News
By Staff reports
Fri Aug 29, 2008, 10:30 AM CDT
Ray McGury, Bolingbrook chief of police the last three years, will be the next executive director of the Naperville Park District.
By staff reports
Thu Aug 28, 2008, 11:46 AM CDT
Dewey Pierotti, president of the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County, will be the grand marshal of the “Last Fling 2008” Labor Day parade at 10 a.m. Monday in downtown Naperville.
By Staff reports
Wed Aug 06, 2008, 10:37 AM CDT
An accident involving a motorcycle at 63rd Street near I-355 in Woodridge sent one person to the hospital this morning.
By Dan Petrella, dpetrella@mysuburbanlife.com
Thu Jul 31, 2008, 02:15 PM CDT
A 25-year-old Kane County man pleaded guilty Wednesday to leaving the scene of a September drunken driving crash in West Chicago that killed a Lisle woman and injured a Warrenville man.
By Danya Hooker, dhooker@mysuburbanlife.com
Wed Jul 30, 2008, 12:20 PM CDT
A Will County judge Wednesday denied a motion to dismiss two felony weapons charges against former Bolingbrook police sergeant Drew Peterson, the sole suspect in his wife’s disappearance.
By Staff reports
Tue Jul 29, 2008, 06:22 PM CDT
James Spurgeon, 48, of Lisle, drowned Sunday while swimming to a raft at Lake O’ The Woods nudist colony in Northwest Indiana.
By Staff reports
Tue Jul 29, 2008, 12:58 PM CDT
Lisle police were called to the Jewel Foods store, 1156 Maple Ave., after someone reported a suitcase being found in the middle of the parking lot about 9 a.m.
By Andrew Westel, awestel@mysuburbanlife.com
Sun Jul 27, 2008, 06:04 PM CDT
Bolingbrook was host to a major internationl cricket match this week. Pakistan played against India in an exhibition match at Indian Chase Park. The match was to promote the sport as a potential olympic entry in 2016.
By Danya Hooker, dhooker@mysuburbanlife.com
Fri Jul 25, 2008, 05:14 PM CDT
Len Wawczak, the apparent police spy who secretly recorded conversations with Drew Peterson, had no regrets Friday after being arrested for a fight with his former friend..
By Danya Hooker, dhooker@mysuburbanlife.com
Fri Jul 25, 2008, 02:40 AM CDT
Len Wawczak admitted he had posed as a woman named Ashley and began an online romance with Drew Peterson in order to gather information on the former Bolingbrook police sergeant suspected in the Oct. 28 disappearance of his wife, Stacy.
By Danya Hooker, dhooker@mysuburbanlife.com
Wed Jul 23, 2008, 07:48 PM CDT
Drew Peterson said Wednesday he was shocked to hear news that two formerly close friends and confidants reportedly acted as police spies and for seven months recorded private conversations they had with him.
By Danya Hooker, dhooker@mysuburbanlife.com
Thu Jul 17, 2008, 07:11 PM CDT
Drew Peterson’s attorney Joel Brodsky Wednesday withdrew a motion to stay court proceedings on the reopening of Kathleen Savio’s estate.
By John R. Pulliam
Thu Jul 17, 2008, 05:26 PM CDT
Ridership on Amtrak is up 41 percent in ’07 from ’06.
By Brian Hudson, bhudson@mysuburbanlife.com
Tue Jul 15, 2008, 04:12 PM CDT
The season's first heat wave has moved into the area and towns are letting residents know about available cooling centers.
By Danya Hooker, dhooker@mysuburbanlife.com
Mon Jul 14, 2008, 08:57 PM CDT
A Will County judge will decide July 30 whether to grant a motion to dismiss two felony weapons charges against Drew Peterson, the judge said Monday.
Mon Jul 14, 2008, 04:17 PM CDT
The Bolingbrook Arts Council will sponsor the Third Annual World of Wine from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, July 18, and 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, July 19, at the Bolingbrook Golf Club, 2001 Rodeo Drive, Bolingbrook.
By Don Grigas, dgrigas@mysuburbanlife.com
Fri Jul 11, 2008, 02:59 PM CDT
An all-start cricket match between Pakistani and Indian players that could set the stage for cricket to become an Olympic sport by the time the 2016 Olympics are held has been scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Sunday, July 27 at Indian Chase Meadows Park in Bolingbrook.
By Don Grigas, dgrigas@mysuburbanlife.com
Thu Jul 10, 2008, 03:16 PM CDT
A 20-year-old Lisle man is in custody at the DuPage County Jail charged with sexually assaulting a 7-year-old relative, Lisle police said.
By Don Grigas, dgrigas@mysuburbanlife.com
Thu Jul 10, 2008, 03:10 PM CDT
An initiative to address drunken driving resulted in charges against 12 motorists over a five-day period in Bolingbrook recently.
By Don Grigas, dgrigas@mysuburbanlife.com
Thu Jul 10, 2008, 03:01 PM CDT
The Bolingbrook Park District and Woodridge Park District are taking different approaches to treating a recent infestation of gypsy moths at local parks.
By Don Grigas, dgrigas@mysuburbanlife.com
Thu Jul 10, 2008, 02:56 PM CDT
Lisle Park District officials say they probably won’t have to expand existing parking lots near the Fitness Center and Sea Lion Aquatic Park on Short Street, even if the district moves forward with plans to build an 86,000-square-foot community center at the site.