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Fearing exposure to "substantial" financial liability, DuPage County Board members more than a month ago urged Sheriff John Zaruba to temporarily discontinue a program that allowed his teenage son to take repeated police ride-alongs. "I have been told that he's not going to stop the ride-along program," county board Chairman Dan Cronin said.

Missi is a Havanese puppy purchased online by Jacki Daly of Woodridge and one of the subjects of a lawsuit Daly's involved in against a breeder.

A Woodridge man who police say tried to run over his ex-girlfriend's current boyfriend near her home in Romeoville has been charged with aggravated battery, officials said today.

A It seems like there is a special day for just about everything these days, and the donut is no exception.

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Mosquitos collected from Woodridge earlier this month tested positive for West Nile Virus.A The Health Department has notified those communities, according to a DuPage County Health Department release.A The Health Department does not spray for mosquitoes; mosquito prevention is done by municipalities or mosquito abatement districts.

The following incidents and arrests were reported by the Downers Grove Police Department: Possession of Cannabis Kristen Dodd, 18, of 1904 Nottingham Road in Woodridge, was charged with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia on May 15 after initially being suspected of stealing money from the women's locker room at Downers Grove South High.

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The mosquitos with the virus were collected from Lemont, Hinsdale, Lisle, Westmont and Woodridge.

Monday, May 14 Teachers from Oakwood School surprised 8-year-old Ellie Cuiching on Friday with a purple and pony wonderland at her home.

The village of Woodridge A detailed its continued position for public safety pension reforms in a release last week.A The full press release is posted below.

A former Woodridge police officer was sentenced Thursday two years on probation for stealing some $30,000 from a police charity that benefited survivors of slain and deceased officers, DuPage County prosecutors said.

Mosquitoes tested positive for West Nile virus in DuPage County, the first sign of the disease in Illinois this year.

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An attempted armed robbery took place in Echo Point Park Saturday night, according to Woodridge police .A A man in his mid-teens approached someone around 9:30 p.m. and displayed a knife, according to police.

Reader's Digest A is on the hunt for the most interesting town in America, and if someone can convince them it's Woodridge, that person could win $1,000. Through May 31, Woodridge residents are invited to log on to www.readersdigest.com/america A to share personal stories and images that illustrate what makes Woodridge special.

A culex tarsalis female mosquito that was caught in a trap will be tested for the presence of the West Nile virus.

If you watched "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" on Friday, then you saw a Woodridge resident standing next to Meredith Vieira.A Angel Tuider-Frale flew to New York to tape her episode a few months ago.

May has been a busy month for crime stories in Woodridge . In the same night, a meth lab was discovered in a Woodridge apartment and a man stole a car at gunpoint in the parking lot outside Kohl's, according to police.