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LA GRANGE – Double the space could mean double the fun at Kama Indian Bistro, which will debut a new bar and expand its cocktail and beer menu when it moves around the corner to its new home at 9 S. La Grange Road in early July.

Timothy Christian hit their way by Westmont, 5-1, in a Class 2A regional semi-final game in Bensenville on Wednesday, May 15, 2013.

OAK LAWN – Michael Rende, 20, was listed in good condition May 15 at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was airlifted May 4 after an accident involving three fellow Indiana University students on their way home.

LA GRANGE PARK – The L-shaped Beach-Oak Park will look a little more square after a $300,000 expansion project this summer.

LEMONT – Lemont Village Administrator Ben Wehmeier has been hired as the county administrator for Jefferson County in Wisconsin.

LISLE – Residents affected by the recent flood can apply for federal assistance to help alleviate expenses incurred in the recovery process from the April storms, DuPage County announced this week.

HINSDALE – If Michael McGrory could tell his students one thing, it would be to not feel pressured to have a solid plan for the future by the time they hit ninth grade.

LISLE – Lisle’s French Market is in session.

WESTMONT – Emily Doemland always has loved animals – she was the classmate who would have zookeepers bring animals to her birthday parties – and her family always had pets growing up.

WESTMONT – Refrigerators, large branches and old bicycles are expected to be among items pulled from St. Joseph’s Creek in Westmont on Saturday as part of local efforts for the countywide 2013 DuPage River Sweep.

DOWNERS GROVE – Whether it’s good publicity or bad publicity, giving the business reigns to employees and letting them decide whether their co-workers should be fired, docked pay or disciplined in front of reality TV cameras is bound to draw attention.

BOLINGBROOK – Bolingbrook will do its part in the 2013 DuPage River Sweep planned for Saturday.

BOLINGBROOK – Bolingbrook's Liberty Elementary School was on a full lockdown Wednesday after staff observed a man trying to open several doors and enter the school, according to the Bolingbrook Police Department.

WHEATON – "Bob, Bob, you all right up there?"

WHEATON – The Wheaton Police and Fire Departments will be hosting a blood drive at the police station on Friday, May 17 as part of National Law Enforcement Week, according to a police department release.