DuPage County News
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Carjackings reported in Downers Grove, WarrenvilleDec 13, 2019 11:32 PM - Downers Grove police are hunting for two armed men who forced a woman out of her car at gunpoint Friday afternoon, sparking a bizarre series of events that found them abandoning her vehicle in Woodridge and then escaping in another stolen vehicle.
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Springbrook and Naperbrook golf courses retire debt from capital projects
Dec 13, 2019 10:45 PM - On Dec. 1, Springbrook and Naperbrook golf courses made the last payment on a 2006 bond issue of $4.87 million for capital projects to officially retire the debt. -
Suburban-area college students present STEM leadership projects
Dec 13, 2019 10:40 PM - "The groundbreaking, thought-provoking, and engaging projects our STEM students tackled over the summer ranged from Alzheimer's, antibiotics, a cataclysmic variable star system, solar power, body mass trends, and analysis of pharmaceutical samples from Nepal," said Dr. Toni Barstis, PhD, Saint Mary's College Chemistry Professor and Director of the 4+1 Dual Degree Engineering Program of Saint Mary's College and the University of Notre Dame. "The women at Saint Mary's College continue to impress the STEM community with their findings. Students secured competitive internships and research positions at Harvard/Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Wright Patterson Airforce Base, University of Texas at Austin, Saint Mary's College - Kathmandu Institute of Applied Sciences, Pocono Wildlife Rehab and Education Center, University of Michigan, and University of Notre Dame. Research projects from Chicago-area STEM students at Saint Mary's College included: -
Hamdard CEO announces retirement from organization he founded in 1992
Dec 13, 2019 10:27 PM - Hamdard Healthcare Chief Executive Officer Dr. Mohammad Hamid, the pioneering leader and co-founder of the non-profit organization, announced that he will retire at the end of 2019 after serving the community tirelessly for the past 27 years. -
Local entrepreneurs partner for kids' academic successDec 13, 2019 10:12 PM - When local entrepreneur Tina Wiles opened her tutoring/test prep business several years ago, she wanted high school students to achieve their best. A former Motorola engineer turned math teacher, she knew a thing or two about preparation and strategy. What she didn't realize was how "mindset" would influence her work at My2tor.
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Metro concert featuring Bowie tribute band to benefit NorthShore Kellogg cancer program
Dec 13, 2019 7:16 PM - Sons of the Silent Age, a David Bowie tribute band, will be performing "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust" and "Station to Station" on Saturday, Jan. 11, at Metro Chicago. -
Grove Players & Off the Cuff bring 'A Night of Improv' to Downers Grove Dec. 20-21
Dec 13, 2019 7:12 PM - Grove Players debuts its inaugural improv performance with Off the Cuff's "A Night of Improv." 95.9 The River's Tim Thomas will lead the talented troupe to the stage for Grove Players first improv show. -
Health officials: Legionnaires' cases could be linked to Central DuPage HospitalDec 13, 2019 6:02 PM - Public health officials are investigating whether Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital was the source of three cases of Legionnaires' disease.
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Wood Dale man charged with aggravated DUI in fatal 2018 Hanover Park crashDec 13, 2019 5:29 PM - Wood Dale man charged with aggravated DUI causing death in a 2018 Hanover Park crash that claimed the life of his passenger.
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Glen Ellyn looks to sell land at Five Corners intersectionDec 13, 2019 5:25 PM - Glen Ellyn trustees have hired a real estate broker to again try to sell village-owned land at the center of a lawsuit won by neighbors to block construction of a gas station on the site.
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