Briefs: Teachers earn grants
Nine teachers at DuPage County schools earned a total of $110,000 in grants and scholarships from BP's A+ for Energy Program. The teachers were selected for creative classroom, after-school, extracurricular or summer activities involving energy education and conservation. Ten projects will be awarded cash grants of $5,000 or $10,000. Winners are Linda Bennett, Naperville Central High School (two awards); Deb Hamilton, Emerson Elementary, Wheaton; Charlene Klein, St. John the Baptist, Winfield; Sara Lasica, Holy Ghost, Wood Dale; Toni Miller and Susan Pruyn, St. Pius X Parish, Lombard; Sue Pumo, Westfield Elementary, Glen Ellyn; Lee Richter, St. Francis, Wheaton; and Kathy Sherry, Driscoll Catholic, Addison. BP also will provide winning teachers with scholarships to attend a three-day energy training conference and will honor them June 18 during a ceremony at the Symphony Center in Chicago.
Ex-candidate files appeal
A Democratic candidate for a DuPage County state Senate seat is appealing his removal from the ballot. The DuPage Election Commission voted 2-1 earlier this month to remove Tom Cullerton's name from the ballot because of a paperwork issue and the fact that he voted Republican in the Feb. 5 primary. Cullerton's lawyers contend the board overstepped its power and misinterpreted case law. A DuPage County judge will hear the appeal June 17. Cullerton is a Villa Park trustee who is seeking to unseat longtime Republican state Sen. Carole Pankau.
Addison library moving
Addison Public Library's current site at 2 Friendship Plaza will close to the public after June 18. The library will close for about four weeks while staff members move into the new building at 4 Friendship Plaza. The exact opening date will be determined during the move and announced as soon as possible. When the new library opens, all the books except one will have been placed on the shelves in the new building. The last book will pass hand to hand in a human chain from the current site to the new library on the first day the new building is open. The date and time will be posted on the library Web site, www.addisonlibrary.org. In addition, because the closing on June 18 is later than the tentative date listed in June/July village newsletter, "Spotlight on Addison," registration for programs scheduled during the last two weeks in July will begin June 7. For details, call the library at (630) 458-3308.
'Eyes' tickets available
Lisle's Eyes to the Skies Festival has introduced an online ticketing module, allowing patrons to purchase concert tickets in advance without standing in line. The Great Fair Sites ticketing system, developed by Glen Ellyn-based Elumin, is now available at the festival's Web site, www.eyestotheskiesfestival.com. In past years, the Eyes to the Skies Festival has only sold tickets at the gate and via local merchants. Four concerts at this year's festival require a separate entry ticket from the festival admission. The headliners are Blake Shelton (county), July 3; Kansas (progressive rock), July 4; Drake Bell (Nickelodeon TV star), July 5; and Bucky Covington and the Colgate Country Showdown Chicagoland Local Finals, July 6.