Articles filed under Wheaton

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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.
  

   
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  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.
  

   

• Historic Fullersburg Cemetery Open to the Public on Memorial DayMay 19, 2013 12:00 AM
  The Fuller Family and The Fullersburg Historic Foundation invite you to tour the Fullersburg Cemetery on Memorial Day, May 27, 2013 from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm.
  

   

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

   

• State pensioners are the victims May 17, 2013 12:00 AM
  A Wheaton letter to the editor: One wonders why our legislators and the Daily Herald do not focus on the initial promise made by the state to the employee when first hired. The retirees are not the cause of the state's pension problems — they are the victims.
  

   
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  Roskam: IRS saying it’s ‘just incompetent’ May 17, 2013 12:00 AM
  Congressman Peter Roskam, of Wheaton, a member of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, went for the jugular Friday questioning outgoing IRS commissioner Steve Miller, and has termed the agency's response "completely underwhelming."
  

   

• 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.
  

   
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  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.
  

   

• Cohen, Glenbard South rally to beat Glenbard WestMay 17, 2013 12:00 AM
  
  

   
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  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.
  

   
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  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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  Images: Girls Track & Field State Prelims May 17, 2013 12:00 AM
  Images from preliminaries Friday at the IHSA Girls State Track and Field Meet at O'Brien Field on the campus of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.
  

   

• 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.
  

   

• Benghazi will just impede Clinton’s run May 16, 2013 12:00 AM
  A Wheaton letter to the editor: For anyone old enough to remember Watergate, Benghazigate affirms that history repeats itself. The Obama administration's stonewalling of the American public confirms that "insanity is continuing the same mistakes assuming that the results will change." Jay Carney's proliferation of nervous words in response to angered reporters only adds to the suspicion.
  

   

• Average wage earner needs definition, too May 16, 2013 12:00 AM
  A Wheaton letter to the editor: In a recent letter (Depends on your definition of "rich," May 11), the writer claims to be "an average American paying about a 30 percent tax rate" and would like not to be among those considered "rich" in any new tax law proposed by President Obama.
  

   

• 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.
  

   

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