Briefs: Warrenville OKs project
The Warrenville City Council gave conditional approval Monday for Central DuPage Hospital and Procure Treatment Centers to build a proton cancer therapy treatment center in the Cantera development. The project is contingent on approval by the Illinois Health Facilities Planning board, which rejected the proposal in April, arguing that the Warrenville site would be located too close to a similar proton center that's to be built by Northern Illinois University at the DuPage National Technology Park in West Chicago. The Winfield hospital is appealing the state board's decision.
Oral history project
The West Chicago City Museum has received a $10,000 grant from the Illinois Humanities Council to support a traveling exhibit based on the oral histories collected by West Chicago High School students and museum staff. The bilingual exhibit will feature photographs, maps, first-person narratives and a DVD presentation. The exhibit, entitled "Creating Mexican American Identities: Multiple Voices, Shared Dreams" will be unveiled at the museum in September 2008, and then will tour several Chicago-area venues. For more information about the West Chicago City Museum's traveling exhibit, please call (630) 231-3376.
Roadwork in Lombard
Three construction projects will require daily lane closures along Main Street in Lombard, officials said Tuesday. Village Civil Engineer Paul Kuehnlenz said drivers should expect delays and seek alternative routes. Main Street businesses will remain open and accessible. The first project includes widening Main from Roosevelt Road to Central Avenue and replacing traffic signals at Morris Avenue and Edward Street. The second will widen Main from Central to the front of Glenbard East High School, where a traffic light will be installed. For the final project, workers will install decorative street lights along Main, from Roosevelt to Maple Street.
Route 59 closings set
Route 59 between 95th Street and 103rd Avenue in Naperville will be closed periodically from 11 p.m. Thursday to 4 a.m. Friday to set the final truss for the pedestrian bridge. There will be lane reductions prior to and after the road closure to allow for the connection and staging of the truss for placement. Motorists are encouraged to take alternate routes to avoid delays. Book Road or 248th Street between 95th Street and 103rd Street can be used during the closure. When completed, the bridge will connect Frontier Park on the east and the Virgil Gilman trail on the west. For details, visit www.naperville.il.us/pedbridge.aspx.
Local students earn honors
Seven students in the graphic communications program at Technology Center of DuPage in Addison took home trophies from the 2008 Triton College Visual Communications Competition in May. Wheaton residents Jeanette Andrews, Libby Chappel and Nermin Avdic placed first in the Level 3 divisions of graphic design, layout and PhotoShop respectively. Chappel also placed first in Level 3 PhotoShop and second in graphic design. Andrews teamed up with classmate Yuritzi Mora of Warrenville for a first place in presswork. Julie Smid of Glendale Heights and Valerie Davis of Glen Ellyn placed third in Level 2 page layout and PhotoShop respectively. Andrews and Avdic, both graduating seniors from Wheaton North, were named 2008 Outstanding Seniors in the technology center's Graphic Communications program. All winners are DuPage high school juniors or seniors enrolled in elective classes at Technology Center of DuPage.
Home improvement grants
Twenty-one Bensenville families will receive grants totaling almost $59,400 to help maintain their houses. The village board approved the funding. The village established the Home Improvement Grant Program earlier this year to assist residents with bringing their homes into code compliance. The program provides assistance for reinvestment in existing single-family, duplex and two-flat housing stock to revitalize neighborhoods, increase property values and make homes safer. Owners are eligible for a grant of up to $5,000. Village President John Geils said other homes are in the evaluation process for potential grants. Geils said Bensenville aims to certify a minimum of 200 homes this year and another 200 next year. For details, call (630) 594-1090.
Foresters mark 125 years
Catholic Order of Foresters, headquartered in Naperville, celebrated its 125th anniversary during a dinner at Cress Creek Country Club in Naperville. A not-for-profit fraternal benefit company, COF was established in 1883 at Chicago's Holy Family parish to serve newly arrived immigrants. Now among the top 10 fraternal insurance companies in the United States, the order has 141,000 members nationwide and conducts operations through 300 agents in 30 states and the District of Columbia.