Articles filed under Willowbrook

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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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  Willowbrook man gets jail, probation for child porn May 24, 2012 12:00 AM
  A DuPage County man convicted of possessing child pornography was sentenced Thursday to six months in jail and 30 months of probation. Robert K. Mariani, 28, of the 6100 block of Knoll Way in Willowbrook, also must register as a sex offender for life.
  

   

• 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.
  

   

• 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.
  

   
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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.
  

   

• 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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  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.
  

   

• Midtronics develops electric vehicle battery service tool May 17, 2012 12:00 AM
  Midtronics Inc. said it has completed initial field testing for the first high-voltage Hybrid/EV vehicle battery service and de-power tool for various hybrid and electric vehicles.
  

   
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  COD, Glen Ellyn dispute heading back to court May 17, 2012 12:00 AM
  Just when you thought it was all over, the soap opera between the College of DuPage and village of Glen Ellyn continues. The college is going back to court Monday to argue that the village isn't abiding by the spirit — if not the letter — of a mediation agreement that transferred jurisdictional control of the 273-acre campus from the village to DuPage County. In the court motion, COD's attorneys called village officials "overzealous advocates" of the college's campus expansion plans, pointing to their testimony at recent county zoning meetings and an objection letter they sent to the county's economic development and planning department.
  

   
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  Medical corpsman still trying to heal Vietnam warriors' scars May 15, 2012 12:00 AM
  Virtually blind in one eye and barely topping 100 pounds, suburban teenager Bob Adams never thought he'd be shipped off to combat in Vietnam with the unenviable task of trying to save the lives of wounded warriors. Forty-five years later, the 64-year-old Adams, a playwright and a counselor, is still doing the same job, only this time from his cramped office in the Midwest Shelter For Homeless Veterans that he founded in Wheaton.
  

   
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  College of DuPage scales back expansion plan May 15, 2012 12:00 AM
  College of DuPage officials have agreed to remove several controversial components of a planned development proposal for its Glen Ellyn campus, county officials announced Tuesday. The move comes after the village of Glen Ellyn and surrounding homeowners associations voiced a range of concerns about the plan for future structures and improvements at the 273-acre campus.
  

   
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  Tragedy transforms Willowbrook mom from 188 pounds to triathleteMay 13, 2012 12:00 AM
  A varsity athlete while growing up in Westmont, Patti Saltiel slowly lost her physical fitness and saw her weight climb to 188 pounds during the years as a mom with four kids. On New Year's Day of 2011, Saltiel knew she should resolve to get back in shape when she got the news that sister had dropped dead. Using that as her motivation, Saltiel now is a 120-pound triathlete.
  

   
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  Glen Ellyn park grows with trees honoring leaders May 12, 2012 12:00 AM
  Six former Glen Ellyn village president joined the towns current leader Saturday for a tree dedication ceremony that comes around only once a decade. At the villages Arbor Day celebration, current Village President Mark Pfefferman dedicated a newly planted red oak to the service of village presidents before him. The village of Glen Ellyn takes pride in its urban forest, Public Works Director Julius Hansen said.
  

   
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  COD faculty expected to reject contract May 11, 2012 12:00 AM
  College of DuPages faculty members voted Friday on a contract that the schools board of trustees imposed on them the night before. While the results wont be known for at least 10 days because of absentee voting, the union representing the 295 full-time employees is predicting the pact will be rejected by its membership.
  

   
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  Neighbors question COD’s plans for campusMay 11, 2012 12:00 AM
  College of DuPage is seeking the countys approval of a planned development application for its 273-acre campus in Glen Ellyn. But neighbors and village officials are raising concerns about several aspects of the proposal.
  

   
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  COD board votes to impose contract on facultyMay 10, 2012 12:00 AM
  The college's board of trustees voted 4-3 to impose a contract on the schools 295 full-time faculty members even though the union membership didn't approve the deal. The three-year agreement would cut summer pay and require professors who teach lab classes to spend more time in the classroom
  

   

• COD contract talks may be coming to headMay 9, 2012 12:00 AM
  After 14 months of negotiations, College of DuPage trustees may vote Thursday to impose a contract on the colleges 295 full-time faculty members even if the instructors don't want it. Indications are administrators may be planning to impose the contract effective May 28, although neither side officially has declared an impasse in the negotiations.
  

   

• Cook deputy charged with theft during eviction May 8, 2012 12:00 AM
  A Cook County sheriff's deputy is facing federal theft charges after being accused of stealing from a house where he was performing an eviction. Sheriff Tom Dart said he asked for the federal agency's assistance after becoming aware of earlier allegations against 35-year-old Samuel J. Spino of Willowbrook.
  

   

• Easter Seals’ Run for the Kids steps off Saturday in Villa ParkMay 3, 2012 12:00 AM
  Easter Seals DuPage and the Fox Valley Region will sponsor its ninth annual 5K run/2-mile walk, Run for the Kids, at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 5, starting and finishing at Easter Seals Rosalie Dold Center, 830 S. Addison Ave., Villa Park.
  

   

• Bloomingdale homes school boundary swap denied May 1, 2012 12:00 AM
  Two subdivisions of 25 homes in Bloomingdale will remain within the school district boundaries of Glenbard High School District 87 and Marquardt Elementary District 15, even though residents there sought to detach their properties and annex into two other nearby school districts.