The Sun - Glen Ellyn (IL) back issues from April 2009:
In business
Apr 03, 2009 ... Local student launches franchise A 2008 Glenbard West graduate, University of Dayton student and lifelong Glen Ellyn resident will be spending his summer sprucing up homes in the village Tom Hanson has launched a local operation of Student Painters, the business that employs ...
Police Report
Apr 03, 2009 ... These are incidents reported by the Glen Ellyn Police Department. Where charges have been filed, the report includes when and where the suspect was stopped or taken into custody and the nature of the charges. Friday, March 27 1 Warrant: Rafeal Gutierrez-Simon, 25, 17 N. Main St., ...
Village's early women drivers were few, but trail-blazing
Apr 03, 2009 ... The first automobile arrived in Glen Ellyn in 1903, but it was many years before the horseless carriage caught on. In 1910, there still were only four automobiles in the village. That number grew to 1,609 by 1928, just eighteen years later. Even rarer than seeing a car cruising through ...
Supreme court suspends lawyer's license
Apr 03, 2009; ... An attorney from Aurora has been disbarred and one from Glen Ellyn has been disciplined by the Illinois Supreme Court. The action taken against Edward J. Varga and Timothy E. Cronin was announced in a release from the seven-member Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission, which ...
Letters
Apr 03, 2009 ... Biker safety needs support For more than 20 years, College of DuPage has hosted the Cycle Rider Training program to provide the necessary skills for beginner, intermediate, and experienced motorcycle riders. The program was established with Public Act 82-649, "Cycle Rider Training Act," ...
Sun Calendar
Apr 03, 2009 ... Saturday April 4 Spring cleaning: A volunteer effort to spruce up public spaces in the community will begin at 8 a.m. at Bells & Whistles Snackery, 405 Main St. in Glen Ellyn. Participants will pick up bags, gloves, brooms and maps showing the areas that will be tidied up during ...
Village president: Fasules v. Pfefferman
Apr 03, 2009; ... Both of the men who would be president in Glen Ellyn grew up there. Both married former schoolmates they met when they were still quite young. Both used to be village trustees, and both have issues with the newly approved increase in the municipal sales tax. Both stress ethics and transparency ...
Glen Ellyn man works to help get people's lives in order
Apr 03, 2009 ... David Fritz is a coach for life - of his own life and that of others. But it was fear of dying that changed his life. "It was a wake-up call," Fritz said. And it's led to his becoming a certified life coach, helping others set and achieve their goals. A Glenbard ...
Local scholar shares his lifelong fascination with the heavens
Apr 03, 2009; ... Global warming on Jupiter. The evolution of stars. A catalog of nebulae, supernovas and star clusters. Strike up a conversation with Glen Ellyn resident Dr. Roger Kolman and you'll soon find your imagination transported to galaxies far, far away. For 45 years, Kolman has been practicing ...
Village board passes sales tax hike
Apr 03, 2009; ... It is official: Glen Ellyn has enacted a home rule sales tax. The Village Board voted 4-0 Monday at a special meeting to raise the sales tax by a full percentage point, taking a competitive advantage away and bringing the village into line with many of the surrounding DuPage ...
TIF surplus benefits High School District 87
Apr 03, 2009 ... Administrators in Glenbard Township High School District 87 last month accepted nearly $161,000 from the village of Bloomingdale. The Bloomingdale Village Board announced last month that there was a surplus in the village's Venture-Schmale tax increment financing district funds. The ...
Property Sales
Apr 03, 2009 ... Real estate transfer information is public record and is examined regularly by financial institutions, real estate agents and companies that sell products to homeowners. This list includes residential transfers by city, including street address, recording date of the deed and approximate ...
Arthur Feid's suburban yard has been yielding nourishment, forman and beast, for half a century
Apr 03, 2009; ... The tiny plants are a couple inches tall now, straining from their tray toward the grow light that nourishes them while the ground remains tundra-like. When the final frost has come and gone in a few weeks, Arthur Feid once again will be ready, and into the good earth they will go. By ...
Police Report
Apr 10, 2009 ... These are incidents reported by the Glen Ellyn Police Department. Where charges have been filed, the report includes when and where the suspect was stopped or taken into custody and the nature of the charges. Saturday, April 4 1 Public intoxication: Robert W. Alvin, 23, 64 Joyce ...
Person of character
Apr 10, 2009 ... Editor's note: Every month, the Glen Ellyn Character Coalition honors a member of the community who demonstrates the six pillars of character: trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring and citizenship. To make a nomination, visit www.glenellyncharacter.org. Douglas ...
court dispositions
Apr 10, 2009 ... The following court records of charges that originated in Glen Ellyn were provided by the circuit clerk's office. ? Daniel T. Hershman, 675 Roosevelt Road, Apt. 312, Glen Ellyn: unlawful use or possession of weapons or ammunition by convicted felons, charges dropped; aggravated ...
Apr 10, 2009 ... LOCAL NEWS: College of DuPage answers rumors about four-year program 6 SANDY STEVENS7 POLICE REPORT8 COURT DISPOSITIONS8 ...
Sun Calendar
Apr 10, 2009 ... Saturday April 11 Egg roll: Southminster Presbyterian Church will host an Easter party and egg hunt, including crafts and snacks, at 9:30 a.m., rain or shine. The church is at 680 S. Park Blvd. in Glen Ellyn. Call 630-469-9149 or go to ...
A cozy way to help
Apr 10, 2009 ... The second annual Glen Ellyn Pajama Drive will launch with a pancake breakfast and story time from 8 to 10:30 a.m. April 18 at Bells & Whistles Snackery, 405 Main St. The kickoff event, co-hosted by Adventist Glen Oaks Hospital, will include a pajama-clad parade down Main ...
Seminar to focus on green preservation
Apr 10, 2009 ... Those engaged in or interested in restoration and renovation work will learn how to keep it green at a session being planned by the Citizens for Glen Ellyn Preservation. Set for 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. May 16 at Hadley Junior High School, 240 Hawthorne Blvd. in Glen Ellyn, the seminar will ...
Health care reform on the minds of Glen Ellyn women
Apr 10, 2009 ... As President Barack Obama tackles health care reform, he already knows the challenges faced by some Glen Ellyn women. His education began in October, when Julie Francis sent e-mails to the Senate offices of both presidential candidates, expressing her health care concerns and her ...
Property Sales
Apr 10, 2009 ... Real estate transfer information is public record and is examined regularly by financial institutions, real estate agents and companies that sell products to homeowners. This list includes residential transfers by city, including street address, recording date of the deed and approximate ...
Forum eyes declining numbers in District 89
Apr 17, 2009; ... More than 70 people turned out April 14 to discuss enrollment and budget concerns at a forum at Glen Crest Middle School in Glen Ellyn. A presentation illustrated declining numbers in Community Consolidated School District 89, in both funds and enrollment in the coming ...
Police Report
Apr 17, 2009 ... These are incidents reported by the Glen Ellyn Police Department. Where charges have been filed, the report includes when and where the suspect was stopped or taken into custody and the nature of the charges. Saturday, April 11 1 Driving under the influence: Jermaine A. Reed, 22, ...
Officials tout lean budget proposal
Apr 17, 2009; ... Like governments all over the country, Glen Ellyn is doing some belt-tightening. The village conducted a public hearing April 13 for the proposed fiscal 2009-10 budget, and while some expenses are going up, the total budget will be reduced and services shouldn't be affected, officials ...
community briefs
Apr 17, 2009 ... Hastert cancels appearance The scheduled appearance of former U.S. Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert at Wheaton College has been called off. The college announced in a press release last week that the April 28 lecture fell prey to changes in Hastert's schedule. Agency ...
court dispositions
Apr 17, 2009 ... The following court records of charges that originated in Glen Ellyn were provided by the circuit clerk's office. ? Leonard Tollumi, 2011 Oxford Court, Schaumburg: harassment by telephone, ...
Shoplifting ringleader sentenced to prison
Apr 17, 2009; ... A local man charged last year with hiring two homeless men to steal high-end electronic goods from seven Chicago-area Wal-Mart stores has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison. Brian A. Evitt pleaded guilty in DuPage County Circuit Court to a felony charge of retail theft, ...
Records trace Glen Ellyn's past from prairie to busysuburb
Apr 17, 2009; ... In the 1830s, when Winslow Churchill with his wife, five sons, four daughters, two sons-in-law, two daughters-in-law and 13 grandchildren migrated from upstate New York to the area that would one day become Glen Ellyn, they found a place that looked radically different from how the village ...
letters
Apr 17, 2009 ... Let's all check up on health care I looked eagerly at the story below the headline "Health care reform on the minds of Glen Ellyn women" (Sandy Stevens' column, 4/10). I was sadly disappointed. "Now the women wait for what the government will do," you write, quoting a couple of ...
Program eyes Lincoln's lesser-known legacies
Apr 17, 2009; ... Glen Ellyn was the scene recently for another battle in the war of thoughts concerning the American Civil War. According to one scholar - and contrary to the beliefs of many historians - the outcome of the war was not the inevitable result of a sparsely-populated agricultural society ...
Apr 17, 2009 ... Saturday April 18 Family Spring Walk: Glen Ellyn Park District will hold a spring walk around Lake Ellyn for families at 11:30 a.m. Participants should meet in front of the boathouse at Lake Ellyn Park. Child care pointers: The YWCA Child Care Resource and Referral will present a workshop to ...
Glen Ellyn library and bookstores offer abundant food for thought
Apr 17, 2009 ... Reading is as integral to me as breathing. Sure, I taught English and journalism, but I can't remember a time when I didn't love to read. My parents, neither of whom graduated from high school, weren't big readers, but they encouraged my interest. Night after night following dinner, in ...
Police Report
Apr 24, 2009 ... These are incidents reported by the Glen Ellyn Police Department. Where charges have been filed, the report includes when and where the suspect was stopped or taken into custody and the nature of the charges. Sunday, April 19 1 Failure to register as a sex offender: Robert C ....
in brief
Apr 24, 2009 ... Center slates outing to Friendly Confines The Wheaton Park District Leisure Center will host a trip to watch the Chicago Cubs play Pittsburgh at Wrigley Field on May 27. The $44 fee includes deluxe motor coach transportation and a ticket in the terrace outfield. Adults of ...
Apr 24, 2009 ... Correction A story in the April 17 issue incorrectly identified several players on the Glenbard South and Wheaton Warrenville South High School baseball teams. The ...
Shop, stop, wine and dine during Couples Night Out
Apr 24, 2009; ... Glen Ellyn had its inaugural Ladies Night Out in December 2008. As a social gathering to stimulate interest in the downtown business district, it was so successful that there will be a repeat May 1. This time, though, the focus is on couples. "A lot of people said it would be ...
court dispositions
Apr 24, 2009 ... The following court records of charges that originated in Glen Ellyn were provided by the circuit clerk's office. ? Michael S. Boswell, 111 Kensington Circle, 103, Wheaton: theft-unauthorized control of property not exceeding $300, imprisonment. ? ...
Village Board mulls proposal to limit staff relationships
Apr 24, 2009; ... Glen Ellyn officials are weighing whether it's OK to mix business with pleasure - or even the illusion of it - on the village's watch. A new personnel policy proposal that would prohibit close relationships among high-ranking village staff garnered little consensus at its first public ...
Bonaparte: Where old Glen Ellyn went to party
Apr 24, 2009 ... Communities like Glen Ellyn don't just spring into existence like Athena from the head of Zeus. They evolve. Just as the city of Chicago represents an amalgamation of communities, so too does Glen Ellyn, which grew from a series of small settlements that expanded until they met and ...
Apr 24, 2009 ... LOCAL NEWS: Glen Ellyn man confesses to daughter's murder 7 POLICE REPORT8 COMMUNITY BRIEFS10 COURT DISPOSITIONS10 SANDY STEVENS11 ...
Man sentenced for child pornography
Apr 24, 2009 ... Glen Ellyn resident Robert Romanski, 27, a convicted trafficker in child pornography, was sentenced April 17 to four years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. The Class 1 felony conviction, announced in February after a bench trial before DuPage County Circuit Court Judge Blanche ...
Apr 24, 2009 ... Saturday April 25 Flapjacks for all: Members of Boy Scout Troop 41 will be serving up hotcakes from 7 to 11 a.m. at First Congregational Church, 535 Forest Ave. in Glen Ellyn. Tickets cost $5 each or $15 for a family of three or more. Call 630-790-0017. Clean-up crews: Volunteers are needed for ...
As cash flow slows, repair specialists are seeing business pickup
Apr 24, 2009; ... The conscious mind - that practical, reasonable side of the brain - tells us that if we want to lend a hand to the nation's sputtering economy, we need to go out and spend a little. Our wallets beg to differ. In another sign that we're reverting to the frugal mindset that guided ...
Struggling economy can impact students, too
Apr 24, 2009 ... At Hadley Middle School, several students have told math specialist Jeanne Schuett, "We might be moving. My dad's looking for a job in another state." "For junior high kids, the fact that the parents are spreading out their (job) search and they might have to leave their friends and move ...
Stimulus funds set aside to resurface Park Boulevard
Apr 24, 2009; ... Glen Ellyn will get a $775,000 slice of the pie - all that's needed to resurface Park Boulevard from Buena Vista to Roosevelt Road - when DuPage County distributes $16.2 million in federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds. "All federal, no local match," said Kama Dobbs, ...
Arrest made in decade-old murder
Apr 24, 2009 ... Patience and some good old-fashioned police work may have cracked a notorious Wheaton murder case that has been unsolved since 1999. Raymond E. Winters, 42, was charged April 15 in the murder of Aldis Tucker. On July 28, 1999, Tucker, a 32-year-old husband and father of two, was ...