Downers Grove News

The Chicago Afro-Latin Jazz Ensemble performs at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17, at the McAninch Arts Center as part of the 2012 Winter Jazz Fest.

Diary entries describing a 1997 murder in DuPage County tie a former Joliet man arrested last month to the long-unsolved slaying, prosecutors said Friday.

From D99 : Samarth Malhotra, a junior at South High School in Downers Grove, earned a top composite score of 36 on a recent ACT test.

From D99: Eight students at Community High School District 99 have been designated as finalists in the 2012 National Merit Scholarship Program , an academic competition for recognition and scholarships sponsored by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation .

The following arrest reports are from the Wheaton Police Department : Police issued a local ordinance citation to an 18-year-old North Aurora woman for stealing $198 of clothes from a store in the 400 block of County Farm Road around 6 p.m. Monday, Jan.

Two storefronts in the Chestnut Court shopping center on 75 th Street are set to merge, becoming the home for a new clothing store in Darien.A Ross Dress for Less is expected to sign a lease within the next 30 days for a 25,000 square-foot space in the mall, said Inland Real Estate Vice President Jeff Howard at Monday's City Council meeting.

Metra is asking its riders to comment about minor schedule adjustments that it is proposing for its Burlington Northern Santa Fe Line which runs through Naperville.

Looking to participate in the 2012 Downers Grove/Woodridge Relay for Life? A The kick-off celebration for the Relay for Life of Westmont and the Relay for Life of Downers Grove and Woodridge is Wednesday.A The event is taking place from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Doubletree Guest Suites and Conference Center at 2111 Butterfield Rd.

From Verizon: Verizon Wireless announced today it invested $166 million in 2011 to enhance its existing network in Illinois, which includes the expansion of 4G LTE to Bloomington/Normal, Champaign/Urbana, Rockford and Springfield, Ill., and the Quad Cities.

Repairs on Darien's city-owned vehicles will remain an inside job. City Council voted 5-1 at Monday's meeting to continue employing a full-time mechanic, similar to the one who retired over the summer, rather than pursue an agreement with Downers Grove.A Aldermen Ted Schauer , Tina Beilke , John Poteraske , Joerg Seifert and Joe Marchese each ... (more)

DUPAGE: Downers Grove: A former Downers Grove police officer charged with official misconduct is scheduled for a March trial on charges he illegally ran license plates.

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Plans to develop a Walmart Super Center in Darien have been progressing slowly to this point, but City Administrator Bryon Vana told a town hall meeting Thursday that those plans may be about to get a major push forward.

From the Village of Downers Grove website : The Illinois Emergency Management Agency encourages everyone to take part inA "The Great Central U.S. ShakeOut" A earthquake drill on February 7, 2012 at 10:15 a.m. More than two million people in the eight-state Central region are expected to participate.

BATAVIA – Citing a lack of business, CiCi's Pizza this week closed its restaurant at 2014 W. Wilson St.

Sunday, Jan. 29 DUI on Cass Kristy Marie Dowjotas, 32, of the 400 block of Sword Way in Bolingbrook, was arrested around 1:50 a.m. on the 6500 block of Cass Avenue, Darien police said.

How much cheese does it take to feed a village on Super Bowl Sunday ? Skuddlebutts Pizza and Catering A of Glen Ellyn and Downers Grove ordered a ton of cheese in preparation for the annual sporting event, when many Americans are expected to chow down.

An Illinois State Tollway Authority employee has been charged with two counts of official misconduct for accessing a statewide computer database system for personal use.

Aurora police have charged a Downers Grove man with retail theft from a Meijer store - and say he is a suspect at least nine other retail thefts, many of them at other Meijers in the area.

10-19 at Lincoln Center, 935 Maple Ave., Downers Grove. Performances are at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays.