Jake Griffin
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New program gives DuPage kids chance to explore forest preservesAug 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Annissa Williams didn't hesitate to reach into the net she had just used to collect an assortment of insects from the Fullersburg Woods during a new weeklong DuPage Coun...
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Wheaton golf pro Kevin Streelman returns to his rootsAug 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Tips have a different meaning for Kevin Streelman these days. The second-year golf pro used to work for the monetary kind at the Cantigny Golf Course in Wheaton in his y...
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DuPage committee rejects plan to convert house to social clubAug 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Attempts to convert a house near West Chicago into a social club for the Islamic Center of Western Suburbs were thwarted by the DuPage County Board's development committ...
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DuPage's Schillerstrom urges towns to pass on video gamblingAug 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Schillerstrom is urging leaders in Illinois cities and counties to reject video gambling machines. However, he doesn't believe com...
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DuPage Co. forest district auction nets $58,000Aug 03, 2009 11:00 pm - A 10-year-old pickup equipped with a snowplow blade was the top moneymaker at the DuPage County Forest Preserve's recent auction of surplus items and lost property. The ...
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Extra dirt adds to cost of DuPage forest projectAug 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Extra dirt is going to cost the DuPage County Forest Preserve hundreds of thousands of dollars. A bad map is being blamed for the additional 35,000 cubic yards of soil t...
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Warrenville man among 10 indicted in tax fraud caseAug 03, 2009 11:00 pm - A 48-year-old Warrenville man was among 10 people recently indicted in a vast tax-fraud scheme that could have netted the group $35 million had it been successful, feder...
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Sheahan joins fray to replace BigginsAug 02, 2009 11:00 pm - At least four Republicans are jockeying to replace outgoing state Rep. Bob Biggins. DuPage County Board member Brien Sheahan of Elmhurst is the latest to throw his hat i...
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Los Lobos brings eclectic musical mix to DuPage FairJul 20, 2009 11:00 pm - At the risk of being scolded by an Alaskan Airlines flight attendant for using his phone during the preflight safety rundown, Los Lobos keyboard player and producer Stev...
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'Green' is the color of this year's DuPage County FairJul 19, 2009 11:00 pm - With as much ado that's being made about green things at this year's DuPage County Fair, someone might think this is the second part of an extended St. Patrick's Day cel...