Bloomingdale News

These incidents, all in the last four months, have been identified by police as being gang-related. June 6: Diontae Roberts, 23, of the 1700 block of Briarwood Avenue, was stabbed to death in the 8000 block of Catawba Lane.

A Bridgestone Firestone executive has been selected to serve on the board of directors at the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence .

Bob Schillerstrom is launching is bid for the governor's mansion, and it looks like there are plenty of folks waiting in the wings, hoping to replace the outgoing chairman of the DuPage County Board.

If you missed any of our previous reports about allegations of animal abuse and neglect at Pet Rescue Inc.

Family Fest slides into Bloomingdale tonight and remains in town through Sunday.

I took it upon myself to follow the recommendation of a Bloomingdale resident, who liked this video of writer/social critic James Howard Kunstler talking about public space at a long ago TED conference.

A registered sex offender from Wheaton was ordered held without bond Thursday after being arrested and charged with distributing child pornography, federal authorities announced Friday.

Sidewalks will be installed by Bloomgdale Park on the side that borders Drumgoole Road West.

Feldman Mall Properties is seeking forbearance on a $30 million line of credit secured by the 765,000-square-foot Golden Triangle Mall.

Registration is open for returning College of DuPage students for fall classes as well as for new students.

St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Wheaton has planned a special event to increase awareness in the fight against HIV and AIDS.

Highway work in DuPage County and throughout the area will burgeon this year as federal money flows to the Illinois Department of Transportation and other agencies.

Year-to-year percentage increases of DuPage County property taxes since 2000. 2000: 5.3% 2001: 4.7% 2002: 5.1% 2003: 5.9% 2004: 5.5% 2005: 5.2% 2006: 5.5% 2007: 5.7% 2008: 5% Pieces of pie Shares taken by the various DuPage County taxing bodies of this year's $2.3 billion in property taxes.

Prosecutors in DuPage County opted against seeking the death penalty against a young man who they said admitted fatally beating a Bloomingdale repair shop owner.

THIS WEEK'S CAN'T-MISS ACTIVITIES 1 Taste of Glen Ellyn: Celebrate the Taste of Glen Ellyn from noon to 5 to 10 p.m. May 15, noon to 10 p.m. May 16 and from noon to 7 p.m. May 17 in the Main Street parking lot, next to Giesche Shoes at 400 N. Main St.

The 4th Annual Bridge Walk will step off May 16 to help raise funds and awareness for LivingWell Cancer Resource Center in Geneva.

A man fatally struck by a Metra train Tuesday night in Franklin Park committed suicide, an autopsy has determined.

The DuPage County Health Department announced Friday that there are now 11 preliminary probable swine flu cases in DuPage County, and one "confirmed" case, which has been verified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Learn the pluses -- and minuses -- of starting a small business at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Bloomingdale Public Library, 101 Fairfield Way, Bloomingdale.

Bloomingdale, IL - April 17, 2009 - NOW Foods has issued a voluntary recall for NOW Foods Brand In-shell Pistachios, 12oz bags due to potential Salmonella contamination.