Briefs: Benedictine freezes tuition
Benedictine freezes tuition
Benedictine University's board of trustees voted Thursday to freeze tuition at current levels through spring 2010 for traditional undergraduate students already attending the Lisle school. The board also guaranteed next year's freshman class will not see a tuition increase through spring 2011. Tuition increases at four-year public institutions across the country averaged 6.6 percent in 2007 and 6.3 percent at private four-year schools, officials said. Benedictine tuition for the 2008-2009 academic year is $10,800 per semester or $21,600 per school year.
Board member arraigned
A Wood Dale School District 4 board member pleaded not guilty Thursday to drunken driving allegations. Arthur S. Wielga, 36, of Wood Dale, was arrested about 1 a.m. Sept. 7 while riding a motorcycle north of Lombard Road near Lake Street. Police allege he was legally intoxicated. Wielga denied the allegation Thursday in court. He was elected to a four-year term on the school board in 2007. It is his second DUI arrest since 2002.
New DuPage judge installed
A former 10-year DuPage County prosecutor was sworn-in Thursday as an associate judge. Liam C. Brennan took the oath of office during a courthouse installation ceremony. Brennan is a former supervisor of DuPage State's Attorney Joe Birkett's child abuse/domestic violence unit. He became a lawyer in 1993 and is filling a vacancy created when Judge Thomas H. Riggs retired.
DuPage holds senior fair
Seniors and their caregivers are invited today, Oct. 17, to attend a fair in which many free health services will be offered. The fair is from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the DuPage County fairgrounds, 2015 W. Manchester Road, Wheaton. All screenings and shots are subject to availability and appointments are necessary. A representative of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program will be available to accept applications and provide information on heating bill assistance. For details, call DuPage County Senior Citizen Services at (630) 407-6500.