Boston victims to know it gets better May 5, 2013 12:00 AM
It wasn't a bomb blast, but a nearly fatal bout of Legionnaires' disease that led to the amputations of Kent Carson's left arm and both legs last year. Now the Round Lake Beach man is walking, working on driving again and would love to visit the Boston bombing victims to give them encouragement.
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Moving Picture: Batavia man takes care of bison at FermilabMay 3, 2013 12:00 AM
Cleo Garcia doesn't get too much attention from people when he tells them he works the roads and grounds crew at Fermilab in Batavia. But when they find out he also takes care of the bison herd there, they are much more interested. "Then they want to come and see them and they say that they wish they had my job," Garcia said.
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Attorney: New Carol Stream Library board legitimate May 2, 2013 12:00 AM
The Carol Stream Public Library's attorney said Thursday night the five elected trustees sworn in Wednesday are indeed properly seated members of the board of trustees. The 3-page written legal opinion by Stewart Diamond of the Ancel Glink law firm brings to resolution a pending legal question that left direction and oversight of the library in limbo for 24 hours.
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Illinois House showdown on pensions possible today May 1, 2013 12:00 AM
A committee of state lawmakers Wednesday set up a showdown in the Illinois House Thursday over legislation to cut public employees' pension benefits.Unlike previous proposals that have sputtered for months, the plan approved by a House committee was sponsored by House Speaker Michael Madigan, a powerful Chicago Democrat. It would raise the retirement age for teachers and state workers, make them pay 2 percent more of their salaries toward retirement and reduce retirees' annual benefit raises.
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FEMA tours flood-damaged Des Plaines homesMay 1, 2013 12:00 AM
A team of local, state and federal officials Tuesday toured flood-damaged homes in Des Plaines, Wheeling and unincorporated Cook County on Tuesday to assess the extent of flood damage. "This is one of the first steps. All of that information feeds into what goes to the governor and he requests a federal disaster declaration," said a FEMA spokeswoman.
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SuperCroc exhibit opens Friday at Gail Borden library Apr 30, 2013 12:00 AM
The SuperCroc has arrived at the Gail Borden Public Library in Elgin and is already causing a stir among library patrons and staff members. "It's really exciting to see people's reactions to watching us put the things up and then to actually watching them interact with it," said Carl Gustafson, director of operations for Project Exploration, which rents the exhibit to the library. It runs through Aug. 18 at the main library, 270 N. Grove Ave.
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Could Madigan’s pension move bust gridlock? Apr 30, 2013 12:00 AM
Powerful Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's decision to write legislation cutting teachers' and state workers' pensions could reignite the push for lawmakers to reach agreement on the issue this month. His bill would raise the retirement age for public employees, cut retirees' annual pension raises and cap how much of a worker's salary could count toward calculating his or her pension.
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Images: Cardinal George visits Alexian Brothers Apr 29, 2013 12:00 AM
Some of the smallest patients at Alexian Brothers Health Center in Hoffman Estates had a special visitor Monday. Cardinal Francis George spent the afternoon walking the halls of the new Women and Children's Hospital, sprinkling holy water on the doors of those in intensive care, blessing the doctors and nurses and personally praying with many families, including women in labor, premature babies and sick children.
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Cardinal blesses babies, families at new hospitalApr 29, 2013 12:00 AM
Some of the smallest patients at Alexian Brothers Health Center in Hoffman Estates had a special visitor Monday. Cardinal Francis George spent the afternoon walking the halls of the new Women & Children's Hospital, sprinkling holy water on the doors of those in intensive care, blessing the doctors and nurses and personally praying with many families, including women in labor and sick children.
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