Wheaton
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Habitat for Humanity's 11 homes gets panel's OKAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - DuPage Habitat for Humanity's largest project ever -- an 11-home subdivision -- could be less than a week away from becoming a reality. The West Chicago Development Comm...
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Housing values holdAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - The number of homes and condominiums sold during the second quarter continued to slide in the Chicago region, especially in Lake and McHenry counties where sales plunged...
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ACT scores climb, but not college readinessAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Six years after Illinois required that all high school juniors take a college entrance exam, state ACT scores plateaued at last year's record high and more students grad...
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This group earned pink slips, not raisesAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Only a governor operating in left field and a legislature operating in the financial twilight zone could subject Illinois residents to such governmental ineptitude as we...
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DuPage County briefs: Dist. 204 promotes BirkettAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Indian Prairie Unit District 204 has named Kathy Birkett its deputy superintendent, a newly created position. She was previously the assistant superintendent for seconda...
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Father of Naperville mom disputes police's explanation of fatal fireAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Two Naperville children will be laid to rest Thursday during services that also will be for their mother, who police said intentionally ignited the fire that killed them...
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DuPage joins BP pollutant protestsAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - DuPage County leaders joined a growing protest against plans by oil giant BP to increase the pollutants it discharges into Lake Michigan. The company and Indiana Departm...
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DuPage business briefs: Community Bank to buy back stockAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - GLEN ELLYN -- Community Financial Shares Inc., the registered bank holding company for Community Bank-Wheaton/Glen Ellyn, announced a stock repurchase plan Tuesday to in...
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Universal health care can workAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - I would like to respond to a letter written recently by Carl Palash to the Fence Post, in which he writes about his distrust of a universal health care system in this co...
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More companies willing to welcome moms backAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Gina Thoma is taking a year off work to raise a family, but she's still playing the corporate game. As part of a new program at PricewaterhouseCoopers, the 4...