Jake Griffin
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How to maximize your festival weekendJul 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Ask a dozen people at any Fourth of July weekend festival what drew them there and you might get a dozen different answers. Some'll say fireworks or food or music or par...
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Forest preserve OKs research center aimed at restoring fish populationJul 01, 2008 11:00 pm - The DuPage County Forest Preserved approved building a $2.9 million research center that could lead to the reintroduction of dozens of mussel and fish species into Illin...
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Cenacle property could house fish research centerJun 30, 2008 11:00 pm - It didn't take long for the DuPage County Forest Preserve to find a use for the recently purchased 40-acre Cenacle property in Warrenville. The board is expected to vote...
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Naperville couple says latest adoption their last ... maybeJun 28, 2008 11:00 pm - It should be an easy question. "Is this it?" But, it's almost like they've never thought about the answer before, or even consulted one another. Kris Hull answers almost...
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Injured bobcat settling in at WillowbrookJun 27, 2008 11:00 pm - A 3-year-old, light-sensitive bobcat -- the first feline at Willowbrook Wildlife Center -- has taken up residence among the other chronically injured critters. "He was h...
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A new nest for Glen Ellyn's cranesJun 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Pui is the more inquisitive of the pair. She struts to the open cage door as if to welcome the visitors to her temporary home. Nebula is almost sheepish when the interlo...
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Five-car crash snarls traffic on I-88Jun 25, 2008 11:00 pm - A crash involving five vehicles Wednesday morning in the makeshift express lane along westbound I-88 in DuPage County turned the thoroughfare into a parking lot. One per...
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Judge leaves case after ties revealedJun 24, 2008 11:00 pm - The judge handling the appeal of a Democratic state Senate candidate thrown off the ballot by the DuPage Election Commission has recused himself after questions surfaced...
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Would you pay to kiss a dog?Jun 22, 2008 11:00 pm - For anyone whose idea of a good time consists of pressing their mug against the gaping maw of a one-eyed albino guard dog, you missed your chance. In what could easily b...
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Athletes race for cause, not gloryJun 22, 2008 11:00 pm - It wasn't her first-place finish that got Lauren Jensen misty-eyed after Naperville's U.S. Women's Triathlon Sunday. It was the cause. More Cover...