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Downers Grove South High School will induct five new members into its Class of 2019 Athletic Hall of Fame on Saturday, Dec. 14. The induction ceremony will take place in the Large Gym during halftime of the varsity basketball game vs. Addison Trail at approximately 6:30 p.m. The five South High Athletic Hall of Fame inductees include: Ben Apland, Class of 2008, Wrestling Ben had an outstanding high school wrestling career. In his three years as a varsity starter, he...
BrightSide Theatre, Naperville's only professional theatre performing in the historic downtown district, continues their 9th Season – Guilty Pleasures – with NINE the Musical in Concert Performing at the Bartley & Maricela Madden Theatre at North Central College, 171 East Chicago Avenue in Naperville February 7-9, 2020. Tickets are on sale now at www.brightsidetheatre.com, or by phone at 630-447-TIXS (8497). The Bartley and Maricela Madden Theatre we will be transformed int...
Congratulations to the 46 District 58 teachers and staff who received an Education Foundation Green Apple Award in November and December 2019! During the holiday season, the Education Foundation of Downers Grove District 58 invited the community to recognize a special District 58 teacher or staff member by making a donation to the Foundation's Green Apple Teacher/Staff Recognition Program. Each recognized teacher/staff member received a Green Apple card, hand delivered by...
Joseph Kucharski, 52, with a last known address in Naperville, appeared in Court this morning where he entered a blind plea of guilty to one count of Aggravatwd DUI-Alcohol/Drugs Causing Death, a Class 2 Felony and one count of Reckless Homicide, a Class 3 Felony. He faces a maximum penalty of up to 14 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections to be served at 85 percent. Kucharski appeared before Judge Liam Brennan, who accepted his plea. On February 19, 2019, at approxi...
Illinoisans rang in the New Year with a new, higher minimum wage, and the Department of Labor is encouraging employees to watch their paychecks to ensure that time worked in 2020 is paid at the new rate. Governor JB Pritzker signed the new minimum wage law last February providing a path to a $15 minimum wage by 2025. Minimum wage earners received an increase of $1 to $9.25 an hour on January 1, which will be followed by an increase to $10 an hour on July 1. The minimum wage will then increase an additional $1 an hour each...
On the inaugural day of adult-use cannabis sales across the state today, the Pritzker administration released the following statement: “As we start a new decade, Illinois has achieved a monumental milestone - launching the legalization of cannabis in a way that includes communities left behind for far too long, creates good jobs and expunges thousands of records for those who have lost out on opportunities and ends prohibition,” said Toi Hutchinson, Senior Advisor to the Governor for Cannabis Control. “Today is a histo...
Downers Grove North High School Athletic Hall of Fame will be inducting three new members into its prestigious group this upcoming weekend. At 4:45 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 11 at Downers Grove North in the Purple Gym before the boy's varsity basketball game, Jack Brady, Gabrielle Sims and Madeline Sims will all be forever enshrined into Downers Grove North. "This event happens every year," said Athletic Director Denise Kavanaugh. "Downers Grove North takes a lot of pride in our...
Recently, the Lisle-Woodridge Fire Protection District was awarded a $1,000 grant from the Illinois American Water Firefighter Grant Program. This grant that was awarded is for the purpose of the Lisle-Woodridge Fire Protection District to purchase "The Safety Challenge" fire prevention program. This program will be utilized at local school districts to make sure every home will have working smoke detectors and alarms because of the grant. "It's a grade school fitness program...
At Downers Grove South High School, 23 students were selected to participate in the 2020 Illinois Music Education Association All-State Convention (IMEC) in January in Peoria. The students are members of the 2019-20 Madrigal Singers ensemble. Upcoming South High Madrigal performances: The Madrigal Singers will perform an All-State preview concert on Monday, January 20, 2020 at Hinsdale United Methodist Church at 7 p.m. The performance is free and the public is cordially...
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert B. Berlin, DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick and Lisle Deputy Chief of Police Ron Wilke announced today that bond has been denied for a Chicago man accused of robbing several hundred dollars from two DuPage County businesses. Devonte Johnson, 20 (d.o.b. 9/18/1999) of 7816 S Carpenter Street, appeared at a bond hearing this morning where Judge Liam Brennan denied bond. Johnson has been charged with two counts of Armed Robbery with a Firearm, a Class X Felony. On January 4, 2020, D...
Members of North High’s Class of 1979 will present a $5,000 check to North High School on Wednesday, Jan. 8 at 10 a.m. Class members celebrated their 40-year reunion at North High’s Homecoming events this past October. Photo opportunities will be available during the check presentation: Wednesday, Jan. 8 10 a.m. Check presentation North High Alumni Room, 4436 Main Street, Downers Grove “We all have fond memories of our years at North High during the 1970’s,” North High Clas...
When his bladder cancer returned in 2019, Gavin McHugh, 54, a Naperville resident, knew he was in for a more complex surgery than the one he had in 2018 to remove a tumor from his bladder wall. The cancer was aggressive and removal was necessary. His doctor would have to not only remove his bladder but build a new one out of a section of his colon, a procedure called a cystectomy with neobladder. Ranko Miocinovic, MD, a urologist with DuPage Medical Group, opted to use one of...
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert B. Berlin, Downers Grove Chief of Police Shanon Gillette and Warrenville Chief of Police Ray Turano announced today that bond has been denied for two of three individuals charged with several carjackings in Downers Grove and Warrenville. Emanuel Embry, 19 (d.o.b. 12/28/1999), on probation out of Cook County for Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon, of Chicago and Daysean Washington-Davis, 19 (d.o.b. 7/12/2000), who is currently on bond out of Cook County for Aggravated Unlawful Use of a We...
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert B. Berlin announced today that the second of two men who pled guilty to a Naperville armed robbery has been sentenced to sixteen years in the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC). Robert Hill, 23 (d.o.b. 1/18/1999) of 738 Bluff Street, Carol Stream, appeared in Court today where Judge Liam Brennan handed down the sentence. Yesterday, Judge Brennan sentenced Hill’s codefendant, Willie Booker, 23 (d.o.b. 12/6/1996) of 2056 Essex Court, Streamwood, to eighteen years in the IDOC. Both me...
The entire family can ring in the New Year together with a countdown to Noon celebration at Bubble Bash: A Kid-Friendly New Year's Eve at DuPage Children's Museum (DCM) on Tuesday, December 31, from 9 a.m. - Noon....
Twenty-eight District 99 student musicians have earned All-State honors through the Illinois Music Education Association (ILMEA). Students were selected to the All-State Band, All-State Choir, All-State Jazz Band, All-State Jazz Choir, All-State Orchestra and recognized in the All-State Music Composition Contest. All-State musicians will travel to Peoria, IL, from January 29 - February 1, 2020 to participate in the Illinois Music Education Conference (IMEC). Their concerts...
The Chicago Area Clean Cities Coalition (CACC) recently announced its 2019 Leadership Award winners at its annual December meeting and reception. One of the awards just happened to go to the city of Downers Grove. "We selected the village for its wide array of environmentally friendly technologies that it is using to reduce emissions," said Joe Koenig of Chicago Area Clean Cities. "This year, the village began using its first plug-in electric hybrid vehicles." Being selected...
A Downers Grove annual event, "Merry and Bright: A Victorian Christmas" again came to the Downers Grove Museum campus this holiday season. In what was a free family event that included historic sights and sounds of Victorian Christmas traditions, between 300 and 400 visitors showed up to celebrate the annual event. From 1835 until the 1930's, the Blodgett family owned the Downers Grove land, which is now a museum. This year, in the 1892 Victorian house, Santa stopped by for a...
Twenty-eight District 99 student musicians have earned All-State honors through the Illinois Music Education Association (ILMEA). Students were selected to the All-State Band, All-State Choir, All-State Jazz Band, All-State Jazz Choir, All-State Orchestra and recognized in the All-State Music Composition Contest. All-State musicians will travel to Peoria, IL, from January 29 - February 1, 2020 to participate in the Illinois Music Education Conference (IMEC). Their concerts...
Downers Grove Park District has been awarded a Level I Accreditation by The ArbNet Arboretum Accreditation Program and The Morton Arboretum, for achieving particular standards of professional practices deemed important for arboreta and botanic gardens. The ArbNet Arboretum Accreditation Program is the only global initiative to officially recognize arboreta at various levels of development, capacity, and professionalism. Downers Grove Park District is also now recognized as an accredited arboretum in the Morton Register of...
Although Christmas is still a couple weeks away, Santa decided to stop by the Downers Grove Park District Recreation Center early this holiday season. The "Sweets with Santa" event that took place Sunday afternoon hosted more than 30 families excited to meet Santa. Downers Grove Area Newcomers (DGAN) Tot Events Co-Chair Carly Mondschean said that although this event was for kids to meet Santa, it was special because it helped the adults out in a large way. "This event was...
The Chorus of DuPage brought a Christmas present a little early to Lisle this year. That present was a performance at the Trinity Lutheran Church Green Trails. The Chorus of DuPage is a men's a cappella barbershop chorus, along with their special music guests the Midwest Crossroads, a woman's a cappella barbershop chorus and the Upside Downers, Illinois District's 2019 men's senior barbershop quartet champions. Also included in the performance was flutist Emily Morrison,...
Downers Grove Grade School District 58 celebrated all students who participated in this year's PTA Reflections competition during a ceremony on Tuesday, Dec. 3 at Herrick Middle School. The District also announced the 44 District 58 students whose 48 project submissions will advance to the regional level of the competition. "PTA Reflections celebrates all of our artists for their outstanding contributions. Each year we are amazed by the talent and creativity the students...
There are two kinds of heroes - fictional and non-fictional. Jenny Bell and Maggie Nickels, are non-fictional heroes. The two sixth grade teachers at Meadowview Elementary School in Woodridge School District 68 were recently presented with the Symetra Heroes in the Classroom award. "I've been teaching for 27 years," Bell said. "Maggie and I new each other from junior high, it's awesome to work with someone you're friends with, you respect and you trust." For Nickels, she has...
Michael Gonzalez has always wanted to do two things, help people, and be an entrepreneur. Gonzalez, who recently won three awards, has been an owner of Home Helpers of DuPage and Will counties since 2008. Because of the work he has done, he was recognized by the International Franchise Association (IFA), his local chamber of commerce and Home Helpers Home Care. Home Helpers Home Care is home care after someone has left a hospital or rehabilitation service, and still has...