Christopher Placek
-
Residents tell their stories of storm’s hits and missesJul 02, 2012 6:52 pm - Jim and Ann Mclearen were huddled in a downstairs bathroom Sunday as the storm raged outside their Wheaton home on the 1300 block of Irving Avenue near Hawthorne Element...
-
Why school districts keep superintendent searches secretJul 01, 2012 11:00 pm - On a single March night in DuPage County, one superintendent arrived — and another announced his departure — in a cloud of secrecy at two of the state's largest school d...
-
Crews still trying to locate man’s body in Antioch lakeJun 29, 2012 10:36 pm - Authorities on Friday called off the second day of searching for a 62-year-old man who is missing in Loon Lake near Antioch. Dive teams spent about nine hours Friday in ...
-
Aurora woman admits to lying for food stampsJun 29, 2012 9:59 pm - A 58-year-old Aurora woman has pleaded guilty to illegally collecting food stamps and medical benefits by claiming her grandchildren as dependents. Jurline Price, of the...
-
Family files wrongful death suit against in Joliet hit-and-runJun 29, 2012 6:00 pm - The family of a Joliet woman who died in a 2008 hit-and-run crash has filed a wrongful-death suit against the Naperville man who confessed to the killing earlier this ye...
-
Fire at ashram near La Fox under investigationJun 29, 2012 12:00 am - Authorities are investigating a fire that broke out late Thursday at a religious center in an unincorporated area near La Fox. The small fire at the Mata Amritanandamayi...
-
Carol Stream Park District looks to repair pedestrian bridgeJun 28, 2012 2:57 pm - A consultant is recommending a shuttered pedestrian bridge that connects the Carol Stream Public Library with Armstrong Park be replaced or temporarily fixed. Pavia-Mart...
-
New bike paths take shape in Carol StreamJun 28, 2012 2:04 pm - Bike riders in Carol Stream will soon have an easier way to get to the Great Western Trail, the 12-mile-long bike path that runs east to west through DuPage County. Cons...
-
Glen Ellyn Library parking improvements done ahead of scheduleJun 27, 2012 1:04 pm - Construction of a redesigned parking lot at the Glen Ellyn Public Library intended to improve traffic flow and make it easier for patrons to drop off books is now comple...
-
District 89 building, theater get new annexation dealsJun 26, 2012 4:00 pm - Two unincorporated properties on a prominent corner near Glen Ellyn will continue to receive village water and sanitary sewer service, under annexation agreements approv...