Jake Griffin
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New owners found for most rabbits left homeless after evictionJan 12, 2009 10:00 pm - The math usually associated with rabbits is multiplication, but animal control workers in DuPage County have been busy subtracting bunnies since taking in 69 of the crit...
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New I-88 interchange opens in NapervilleJan 07, 2009 10:00 pm - The long-awaited reconfiguration of the I-88/Naperville Road interchange opens today, a project that also connects Warrenville and Diehl roads through a new commercial d...
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Senior tax deferral program expected to growJan 07, 2009 10:00 pm - A property tax deferral program aimed at low-income seniors in DuPage County is expected to grow in popularity this year. Treasurer Gwen Henry the anticipated need is pr...
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Ribfest generates $712,000 for area charitiesJan 07, 2009 10:00 pm - More than 50 Naperville-area charities that help fight child abuse will receive a portion of the haul from last year's Naperville Exchange Club Ribfest at a ceremony nex...
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Recycling program's success adds to county's costsJan 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Operating costs of DuPage County's latex paint recycling program spiked nearly $6,500 last year, but that's because workers took in more than 11 tons of electronics as w...
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Naperville real estate agent pleads to arsonsJan 06, 2009 10:00 pm - A Naperville real estate broker pleaded guilty to setting fire to several houses under construction and faces up to seven years in prison for his crimes. Richard J. Knap...
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DuPage Co. gears up for MLK DayJan 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Even before voters elected the nation's first African-American president, organizers of DuPage County's annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration were seizing on Bar...
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Schillerstrom to cooperate with board in filling vacant seatJan 06, 2009 10:00 pm - DuPage County Board Chairman Robert Schillerstrom is promising cooperation with the board selecting a replacement for outgoing District 5 board member Michael Connelly. ...
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Wheaton man gets 22-year sentence for 12th burglary convictionDec 29, 2008 10:00 pm - It will be at least 11 years before Tracy Hopkins can try to burglarize another home. The 45-year-old Wheaton man was sentenced to 22 years in prison Monday for stealing...
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DuPage woman designs ornament for White HouseDec 24, 2008 10:00 pm - A DuPage County woman with special needs was one of several artists chosen to display ornaments they designed on a White House Christmas tree. JoAnn Johnson of Woodridge...