Jake Griffin
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Family, friends say farewell to NIU shooting victim ParmenterFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Dan Parmenter's fraternity brothers stood shoulder to shoulder to say goodbye in unison to their buddy. More than 50 members of the Northern Illinois University chapter ...
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Dad recounts son's heroic actions when NIU gunman struckFeb 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Days after his death, Dan Parmenter is still making his father proud. The 20-year-old sophomore from Westchester was one of five people shot and killed at Northern Illin...
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Quiet 'angel' made her mark as a singerFeb 15, 2008 10:00 pm - Sweet and quiet is how friends and former instructors at Glenbard North High School remember Gayle Dubowski. But put her in a choir robe and on some risers -- that's whe...
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Schillerstrom has ideas for new sales tax moneyFeb 12, 2008 10:00 pm - DuPage County Board Chairman Robert Schillerstrom may have more plans than money when it comes to amending the county's budget with the $20 million windfall expected thi...
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What ewe should know about these lambsFeb 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Anyone looking for a quick fix of cute need search no further than Winfield's Kline Creek Farm. Eight gangly lambs have already made their debut at the DuPage Forest Pre...
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Legislators seek parental permission for social Web sitesFeb 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Area legislators want a state law requiring social networking Web sites such as MySpace and Facebook to get parental permission before youngsters are allowed to join. Ho...
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GOP not resting on laurels after winsFeb 09, 2008 10:00 pm - The winds of political change in DuPage County's Republican Party are coming out of the southeast. Two relative unknowns emerged from Tuesday's GOP primary to grab nomin...
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DuPage County in a blue state?Feb 06, 2008 10:00 pm - For the first time in anyone's recollection, Democratic voters have outnumbered their GOP counterparts at DuPage County polls. Nearly 55 percent of all voters pulled Dem...
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Rookie wins in DuPage County forest raceFeb 05, 2008 10:00 pm - A political novice defeated the DuPage County Forest Preserve's elder statesman in the race to be the Republican nominee for the District 3 commissioner's post. With all...
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Mixed bag for DuPage County board GOP racesFeb 05, 2008 10:00 pm - A mass infusion of cash by DuPage County Chairman Robert Schillerstrom into the campaigns of various Republican county board challengers and incumbents had varying degre...