Briefs: Suspects plead not guilty
Four men have pleaded not guilty to charges they bound and robbed Miami Heat forward Antoine Walker at gunpoint during a Chicago home invasion. All four are charged with armed robbery, aggravated kidnapping and home invasion. They are: 28-year-old Antoine Larkins, 25-year-old Demorris Hill, 28-year-old Phillip Allison and 23-year-old Gregory Reedfields. The four are accused of breaking into Walker's townhouse July 9 and using duct tape to bind the NBA player and a relative. Authorities say they stole Walker's Mercedes, cash and jewelry. Two of the four, Hill and Larkins, also are suspects in a similar robbery of New York Knicks forward Eddy Curry. The four are next due in court Oct. 19. They are being held without bond.
More pressure on France
The U.S. State Department is joining Illinois' U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin and Barack Obama in asking France to extradite a man suspected of killing a Chicago dermatologist. Hans Peterson turned himself in to French authorities last month for the 2006 killing of Dr. David Cornbleet. Peterson has dual French and American citizenship. An arrest warrant was issued in Chicago, but French officials have said they won't extradite Peterson because he's a French citizen. He'll be tried in a French court. State Department spokesman Jeffrey Bergner claims it's an "inequitable situation" as France extradites its citizens to the European Union but not to the U.S.
GuacMobile in Algonquin
If you see a giant, green avocado-shaped automobile driving along Randall Road this Saturday, don't be alarmed -- it's just the GuacMobile. Touted as an inventive introduction to guacamole, the GuacMobile will visit Algonquin from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday in the parking lot of Jewel-Osco, 103 S. Randall Road, to promote healthy eating habits.
Geneva class reunion
The Geneva High School Class of 1982 will celebrate its 25-year reunion Sept. 29 at Old Towne Pub, 201 W. State St., Geneva, second floor, from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. Appetizers and a cash bar will be offered. Members of the Class of 1981 and 1983 are welcome, as well as any teachers who worked during that time. Organizers are looking for addresses or phone numbers of the following classmates: Phil Baker, Bill Bezanson, Vince Campagna, John Cento, Lynn Eislie, Sheila Gay, Tom Hood, Jim Novak, Bob Skoglund, Karen Smiley, Robert Thomas, Matt Worley, and Russ Young. Call Michelle Nitkey Slepikas at (630) 232-2250 or e-mail geneva82@gmail.com.
Art teacher wins award
A St. Charles teacher has been named the Illinois Art Education Association's 2007 Elementary Art Teacher of the Year. Rebecca Hubbs of Munhall Elementary School will be presented with the award Oct. 26 in Chicago. Hubbs was selected for the honor because of her "outstanding commitment to visual art education in her district, as well as her wider contributions in the community," according to the association.