Sunday, April 7, 2013
Taking a glance at this week's Naperville headlines.
Top stories Final Plans Approved for Downtown Naperville Water Street Hotel Project Naperville City Council gave the green light to the final plans of the much-discussed 2.4 acre, multi-use development in downtown Naperville. Caroline Kennedy Draws Crowd During Naperville Visit Daughter of late President John F. Kennedy shared her love of poetry with Naperville students and fans Thursday at North Central College. Drum Roll, Please! Neuqua Valley High School Wins a Grammy Naperville high school recognized as top school for music education. Citing 'Rampant' Pot Use, Naperville District 203 Considers Random Drug Testing Naperville School District 203 officials are mulling the idea of implementing random drug testing for high school athletes. …
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Taking a glance at this week's Naperville headlines.
Top stories Naperville Woman Charged in Stabbing Deaths Could Undergo Psychological Evaluation Naperville babysitter Elzbieta Plackowska is set to return to court Tuesday and may possibly undergo a psychological evaluation. Family of Slain Naperville Girl Grieves, Thanks Community for Support Family of 5-year-old Olivia Dworakowski issues first public statement regarding the girl's death. Aurora Teen Charged in Fatal Crash That Killed Metea Student A 15-year-old Aurora teen was charged with reckless homicide in connection to a car accident that killed Metea Valley sophomore Devin Meadows. Memorial Fund Set Up for Slain 5-Year-Old Girl Fund set up at Naperville Bank & Trust for the family of Olivia Dworakowski, who was tragically killed …
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Taking a glance at this week's Naperville headlines.
Top stories Video: Naperville Gathers to Mourn, Remember Slain Children Hundreds of residents attended a candlelight vigil at St. Thomas the Apostle Church Friday night. New Judge Assigned for Naperville Mom Accused of Stabbing Kids to Death 40-year-old Naperville woman Elzbieta Plackowska has been assigned a new judge at the request of her attorney, Chicago Tribune reports. Naperville Community, Police React to Tragic Stabbings Everyone from parents and school administrators to police and officials have been affected by Tuesday night's double homicide. Court Denies Bond for Naperville Mom Accused of Stabbing Children to Death Authorities shared numerous disturbing details about the murders on Thursday morning, including that Plackowska …
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Taking a glance at this week's Naperville headlines.
Featured Arrest in Naperville Leads Police to $1.2 Million Chicago Cannabis Operation Police discover a "sophisticated" cannabis growing operation with more than 300 mature cannabis plants inside a Chicago home. Routine Traffic Stop Leads to 'Largest Meth Bust' in DuPage County: State's Attorney Police said a routine traffic stop led officers to uncover nearly $1 million worth of methamphetamine Tuesday. City of Naperville Website Back Online A majority of the city's website is back online, but external city email will still be unavailable until next week. Get news in your inbox. Sign up for the Patch newsletter. Like Naperville Patch on Facebook. Metea Students Mourn Classmate Video: Metea Students Gather for Devin Meadows Memorial …
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Taking a glance at this week's Naperville headlines.
Featured Police Charge Naperville Man with Child Porn, Unauthorized Videotaping Renzo Barduagni has been charged with unauthorized video-recording and five counts of aggravated child pornography. According to reports, police found video footage of a naked neighbor child and suspect other neighbors might have been taped undressing. 7 Charged in Connection With International Craigslist Fraud Group Naperville police said a group of Georgia residents have been charged with theft and forgery after they conducted a fraud operation out of Naperville. Get news in your inbox. Sign up for the Patch newsletter. Like Naperville Patch on Facebook. Former Trainer Pleads Not Guilty to Sexually Abusing Teen Client Robert Theodore pleads not guilty in …
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Vote for your favorite prep sports athlete in the southwest suburbs or write in an athlete you think deserves recognition.
Be heard by picking our Patch Athlete of the Week of the southwest for the week ending Jan. 8. Vote for one of the following (or write in your own candidate in the comments): Bolingbrook High School: Alec Boyd, senior guard on the boys basketball team. Boyd scored 11 of his 13 points in the fourth quarter during an overtime victory over Glenbard West. The loss was Glenbard West's first of the season. Boyd scored four quick points to spark an 8-0 run that forced overtime. He also made all four free throws in OT to help clinch the win. Boyd finished the game with 13 points total. Downers Grove South: Jerron Wilbut, who earned all-tournament honors at the Jack Tosh Holiday Tournament. He averaged 19 pts. per game. Wilbut started Monday's game…
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Rob Lowe appears on ABC's Good Morning America and talks about his upcoming Lifetime movie based on the Drew Peterson story.
When approached about playing Drew Peterson, the former Bolingbrook Police Department officer who is now accused of killing one of his wives, Rob Lowe had the same reaction most of us had: why me? Lowe appeared on ABC's Good Morning America on Wednesday and spoke to Robin Roberts about the Peterson role. "I quickly said why do you want me," Lowe said, when asked how he reacted about being offered the gig. "I felt like I was the last person that made sense to play Drew, which is exactly why I ended up saying yes, because I knew it would be such a departure for me." To view the entire interview, which also includes a few more scenes from "Untouchable", CLICK HERE. The movie has been in the works for nearly a year and will air on Lifetime on …
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Vote for your favorite prep sports athlete in the southwest suburbs or write in an athlete you think deserves recognition.
Be heard by picking our Patch Athlete of the Week of the southwest for the week ending Dec. 18. Vote for one of the following (or write in your own candidate in the comments): Bolingbrook High School: Varsity Cheerleading Squad. The Bolingbrook High School varsity cheerleading team qualified for the Illinois Cheerleading Coaches Association Cheerleading Championships Feb. 11 in Springfield, by winning the Bolingbrook Invitational earlier this month. Downers Grove South: Danny Spinuzza, sophomore point guard on the boys basketball team. DGS Coach Jay Baum called Spinuzza "the next coming of Bryan Mullins." Mullins was the best point guard in school history and now plays pro ball in France after a highly-touted collegiate career at Southern …
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Bolingbrook quarterback Aaron Bailey scored on a 60-yard touchdown run to give the Raiders a 22-19 lead late in the game. Defense comes up big during last series.
The Bolingbrook High School football team is headed to state for the second time in school history. The Raiders defeated Naperville Central 22-19 Saturday afternoon at Naperville Central. Bolingbrook advances to the state championship game in Champaign, where they will take on Loyola Academy on Nov. 26 at 7 p.m. Loyola defeated Glenbard North 28-13. Bolingbrook began the day with grim news. The Raiders' stud linebacker Antonio Morrison was stuck on the sidelines with a broken foot. The Raiders fell behind early after Redhawks quarterback Ian Lewandowski scored on a 9-yard touchdown run late in the first quarter. But Bolingbrook quickly responded with a 1-yard scoring run of their own by running back Jaden Huff. The score would remain …
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Vote for your favorite prep sports athlete in the southwest suburbs or write in an athlete you think deserves recognition.
Be heard by picking our Patch Athlete of the Week of the southwest for the week ending Oct. 30. Vote for one of the following (or write in your own candidate in the comments): Bolingbrook High School: Aaron Bailey, junior, quarterback. Bailey's second-straight nomination comes on the heels of his team's 33-14 win over Neuqua Valley in the first round of the playoffs. Bailey scored four touchdowns and rushed for 300 yards on 16 carries (18.75 average). Downers Grove South: A.J. Simoncelli, senior, quarterback. Simoncelli recorded what could be his best performance ever in a 37-24 playoff-opening victory against Naperville North. Simoncelli completed 17-of-23 passes for 230 yards and two touchdowns. He threw zero interceptions and completed …
Renate Meyer
1:36 pm on Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Joe Stolfo - goalie for the Trojans,Lemont HS combined Hockey Club. Freshman at Lemont High School. One of 3 goalies appointed to the Blue All Star team. The Blue Team played the Red Team on Saturday 1/7/12. Though they lost 7-1. Senior goalie on the blue team allowed three goals in the first period. Joe played the second period and denied all goals. 2nd senior goalie allowed 4 goals in the 3rd … more ›