Darien News

Capt. Matthew Goodwin of the United States Army Reserve came to Lace School in Darien Nov.

Elmhurst Park District announced Matt Poole will take on a new role as athletics and environmental program manager.

Fire investigators say that food left cooking on the stove of a townhouse in unincorporated Downers Grove overnight led to a fire Wednesday morning that caused $5,000 in damage and sent sent two women to a hospital.

A ComEd power line being replaced along 75th Street near Cass Avenue will be buried underground rather than strung overhead, with the city of Darien picking up the $40,000 difference in price, the City Council decided Monday night.

The following incidents were listed among the official reports of the Burr Ridge, Darien and Willowbrook police departments.

Bridges in Burr Ridge, Darien and Willowbrook are in relatively good shape, according to a recently launched Illinois Department of Transportation Web site that allows consumers to see the results of regular bridge inspections.

Lyons Township High School students earned scuba certification over the summer. They are: Zach Alderman, Christopher Arra, Kevin Bartz, Emily Bornhoff, Lindsay Brandt, Max Braunstein, Anna Breen, James Brenson, Alvin Brinza, Tim Brockman, Antonio Cabral, Natalie Cavallo, Kaitlyn Chiappetta, Jennifer Coates, Mike Coombs, Erin Cooper, Kerri Czopek, ...

The Write-On Literary Festival at the Indian Prairie Public Library is well under way, but there are still opportunities for area teens to get involved.

Darien Elementary District 61 will have a preschool screening on Nov. 5 at Mark DeLay School, 6801 Wilmette Ave.

The entire fifth grade class at Cass Junior High School in Darien spent three days in Oregon, Ill., last week visiting the Lutheran Outdoor Ministries Center.

The Blue Diamond Group celebrated its fifth year of business in Darien and now is located at a larger space at Crossroads Professional Center at Lemont Road and 83rd Street, Darien.

The Kids4Good group of District 61 will kick off another year of good works with a costume collection drive Saturday at Lace School, 7414 S. Cass Ave., Darien.

The following incidents were listed among the official reports of the Burr Ridge, Darien and Willowbrook police departments.

The following incidents were listed among the official reports of the Burr Ridge, Darien and Willowbrook police departments.

Butler Elementary District 53 will conduct a free developmental screening of children ages 3 to 5 Oct.

Today, it's a place where people enjoy tacos, soft drinks and nachos. But the spot at the northeast corner of Cass Avenue and 75th Street in Darien once was a place where folks gathered for fellowship and weekly worship.

Darien City Council postponed a vote Monday outlawing video gambling until the state releases a specific plan for how the new gaming option would work.

Hikes in Darien's sales, electric, natural gas and phone taxes were approved Monday night, despite protests that the City Council had not given residents sufficient notice or time to weigh in on the changes.

No. I do it myself. I'm retired and have a pension, so I'm doing OK. Lorraine Proffitt of Bolingbrook , homemaker No.

As they do every year, firefighters from across the country will soon be reaching out to the public for Fire Prevention Week.