DuPage County briefs
Wheaton man dies in crash:
A man who died Saturday morning after his vehicle ran off the road in Wheaton has been identified as Barry Trowbridge, authorities said Monday. Trowbridge, 43, of Wheaton, was driving east on Butterfield Road about 9 a.m. when his vehicle left the roadway, near Orchard Road, and struck some trees, according to Wheaton police Deputy Chief Tom Meloni. Investigators believe Trowbridge, who was alone, suffered "a severe medical problem" that caused him to lose consciousness moments before the crash, Meloni said. Officials with the DuPage County Coroner's office, which conducted an autopsy on Monday, declined to release further details. No one else was injured during the crash.
Three contract skin infections:
Three staff members at Washington Junior High in Naperville have recently contracted skin infections, according to Ellen Wolff, supervisor of health services for Naperville Unit District 203. Citing privacy concerns, she did not disclose the type of infections but said they are not all the same and may be unrelated, though the three adults worked with the same class of students. As a precaution, the school sent letters to parents with children in the class and have done extra cleaning. No children were found to be infected, and the three adults have been cleared by doctors to return to the school.
Medinah principal to retire:
The executive principal at Medinah Middle School will retire next year. Medinah Elementary District 11 announced that Kara Egger would leave the school effective June 30, 2010. As a result, the school board is looking for principals to take over at the middle school in Medinah as well as the intermediate school in Roselle. Egger has served as principal of the middle school since 2004 and was appointed executive principal, which added leadership responsibilities at the intermediate school, in 2008.
Shelter receives scholarship:
Naperville Area Humane Society is one of seven shelters in the United States selected to receive a PETCO Foundation Fundraising Scholarship. The Philanthropy Team has sent two animal fundraising specialist to visit the shelter for three days this week to assess the current state of fundraising and marketing.
AIDS exhibit runs through Saturday
An AIDS exhibit that opened Saturday will be on display at Christ Church of Oak Brook, 501 Oak Brook Road, through Sept. 20. "World Vision Experience: AIDS" allows attendees to walk through a 3,000-square-foot exhibit that includes an audio tour and photography that tries to give a glimpse into the life of an African child. Admission is free and the tour is self-guided. It takes about 25 minutes and parental discretion is advised for those less than 13 years old. Hours are 10 a.m to 8 p.m. today through Thursday; noon to 10 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday. For more information call Christ Church at (630) 654-1882.
Aurora's Civil War homes:
The Aurora Preservation Commission has released a brochure, "Civil War Era Architecture in Aurora," identifying buildings that reflect architectural styles of the Civil War period. The research was funded with a $7,000 federal grant received through the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Two interns were able to confirm 80 Aurora homes belong to that period. An ongoing list to identify Civil War-era additional homes soon will be available at aurora-il.org/historic preservation. Aurora residents wanting to share the history of their Civil War-period homes may contact Jan Mangers at (630) 844-3648 or jmangers@aurora-il.org.