Clarendon Hills News

Freyja Conrad of La Grange and Amy Vana of Darien were honorable mention winners of the College of DuPage 2009 Cooperative Learning and Internship Striving for Excellence Program.

New state laws banning texting and certain cell phone uses while driving won't eliminate distracted driving crashes, but the measures will help make roads safer, area police agree.

For nearly 10 years, the Downers Grove Township Peer Jury program has been giving troubled young people a chance to learn from their mistakes.

Chris and Heather Krupa of DeKalb announce the birth of a son, Titus Christopher Krupa, born Nov.

Natalie Bunnell of Clarendon Hills, a senior at Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va., is included in the 2010 edition of Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges.

More than 100,000 Americans are on the donor waiting list, 4,700 of those in Illinois.

Lori Chana sprinkles coffee grounds over a thin line of Elmer's glue, forming one eyebrow on an organic portrait of her son, Cameron.

Lyons Township Honor Society offers pink flamingo flockings with proceeds going to help support a local charity.

Clarendon Hills optometrist Donald Maduzia loads 18 bags of donated eyeglasses he's collected in the car Tuesday with the help of Clarendon Hills Lions Club volunteer and banker David LaBrash and Mario Gumino from the Lions of Illinois Foundation, based in Sycamore.

With only two weeks left to finish up that holiday shopping, Hinsdale's Zion Lutheran Church has a solution to help frazzled parents: free babysitting.

No one was injured in Monday night's house fire on 56th Street that took Clarendon Hills firefighters nearly four hours to extinguish.

Although they share backgrounds in law and business, the candidates running in the March Republican primary for DuPage County Board District 3 come to the race with varying priorities.

Lisa Mueller, Clarendon Hills, homemaker: "We'll be traveling out of town, but I'm looking for TV sets for my older son." Ashley Cox, Westmont, physician's assistant: "Toys, I guess, for my new baby, nieces and nephews." Virginia Chaves, Oak Park, Toni's in Hinsdale: "We're actually wanting home appliances, kitchen appliances.

Village Vocal Chords earned a first place medal during Harmony, Inc.'s international contest and competition in Providence, R.I. The Village Vocal Chords chartered with Harmony Inc.

Tom Byrne of Clarendon Hills was recently named Adventist Hinsdale Hospital's volunteer of the month with nearly 600 hours of service.

Numerous Maercker Elementary District 60 parents let the School Board know how they feel about the elimination of holiday parties Tuesday, and most of those feelings weren't positive.

Clarendon Hills police arrested six people believed to have been involved with numerous burglaries committed in the village, Hinsdale, Oak Brook, Elmhurst and Downers Grove in the past couple of weeks.

The budget for your home improvement might be modest, but Adele Lampert says you can glean inspiration and tips from her award-winning project.

Note the contrasting finishes in this new kitchen by Adele Lampert of Page One Interiors in Barrington.

Clarendon Hills resident Mary Thomas, mother of Florida International University basketball coach and Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas, is recovering from a heart attack at Adventist Hinsdale Hospital.