Rash of stolen sewer grates adds up in West Chicago
Since the end of June, more than 40 sewer grates in West Chicago have been stolen, adding up to thousands of dollars in labor and replacement costs. Just over a...
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Remodeled media center creates hub for technology at Hadley
After watching the renovations take place this summer at Hadley Junior High School's Library Media Center (LMC), assistant superintendent Bob Ciserella can barely contain his excitement. Neither can the teachers...
District 89 goes on hunt for new chairs, desks
Officials at Community Consolidated School District 89 in Glen Ellyn are in the market for new desks and chairs for its four elementary schools. Many of the current desks are...
Joel Wiant House may be saved
After several years of repeated pleas to save West Chicago's historic Joel Wiant House from the wrecking ball, preservationists can finally breathe a sigh of relief. The 144-year-old building that...
Plan for gas station near Butterfield Park District sent back for review
Opponents of a proposed gas station on the northeast corner of Butterfield Road and Route 53 near Glen Ellyn caught a break Tuesday when members of the DuPage County Development...
D200 to probe for new referendum
Months after a failed referendum that had asked residents in Wheaton Warrenville Unit School District 200 to pay higher taxes to fund construction of a new Jefferson Early Childhood Center,...
Glenbard considers referendum question on funding renovations
Voters in Glen Ellyn may be asked in a referendum question in March to support a plan that would help fund more than $100 million in renovations at Glenbard High...
Preservationists reject plan to raze historic Wiant House
West Chicago's Historical Preservation Commission members unanimously rejected the City's bid to tear down the Joel Wiant House, a 144-year-old building included on an architecture group's list of most endangered...
Glen Ellyn schools expand gifted program
More students are expected to be included in the gifted program at Glen Ellyn District 89 schools after officials revamped their "Challenge Program" for the fall. That's due in part...
After 118 years, Winfield family business is closing
The Saylor family, which owns Winfield Fuel & Material Co., has waited for six years for new home construction in DuPage County to make a comeback since the housing market...