News
By Staff reports
Wed Nov 25, 2009, 05:57 PM CST
The event starts at 6 p.m. in downtown Glen Ellyn. Santa Clause will light the tree and downtown shops will be open until 9 p.m.
By nvogel@mysuburbanlife.com
Tue Nov 24, 2009, 05:51 PM CST
With both of their public high schools competing for the state championship, the City of Wheaton and The Village of Glen Ellyn have set a friendly wager.
By Nick Vogel, nvogel@mysuburbanlife.com
Tue Nov 24, 2009, 12:22 PM CST
Baby squirrels may have been a reason for last year’s split between the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County and a charitable group that raises money to fund the rehabilitation of wild animals.
The Forest Preserve has filed suit against the DuPage Wildlife Foundation, claiming the organization is holding on to charity money that should belong to the district’s Willowbrook Wildlife Center.
By nvogel@mysuburbanlife.com
Tue Nov 24, 2009, 01:15 AM CST
Coyotes have been spotted in the Village of Glen Ellyn.
By Staff reports
Tue Nov 24, 2009, 12:48 AM CST
The Village of Glen Ellyn adopted its 2009 tax levy and voted to issue $3 million in bonds to fix the Glen Ellyn Public Library, Monday night at the board's regular meeting.
By Staff reports
Fri Nov 20, 2009, 02:20 PM CST
This past week, the Village of Glen Ellyn has held open houses to meet with residents who had applied to join the various commissions and boards in village government.
By nvogel@mysuburbanlife.com
Wed Nov 18, 2009, 02:15 PM CST
Soccer brought peace to Honduras this year. Enough peace to keep the country civil while volunteers from the United States gave aid to the sick and poor of Tegucigalpa, the nation’s capitol.
By Staff reports
Wed Nov 18, 2009, 02:10 PM CST
Glenbard West High School's Boosters are planning a Booster Block Party
for parents, alumni and friends of Glenbard West students, Saturday, Nov. 21, at 7 p.m. in a heated tent attached to Bells & Whistles Snackery, 403 N. Main St. in Glen Ellyn.
By Don Grigas, dgrigas@mysuburbanlife.com
Tue Nov 17, 2009, 04:18 PM CST
Three Elmhurst men arrested and charged Nov. 13 with taking part in a spree of 40 burglaries to vehicles in DuPage County communities will be arraigned in December.
By Staff reports
Fri Nov 13, 2009, 02:59 PM CST
Police were called to Hadley Junior High School, Nov. 11, in regards to student with pocket knife.
By nvogel@mysuburbanlife.com
Thu Nov 12, 2009, 10:55 AM CST
The village of Glen Ellyn’s Board of Trustees voted to support the Glen Ellyn Public Library’s plan to issue $3 million in bonds, and showed support for the library’s request for a property tax levy, during its regular meeting, Nov. 9.
By staff reports
Mon Nov 09, 2009, 01:54 PM CST
By Brian Hudson, bhudson@mysuburbanlife.com
Fri Nov 06, 2009, 03:05 PM CST
Their son has served two tours in Iraq, but at no point during those 30 months were Mike and Karin Formento more worried than Thursday afternoon, when they waited for any information from his base, Fort Hood.
By nvogel@mysuburbanlife.com
Thu Nov 05, 2009, 04:03 PM CST
Glen Ellyn School District 41 is considering a tax levy that would be a 2.252 percent extension over last year's levy.
By nvogel@mysuburbanlife.com
Thu Nov 05, 2009, 02:47 PM CST
A DuPage County jury has found Timothy Winfield, 43, of 5154 Atwater Court, Lisle, guilty of two counts of aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol involving great bodily harm, a Class 4 felony.
By Brian Hudson, bhudson@mysuburbanlife.com
Thu Nov 05, 2009, 10:50 AM CST
The DuPage County Health Department will offer free HIV screenings from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 14 at Wheaton's St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 515 S. Wheaton Ave.
By nvogel@mysuburbanlife.com
Wed Nov 04, 2009, 05:01 PM CST
The Glen Ellyn Public Library might look OK from the outside, but on the inside, it is less than lovely.
By Nick Vogel, nvogel@mysuburbanlife.com
Wed Nov 04, 2009, 04:56 PM CST
The village of Glen Ellyn has passed an ordinance that aims to protect the area’s water systems from polluted water.
By Nick Vogel, nvogel@mysuburbanlife.com
Wed Nov 04, 2009, 11:24 AM CST
After nearly 15 years of work with the village, Glen Ellyn’s Clerk and Collector Andrea Draths is resigning.
By Nick Vogel, nvogel@mysuburbanlife.com
Mon Nov 02, 2009, 11:00 AM CST
The top pages of a stack of papers containing the latest version of the health care bill rustled in the wind as U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam used both hands to carry a copy into the Wheaton Public Library Monday morning.
By Adam Rosen, arosen@mysuburbanlife.com
Thu Oct 29, 2009, 05:13 PM CDT
The Rev. David Davis and his family were living in a suburb of Houston, Texas, when they decided it was time for a move.
During his search for a new home, Davis stumbled upon the Parkview Community Church, which was looking for an executive pastor. After a couple of conversations with the church’s senior pastor the Rev. Ray Kollbocker, Davis and his family decided Glen Ellyn was the place for them.