Friday, May 18, 2012
The following theft and vandalism reports are from the Wheaton Police Department.
The following vandalism and theft reports are from the Wheaton Police Department: Vandalism Someone damaged plants and planters at St. Joseph Church in the 400 block of Crescent Street in Wheaton between noon Sunday, May 6 and 8 a.m. Thursday, May 10. Someone spray painted the front doors, sidewalk, a window, school sign and a memorial bench at Briar Glen School, 1800 Briarcliffe Boulevard between 11:55 p.m. Friday, May 11 and 7:30 a.m. Monday, May 14. Theft Someone stole a $600 bike from a rack at the College Avenue Train Depot on President Street between 7:30 a.m. and 10:30 p.m. Thursday, May 10. Someone stole a $200 computer from Target, 601 County Farm Road around 8:45 p.m. Tuesday, May 8. More? Wheaton Patch now has a Public Safety …
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Wheaton residents near Hurley Gardens would rather keep the tennis court than see a parking lot built for events at the popular park, according to a survey.
The Wheaton Park District will resurface the tennis court at Hurley Gardens instead of converting it to a parking lot after residents said in a survey they don’t mind cars parked on their streets. Since the park’s improvements, the park district's staff has seen increased interest in the facility as a rental space for weddings and other events, according to a staff memo. Like what you see? Sign up for the Wheaton Patch newsletter! To gage residents’ use of the courts, the park district sent surveys to 112 residents and 18 people who rented the park. One homeowners association also contacted its residents about the survey. The district received 155 survey responses May 3. Sixty-nine people—44 percent—wrote that they play tennis at Hurley …
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Hurley Gardens
Adare Dr & Creekside Dr, Wheaton, IL
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The following arrest reports are from the Wheaton Police Department.
The following arrest reports are from the Wheaton Police Department: Want to stay informed about other police news? Click to sign up for the Wheaton Patch newsletter! Police arrested a Bloomingdale man for driving under the influence of alcohol Sunday, May 13. Deysi Guevara, 20, drove a silver 2012 Ford Fiesta near the intersection of Hill Avenue and the railroad tracks around 3:20 a.m. He was booked at the Wheaton Police Department and released later that morning. Police arrested Lang Khup of Glen Ellyn for driving under the influence of alcohol and endangering the life and health of a child Sunday, May 13. Khup, 32, drove a silver 2004 Honda Accord near the intersection of President Street and Liberty Drive around 12:30 a.m. when police …
The following reports are from the Wheaton Police Department.
The following reports are from the Wheaton Police Department: Someone broke into a Mitsubishi parked at St. Daniel’s Church in the 100 block of West Loop Road and stole a $300 cell phone between 8:15 and 9 p.m. Thursday, May 10. According to the police report, someone broke the driver’s door window to enter the car. Someone stole prescription sunglasses, worth $160, from a 2003 Chevy Impala parked outside Starbucks at 31 Town Square around 7:15 a.m. Thursday, May 10. Someone stole $600 in tools from a white work van in the 2000 block of Gary Avenue between 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 9 and 9 a.m. Thursday. Someone stole $300 cash, a $130 MP3 player and $60 in cutlery from two cars parked in a driveway in the 1500 block of Center Avenue between 6…
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
The Union Pacific railroad crossing in Wheaton at Chase Street will be closed Friday, May 18 until Monday, May 21 for construction.
Union Pacific will be closing the railroad crossing at Chase Street in Wheaton from May 18 until May 21 for railroad underpass work. Northbound traffic will be detoured west on Crescent Street, north on Washington Street and east on College Avenue. Southbound traffic will be detoured west on College Avenue, south on Washington Street and east on Crescent Street. Union Pacific is currently working to create a pedestrian underpass at this location. In the future, this crossing will be closed in order for the railroad to install a track crossover switch that will help reduce train delays, increase the average train speed, reduce the number of slow-moving freight trains and reduce the crossing gate downtime for motorists and pedestrians …
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N Chase St & Crescent St, Wheaton, IL
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Brandon Venson, former tight end for Illinois State, College of DuPage lands spot on Bears roster.
A former Glenbard West High School graduate, football player will suit up in orange and blue this fall as a tight end for the Chicago Bears, according to the Chicago Tribune. Brandon Venson, 24, of Glendale Heights was among seven players to sign a three-year contract with the team Sunday, following the Bears rookie minicamp. 33 players turned out for minicamp, battling for a spot on the coveted roster and Venson made the cut. Venson joins the Bears after three seasons as a tight end for the Illinois State Redbirds. Prior to joining the Redbird roster in 2009, Venson earned a walk-on spot for Northern Illinois University but a year later transferred to the College of DuPage, according to WJBC radio in central Illinois. For more on this …
I've been running for about 45 years. For the first time, a bird in a tree took aim and scored a direct hit.
I've been jogging for a long time, maybe 45 years. I've had close calls with falling acorns. I've gone eyeball-to-yellow-eyeball with a wolf-sized coyote. Once, in the dark, I'm pretty sure I stepped on a raccoon. But the animal screamed and I screamed, and I set a personal record for the hundred meter dash in the dark, so I can't be sure. But in all those decades of running, I've never been crapped upon by a bird. Until Monday morning. It had to be studying me, up in that tree on Chicago Avenue in Downers Grove, watching me get closer, judging my speed (or lack thereof), factoring in a light breeze, distance to the ground and gravitational acceleration, the expected shape and aerodynamic qualities of the payload. Then, at that perfect …
Life as we know it may be disrupted a bit while the eyes of the world are on Chicago for three days.
For the first time the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will be holding a summit in an American city other than Washington, D.C. In addition to global leaders, more than 2,000 journalists and countless demonstrators and activists are expected to inundate the Chicago area. Click to sign up for the free Wheaton Patch newsletter! Some protests have already begun. Security measures are in place for the days before the summit and the actual meeting days, Sunday, May 20 and Monday, May 21, when more than 60 heads of state and government will come together to discuss security and stability in the Euro-Atlantic area. Although you are not a NATO delegate, some of the plans may affect your life during this time. Here is a rundown of the …
Students entering sixth and ninth grades will be required to provide proof of pertussis (whooping cough) vaccination.
The following is a message from the DuPage County Health Department: The DuPage County Health Department is informing parents that beginning with the 2012-2013 school year all students entering sixth and ninth grades will be required to provide proof of pertussis (whooping cough) vaccination, along with the school physicals already required for those grades. Outbreaks of whooping cough have occurred recently among school children in Illinois. Pertussis is easily transmitted through coughing and sneezing and may cause an illness that persists for weeks to months. Pertussis does not typically cause severe illness in healthy students, but can cause prolonged absences from school and extracurricular activities. In addition, pertussis can be …
A controversial magazine cover makes breastfeeding and attachment parenting look almost glamorous—but is it? No. It's not.
Time Magazine’s cover of a woman breastfeeding her son was intended to bring awareness to attachment parenting. Instead it made the long-suffering magazine look desperate for attention, and some poor kid a lifelong subject of playground bullying. I mean, what is the cutoff for breastfeeding, little league? Most of my friends who breastfed didn’t have the cover subject’s fresh “après yoga” appearance. If the article was actually about parenting, why didn’t Time choose someone who looked more like an exhausted mom than a model? Let’s face it, being with a kid 24 hours a day is not relaxing. Attachment parenting encourages practices like co-sleeping (baby sleeps with the parents) and baby-wearing (do I have to explain it?). According to some …
Dick McDermott
7:01 am on Thursday, May 17, 2012
This story is also missing the true value of the situation. Brandon Venson told me in 7th grade he was going to play professional football. He set upon a path of hard work, right choices and self-belief. He overcame a broken leg his senior year in high school resulting in no scholarship offers. Determined to finish college he embarked on a program to work his way into a D-1 football program. He … more ›