Downers Grove News

The chief nursing informatics officer is poised to play a key role in bridging clinical care with health care IT systems.

The complete results of the 2012 Tower Trot can now be found online, with results for both the 5k and the 10k in multiple age divisions.

Four Corners Community Church of Darien, will host its first "Run for Rwanda" 5K Race and 2-mile Family Fun Walk, on Saturday, June 16, at 8 a.m. at McCollum Park in Downers Grove.

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Allyson Lederman, left, and Gianna Sansone, second from left, see how fast they can wrap at the Twisted Candy Challenge.

From the Village of Downers Grove website : The Village of Downers Grove and Creative Recycling will offer electronics recycling on Saturday, June 2, 2012.

Eric Wedow, of Batavia, goes over the climbing wall Sunday during the obstacle course portion of the Amped Up Adventure Race in Aurora.

At promptly 8:30am, the starting gun shot at Forest Hills Elementary School. Runners and walkers young and old began their 10K journey that wound through the streets of Forest Hills, completing the circuit back at the school.

The following arrest information was supplied by the Glen Ellyn Police Department.

No injuries were reported Friday in a fire that apparently was sparked by a toaster and caused an estimated $125,000 damage to a house in the 1500 block of Concord Avenue in Downers Grove, authorities said.

Produced by Sara Lee Corp., Downers Grove, Ill., this new line of pre-cooked, seasoned chicken breasts boasts 120 calories and 19 grams of protein per serving, and is ready in just 60 seconds.

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Editor's note: The following information is provided by District 99 .A The preschool programs at both North High School and South High School in Downers Grove have openings for the 2012-2013 school year.

A new grocery store is coming to Downers Grove to fill the void left by Michael's Fresh Market .

With better fuel economy, technology and a refined design, the 2013 Ford Taurus is now available at Packey Webb Ford.

Eugene Polley, 96, inventor of the first wireless channel changer, died of natural causes on Sunday at Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove, Ill., according to Zenith Electronics, his workplace from 1935 to 1982.

Amid an idyllic life during the bygone era of Connecticut in 1906, the Miller family celebrates the Fourth of July as their 16-year-old son goes through the trials of young love.

The 20-year-old driver involved in a high-speed, one-car crash May 4 at Bennett and Dodson streets drove off Kirk Road in another single-car accident 11 days later, Geneva police reports indicate.

The following incidents and arrests were reported by the Downers Grove Police Department: Criminal Trespass to Land Matthew Borgh, 20, of 4422 Wilson Avenue in Downers Grove, was charged with retail theft on May 13 after intentionally stealing a bag of potato chips from the BP on Main Street just to be arrested.

The following is a release from Community Consolidated School District 181: Following board approval at the Monday, May 21, meeting, Kevin Russell will become the new District 181 director of curriculum, assessment and instruction, effective July 1. This is a new position in the Department of Learning.