Articles filed under Plainfield

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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.
  

   

• Waubonsie Valley bats silent at wrong time May 26, 2012 12:00 AM
  Waubonsie Valley's softball team was shut out just one time during the regular season. No. 2 came at an inopportune time. Plainfield Central lefty Morgan Vogt limited the No. 5 seed Warriors to 4 hits, and a four-run fourth inning broke open the No. 4 Wildcats' 7-0 win in Saturday's Class 4A Metea Valley regional championship.
  

   
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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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  Images: Boys state track and field preliminaries May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  The high school state track and field semifinals took place Friday on the campus of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.
  

   
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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
  

   
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  Zhang taking care of business May 24, 2012 12:00 AM
  In today's fourth round at the state tennis tournament at Hersey, Gordon Zhang of Naperville North is going to act like he's been there before — because he has.
  

   

• Van Kampen’s goal lifts Naperville North past Neuqua Valley May 23, 2012 12:00 AM
  Naperville North junior Jillian Van Kampen hasn't been a goal scorer for the Huskies this season. In fact Van Kampen hadn't scored all spring heading into Wednesday's Class 3A Naperville North sectional semifinal against Neuqua Valley.
  

   

• 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.
  

   

• 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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  Images: Daily Herald prep photos of the week May 22, 2012 12:00 AM
  The Prep Photos of the Week gallery includes the best high school sports pictures by Daily Herald photographers. This week's gallery features photos from track, baseball, softball, tennis and soccer.
  

   
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  College of DuPage's revised expansion plan meets oppositionMay 21, 2012 12:00 AM
  College of DuPage's decision to scale back a planned expansion of its Glen Ellyn campus hasn't silenced all of the proposal's critics. A large group of neighbors are continuing to raise concerns about increased traffic, possible flooding, and falling property values in connection with the plan for future structures and improvements at COD's 273-acre campus.
  

   

• College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn back in court May 21, 2012 12:00 AM
  A DuPage County judge is expected to weigh in next week on the latest legal flap between Glen Ellyn and the College of DuPage. Judge Hollis Webster on Monday said she will explore on Wednesday, May 30, the college's claim that the village violated a long-sought agreement with its "overzealous" opposition to COD expansion plans.
  

   

• West Aurora makes the most of fresh start May 21, 2012 12:00 AM
  Like the groomed and prepared baseball field at Waubonsie Valley that was ready for Monday's regional quarterfinal game, the postseason is also a clean surface where regular-season accomplishments and mistakes have been wiped away. West Aurora (12-24) came in with the 18th seed in the 19-team Class 4A Romeoville Sectional, but proved again that sometimes seeds are just a way to set up a tournament and not a true mark of what a team is capable of doing. The Blackhawks scored two runs in the top of the first and fought off a Waubonsie rally to prevail over the 13th-seeded Warriors 5-4. West Aurora advances to Wednesday's 4:30 p.m. semifinal contest at Waubonsie against second-seeded Hinsdale South.
  

   

• The Soapbox May 19, 2012 12:00 AM
  The Daily Herald editorial board reflects on speeders who ignore construction zones, courts that enable serial speeders, the resumption of legal hostilities between College of DuPage and Glen Ellyn and more.
  

   
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  Records fall at state meet May 19, 2012 12:00 AM
  The sense of anticipation was palpable as the star-studded field in the Class 3A 100-meter dash took their starting positions Saturday afternoon at O'Brien Stadium at Eastern Illinois University.
  

   
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  Community colleges offer array of classes for young students May 18, 2012 12:00 AM
  Local community colleges offer an array of camps and classes to elementary aged students over the summer. Children can learn to cook, figure out how to work with Legos or explore NASA space science.
  

   
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  Images: Girls State Track Semifinals May 18, 2012 12:00 AM
  The Illinois High School Association's girls state track and field semifinals were held Friday, May 18th at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.
  

   

• Goralski, Neuqua oust Waubonsie May 18, 2012 12:00 AM
  Teams often go through the peaks and valleys of a girls soccer season, and two teams with Valley in their names entered Friday night's Class 3A Waubonsie Valley regional championship peaking at the right time.
  

   
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  Naperville Central changes its fortunes May 17, 2012 12:00 AM
  Naperville Central's Tyler Haines did high jump and hurdles as a sophomore. Last year he didn't even run track. On Thursday night at the Class 3A Naperville North sectional the senior became a state qualifier, among a bounty for a Redhawks squad that hadn't sent an athlete to the state meet since 2009.