Articles filed under Lisle

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  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.
  

   

• The Soapbox May 18, 2013 12:00 AM
  Editors sound off on heavy issues like education funding and cameras in the courtroom and some not-so-weighty ones, too (like home brewing and dog leashes).
  

   

• 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.
  

   

• Benet doubles up on win May 18, 2013 12:00 AM
  
  

   

• 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.
  

   

• Benet’s Wolf commits to Wake Forest May 17, 2013 12:00 AM
  Caroline Wolf is about to follow another Benet volleyball star south for college.
  

   

• Waubonsie Valley beats Lake Park in nine innings May 17, 2013 12:00 AM
  
  

   
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  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
  

   

• Benet Redwings finish season 10-2May 17, 2013 12:00 AM
  The boys frosh/soph lacrosse team finished their season with a win over Marion Catholic. The final 12-2.
  

   

• Sensory Garden Playground to be tailored to kids with autism May 16, 2013 12:00 AM
  There is an innovative playground coming to the area that will assure that families with special needs always have a special place to play. The vision of the Sensory Garden Playground is to create a barrier-free and universally accessible play zone for all children including those with a disability and is planned especially for kids on the autism spectrum and those who have sensory processing issues.
  

   
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  FEMA’s Lisle recovery center to stay open as long as needed May 16, 2013 12:00 AM
  Dozens of home and business owners visited FEMA’S Disaster Recovery Center on Thursday during its first day of operation at the Lisle Police Department. Those affected by last month’s floods can get help to apply for federal assistance in the form of FEMA grants and low-interest loans to cover uninsured costs ranging from repairs to alternative housing. “We want to talk to people who are insured and those who aren’t because we’ve got programs to fill in some of the holes of insurance,” FEMA spokesman Mike McCormick said.
  

   

• Lisle advances to regional final May 16, 2013 12:00 AM
  
  

   

• Fox Valley Festival Chorus to perform at Carnegie Hall on Memorial DayMay 16, 2013 12:00 AM
  Members of the Fox Valley Festival Chorus will be performing at Carnegie Hall on Memorial Day 2013. One year ago Naperville resident and IMSA Instrumental Music Director, Mary Beth McCarthy, the director of the Chorus, received a formal invitation to perform John Rutter’s Requiem under the direction of Rutter himself. Even McCarthy will have the opportunity to step aside from her traditional role of conducting the Chorus and sing as a member of the Chorus.
  

   
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  Charities unite to bring physical education to youth organizations in Latin AmericaMay 16, 2013 12:00 AM
  Local Charity Gear For Goals partners with Willow Creek Community Church to provide baseball equipment to youth organizations in the Dominican Republic
  

   

• Advocate Good Shepherd Breast Center Receives Accreditation from NAPBCMay 16, 2013 12:00 AM
  Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital is proud to announce that its Breast Center has earned a full, three-year accreditation from the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), a prestigious program administered by the American College of Surgeons.
  

   
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  College of DuPage Celebrates 46th Commencement May 16, 2013 12:00 AM
  College of DuPage Outstanding Graduates Alexis Reisch of Bolingbrook and Meghan Thome of Naperville encouraged their fellow graduates to find their motivation and never give up during the College’s 46th annual Commencement.
  

   
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  Alexis Reisch of Bolingbrook and Meghan Thome of Naperville are the 2013 Outstanding Graduates at College of DuPage. May 16, 2013 12:00 AM
  A graduate of Lyons Township High School, Reisch earned an Associate in Science degree and is transferring to the University of Illinois-Chicago. Thome is a former educator who returned to school and earned an Associate in Applied Science degree in Graphic Design.
  

   

• Disaster recovery center opening in Lisle May 15, 2013 12:00 AM
  The Federal Emergency Management Agency is opening a disaster recovery center in Lisle so DuPage County property owners dealing with flood damage can have another way to apply for federal assistance.
  

   
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  neXt gallery Celebrates Ēkwabet’s 25th Birthday Announces ArtistsMay 15, 2013 12:00 AM
  The neXt gallery Celebrates Ēkwabet’s 25th Birthday announces the invited Native American Artists and the juried local artists whose work will be in the gallery, the latest in the series of Pop-Up Art Galleries being produced and sponsored by the St Charles Arts Council, its volunteers, and sponsors.