About this column:
The Daily PatchCast brings you the top stories making headlines in West Suburban Chicago, covering the communities of Batavia, Burr Ridge, Clarendon Hills, Downers Grove, Elmhurst, Geneva, Glen Ellyn, Hinsdale, La Grange, La Grange Park, Lisle, Oak Park-River Forest, St. Charles, Western Springs and Wheaton. It runs daily, Monday through Friday.
Here's a look at the news happening around you: — Benet Alum Wins Pulitzer — A Night With the Guardian Angels — Unattended Cooking Causes Batavia Apartment Fire, Resident Rescued From Second Floor— Randall and McKee Crash Injures Two, Extrication Required — Acting Couple Moves From L.A. to La Grange
Here are some of the top stories on Patch sites in your area: Banana Republic, District 200 Showcase Volunteerism and Young Talent Park Board OKs New Vandalism Rule Lines Being Drawn on Redistricting in Elmhurst Viewfinder: A Taste of Gaming at CODCON XVI And from our selection of Earth Day coverage: A Spring Cleaning Guide for E-waste Time to Give That IBM 5155 a New Resting Spot Parks Department, RML Hospital Team Up on Earth Day 5K Run Patch Picks: Make the Earth a Better Place 5 Ways to Help the Environment at Home
Here are some of the top stories on Patch sites in your area: Hamptons of Hinsdale To Move Forward Again UPDATE: Homeless Man Arrested After Alleging He Had an AK-47 at Jewel-Osco St. Charles North Jazz Workshop Students to Compete in New York City Here's Looking At You, Kids
Here are some of the top stories on Patch sites in your area: Another Woman Choked in Oak Park Robbery BP Profits Rebound, New Legislation Aims to Restore Gulf States, Plus the Cheapest Gas in Town St. Peter Church Barn Sale—A Labor of Love
Here's a look at the news that's happening around you: — Split Decisions, Under the Gun — Electronics Worth $1,400 Stolen From DuPage County Judicial Center Parking Lot — Geneva's John Trierweiler: My Audition for CBS 2 Traffic Guy — VIDEO: Dozens Spin for Young Life
Here are some of the top stories on Patch sites in your area: Wheaton Man Arrested for Firing a Gunshot Into Hale St. Home 35 Years in Prison for Hinsdale Bombing Suspect Counterfeit Money Used at Village Businesses Golfers of All Ages Putt for Fun—and Funds
Here are some of the top stories on Patch sites in your area: UPDATE: Fire from Tossed Cigarette Prompts Kane County Judicial Center Evacuation Fire Chief: Oak Park Home Set Ablaze by Two Boys Students Learn that They Have the Power During Alternative Energy Fair at Sandburg There's Still Time to Order a Rain Barrel
Here are some of the top stories on Patch sites in your area: Sketch of Oak Park Choker Released Bob Woodward Discusses Obama, Current Wars Republican: Scotland Yard in St. Charles Gives up Liquor License in Wake of Suspension Geneva Film Festival Starts Thursday!
Here's a look at the news happening around you: Boosters and Players Back Clodi at St. Charles District Meeting In the Spring, A Young Dog's Fancy Lightly Turns to Thoughts of ... Squirrels Salon Staff Become 'Water Warriors' in Fight for Clean Water This New Hotel is a Howl
Here's a look at the news happening around you: — Victim IDs Attackers in River Forest Mugging — Downers Grove Park Board Mulls Whether To Charge New Member for Toilet Incidents — Family and Friends Mourn Loss of St. Charles Senior — Walking the Walk For Autism in Hinsdale
Here are some of the top stories on Patch sites in your area: —Students Rally for Fired St. Charles East Coach —Winning Lotto Ticket Sold in Glen Ellyn —Midnight Crash Into LaGrange Park Tree Hospitalizes Three —District 304 Accepts 'Secret Santa' Donation for Burgess Field Turf —Wheaton College Speaker Says Legalizing Same Sex Marriage Would be 'Trouble'
Here are some of the top stories on Patch sites in your area: UPDATE: Man Found in Fabyan Forest Preserve is Mark Busch, 31, of Batavia Police: Be Alert for Oak Park Choker UPDATED: Chicagoland Jersey Mike's Locations Raise More Than $38,000 for Charity
Here are some of the top stories on Patch sites in your area: Council Winners See Mandate to Stay the Course All Elmhurst City Council Incumbents Will Return to the Dais and Dannee Polomsky Celebrates 3rd Ward Win Contested Hinsdale Elections Were Very Close LaGrange and LaGrange Park Election Results Incumbents Keep Village Trustee, Park District Seats Fewer Than a Dozen Votes Separate Winners and Losers in Alderman Races City Council Final: Gresk, Ives, Pacino Sanguinetti
Here's a look at the news happening around you: — Elections Across the Suburbs — Fire on Grove Avenue Causes $50K-$75K in Damage — Teens Raise Awareness to Underage Drinking with Project Sticker Shock — Those Garbage Day Blues
Here's a look at the news happening around you: — Merger complete for Delnor and Central DuPage Health Systems — Possible Settlement in Excessive Force Lawsuit Against Batavia Police — Area Music Groups Raise Money for Special Olympics — Wheaton South Choral Classics Heading to Nationals — Fox Valley Dog Training Club Trains Pet Owners
Here are some of the top stories on Patch sites in your area: Wheaton Man Arrested for Child Pornography Timothy Christian Takes Top Honors at Mock Trial Invitational Viewfinder: Burr Ridge Business Shows Fashion, Humility From Her Sereda Park Home, Helping Couples Avoid Messy Divorce Collecting the Collectors
Here are some of the top stories on Patch sites in your area: Monitors at Argonne Detect Radiation Linked to Japan Wednesday Afternoon Blaze Leaves 11th Avenue Home Uninhabitable Judge Upholds Charges Against Kane County Coroner—For Now Looking into the “Faces of Homelessness”
Here are some of the top stories on Patch sites in your area: Nazareth Academy Remains Undefeated St. Charles Residents' Group Files Legal Complaint In Attempt to Halt D303 Plan for Richmond, Davis Schools Wheaton South Environmentalists Make Final Four in National Competition Celebration of Diversity Promotes Tolerance Through Performance
Here's a look at the news happening around you: Guilty Plea in Porn Case Scene in 'Source Code' Shot in La Grange Park Who Knew? Duct-Tape Pens Help Quake Victims Running Through Town Before Dawn, Local Moms Prep for Boston Marathon In Preparation for Mission Trip, Couple Sell Their Worldly Possessions
Here's a look at the news happening around you: — Churchville Prairie Burning Project Makes Way For New Growth— Coyotes Spotted in Oak Park— After 40, Are Bare Legs Appropriate? Ask Our Style Expert
