Briefs: Buffalo Grove High School ups security

Police presence has been increased at Buffalo Grove High School all this week after a threat was found written in a boy's bathroom last week. The threat referenced today's date, but Venetia Miles, spokeswoman for Northwest Suburban High School District 214, said the threat was found not to be credible. "They have taken precautionary measures," she said. "There's been an increase in police presence in plain clothes and in uniform." Only two school entrances will be open, she said. A threat was found at Elk Grove High School last week and similar precautions were taken there.

DUI charge in Rt. 20 crash

A motorcyclist faces a DUI charge in a crash that shut down westbound Route 20 Saturday night. Bartlett police said David Cupal, 49, of the 900 block of Leahy Circle in Des Plaines, was traveling eastbound on Route 20 near Naperville Road when he struck the median and lost control of his motorcycle. He was thrown from his bike and treated for nonlife-threatening injuries at Sherman Hospital in Elgin. Cupal was also charged with failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident. He's due in court June 12.

Route 59 crackdown set

Illinois State Police and numerous law enforcement agencies will participate in a traffic crackdown Friday along the Route 59 corridor from Joliet to Hoffman Estates. Police said they'll aggressively enforce traffic laws to educate the public to the importance of wearing seat belts and driving safely. Participating agencies include police departments from Naperville, Shorewood, Joliet, Plainfield, Aurora, West Chicago, Warrenville, Bartlett, Streamwood, Hoffman Estates as well as the DuPage and Will county sheriff's departments and Illinois State Police.

Hoffman chamber leader

Michael Hearn has been named the new executive director of the Hoffman Estates Chamber of Commerce. Hearn of Lake Barrington will succeed Jill Blodgett, the chamber's only director over its 17 years of existence. She'll remain with the chamber in an honorary capacity and will stay on in the chamber office for at least the rest of the month to assist Hearn with the transition. A five-member search team helped select Hearn, who most recently has been working with the American Red Cross of Greater Chicago.