Woodridge News

Lauren Frost is home for a visit. The singer and Downers Grove native will perform with her band Blue Lou at 4 p.m. Dec.

Title: PILGRIMS GONE WILD: A REALITY CHECK ON THE EARLY SETTLERS We all have this idea in our heads that the first English settlers of New England, commonly known as the Pilgrims, or more correctly, Puritans, were stodgy, God-fearing, hard working farmers, laborers and clergy, who had nothing better to do with their spare time than burn witches, ...

Lemont High School will host its annual eighth-grade open house 6:30-8:15 p.m. Thursday at the school, 800 Porter St.

A "New Moon" premiere party at Park Ridge's Pickwick Theatre, scheduled to feature two actors from the "Twilight"-series film, has been canceled, according to Pickwick owner Dino Vlahakis.

It will sell some of its holdings, but plans to continue operating its business and managing its properties as it does now.

Investigators are looking into the cause of an early morning fire Sunday that damaged the roof and garage of a home in unincorporated DuPage County near Glen Ellyn.

Bobbie Dzado's unborn son apparently doesn't like needles, either. "Oh no, he's starting to kick," said the Woodridge mom-to-be. Dzado herself wasn't too keen on getting her H1N1 flu shot Friday either, but she said it's something she wanted to ensure the health of her second child as well as herself.

Four men - three from Bolingbrook - and one juvenile were arrested Sunday after allegedly trying to steal three Wii video game systems from a Romeoville Target store, police officials said.

The DuPage Children's Museum Explorer Store's Manufacturers' Trunk Show Sale, taking place from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, will offer an expanded selling area that includes the lower level of the museum.

Naper Settlement begins its winter season Sunday. Hours are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

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.

Police say an ongoing fight led to two people being attacked with a crowbar early Sunday.

Sunrise Winter Clothing Drive: The Rotary Club of Naperville Sunrise is placing boxes in the community to receive donations of coats, jackets, hats, gloves, scarves and mittens.

Vendors, what new products/lines are you introducing in January? We want to know.

The following court records of charges that originated in Downers Grove were provided by the circuit clerk's office.

Woodridge, IL Richard Conti, CEO of Wilton Brands Inc. resigned effective October 31.

Friends of Steph Raffle and Silent Auction: Through the month of October, there will be a variety of ways to donate to the Friends of Steph Breast Cancer Awareness Drive, held in memory of Steph Lesiecki in order to benefit her research fund at Rush University Medical Center.

A Lisle family's two dogs were able to escape a fire at their home Tuesday, a blaze that fire officials say was the result of unattended grease left on the kitchen stove.

Proposed service cuts on Pace bus routes would put an undue burden on DuPage County riders, residents and public officials said at a hearing Tuesday night.

Yemen News Agency of The Republic of Yemen has awarded the contract to supply a new web offset printing press to Tensor Group, Inc.