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  •  Grayslake Central’s Cara Engel placed eighth Saturday in the pole vault at the Class 2A girls state track and field finals in Charleston.

    Images: Daily Herald prep photos of the week May 21, 2013 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, volleyball, water polo and soccer.

     
  • Karlos Leath

    Driver pleads not guilty to DUI in crash that killed Warrenville student May 20, 2013 12:00 AM
    A Warrenville man is facing a mandatory prison term if convicted of aggravated DUI in a crash that killed Wheaton Warrenville South High School senior Stephanie Pickett, prosecutors said Monday. Karlos Leath, 31, pleaded not guilty to the charge at his first appearance in front of DuPage County Judge Blanche Hill Fawell.

     
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  • Sporting All The Benefits May 20, 2013 12:00 AM
    Do you think sports are all fun and games? While that is not incorrect, the truth of the matter lies in the obvious fact that a child who participates in a sport is offered far more benefits than just having an enjoyable time. Although some may argue participating in a sport is a distraction and a time consuming activity, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention declares otherwise. Childhood obesity has reached an all time high, doubling in children and tripling in adolescents over the past 30 years. In 2010, more than one third of children and adolescents were overweight or obese. With obesity becoming such a prevalent issue, it is no fallacy that children need to increase their physical activity, and what better way to start then by participating in a sport.

     
  • Find The Courage To Quit TobaccoMay 20, 2013 12:00 AM
    Quitting anything can be difficult, but quitting tobacco on your own can be almost impossible. With World No Tobacco Day on May 31, 2013 it is time to stop using tobacco for good.

     
  • Good Shepherd Hospital Celebrating Cancer ChampionsMay 20, 2013 12:00 AM
    On Sunday, June 2, join Good Shepherd Hospital to celebrate the 26th annual National Cancer Survivors Day, a time to honor those who’ve survived, inspire those who’ve recently been diagnosed, and give continued support to their families and communities.

     
  • Grand Prize Drawing Deadline is May 24 for Luxury Dream Home or $1.5 million in Cash in the Chicago Dream House Raffle May 20, 2013 12:00 AM
    Raffle raises critical funds for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and developmental disabilities

     
  • Lewis University Provost Stephany Schlachter addresses the first graduates of the 3+1 program partnership coordinated by College of DuPage. The program allows students to get a bachelor's degree by taking three years of classes taught by COD professors, and one year taught by Lewis professors, all on COD's Glen Ellyn campus.

    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.

     
  •  Glenbard West’s Madeline Perez wins the 3,200 meter run at the Class 3A girls state track and field finals at O’Brien Stadium at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.

    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.

     
  • 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.

     
  •  Chris Serrano of Conant runs in the 4x800 meter relay during the class 3A Glenbard North boys track sectional finals Friday.

    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.

     
  •  Willowbrook’s Molly Krawczykowski, right, Wheaton Warrenville South’s McKenna Kiple, middle, and St. Charles East’s Corrin Adams, left, control the lane in their heat of the 800 meter run Friday at the Class 3A girls state track and field preliminaries at O’Brien Stadium at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.

    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.

     
  • John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com Wheaton Warrenville South's Hope Schmelzle leads her heat of the 1,600 meter run Friday at the Class 3A girls state track and field preliminaries at O'Brien Stadium at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.

    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.

     
  •  Wheaton Warrenville South’s Emma Dalan cries and hugs 1,600-meter relay teammate Helen Majer as leadoff runner Jessica Spera joins them Friday at the Class 3A girls state track and field preliminaries at O’Brien Stadium at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. Dalan fell and dropped the baton as she approached Majer for the handoff, and had to retrieve it while Majer waited in her lane.

    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.

     
  • West Chicago Park District staff work along side Boy Scouts and Troop Leaders from Troop #33 on downtown garden beds.

    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

     
  • 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.

     
  • Rafael Hernandez, Country Manager for Willow Creek's relief efforts in the Dominican Republic helps a young boy fit a baseball mitt provided by charity partner Gear for Goals.

    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

     
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