The Sun - Naperville (IL) back issues from Thursday, April 10:
The littlest engineer; Local boy gets wish granted with hourlong train ride
Apr 10, 2003; ... Oliver Tibbels, 6, opens gifts on mom Debbie's lap at the Downers Grove Train Station on Saturday. The Make-A-Wish Foundation arranged for Oliver to drive a Metra train from Chicago's Union Station to Downers Grove, where he was greeted with a train-themed party. With red bandanas and ...
Animal house; ADOPT's new shelter gives strays a second chance
Apr 10, 2003; ... Hailey, up for adoption, stares at a toy as volunteer Carol Dinger comforts another cat in the Sun Room at the new ADOPT shelter in Naperville. The animal welfare agency moved into the new building six weeks ago.Sneakers, a beagle mix, gets some attention from a volunteer at the new ADOPT ...
General Motors offering overnight test drives; Will let consumers take cars home; Ford starts plan to cut spending
Apr 10, 2003; ... DETROIT -- General Motors Corp., the world's largest automaker, will let consumers take most of its cars and trucks home for overnight test drives in an effort to boost U.S. sales after a slow start this year.The program runs between April 15 and July 22 and includes models such as the ...
Business Travler: What to expect when your flight is cancelled
Apr 10, 2003; ... If you have an upcoming business trip planned and you're concerned that your flight may be cancelled, you should know about Rule 240. Most airlines list this rule as their flight delays/cancellation policy. In short, this rule outlines what the airline will provide for you if your flight is ...
DuPage County Briefs
Apr 10, 2003 ... BURR RIDGE AUTISM CENTER OFFERS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMSThe Autism Center for Excellence, at 8320 S. Madison St. in Burr Ridge, is offering a variety of educational programs for children with autism, their families, educators and school districts throughout April, which is Autism Awareness ...
Celebrations
Apr 10, 2003 ... Fagel During the morning, each contestant met with five judges for 10 minutes, two separate times. During the pageant, each contestant answered an easy question and a hard question and gave a two-minute platform speech. The contestants were judged in three areas: their accomplishments and ...
Community Briefs
Apr 10, 2003 ... ROBERTSON PERFORMS IN `LOVESONG' AT CROSSROADSAward-winning actor Alene Robertson performs at 8 p.m. Fridays in "The Lovesong of Ed for Rose," a new Broadway-inspired musical with 18 original songs about devotion, love, life, fame and fortune.In March, "Lovesong" opened at Crossroads ...
Hitters stuck in batting trance; Prior gets win in duel between young aces, hurls first career shutout -- Cubs 3 / Expos 0
Apr 10, 2003 ... Mark Prior outdueled Expos young gun Javier Vazquez on Wednesday, going the distance in a 3-0 victory. Vazquez topped Prior's 12 strikeouts with 14 of his own, but made a big mistake in the second inning when he gave up a two-run home run to Damian Miller.Damian Miller's two-run home run in ...
Forest Preserve Briefs
Apr 10, 2003 ... TREATMENT FOR GYPSY MOTHS TO COMMENCE THIS MONTHThe Forest Preserve District of DuPage County will begin treating gypsy moth egg masses this month at Churchill Woods Forest Preserve in Glen Ellyn, Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve in Oak Brook and Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve in Darien.In ...
State shouldn't stiff schools
Apr 10, 2003 ... Naperville School District 203 is perfectly correct in its decision to be ready to issue tax anticipation warrants if state funding doesn't come through on time.The school board on Monday authorized the issuance of up to $37 million in what are essentially short-term loans.The action was ...
Inside Golf: The Clubhouse; Burk's protest could be Masters sideshow
Apr 10, 2003; ... Judy Collins of Augusta, Ga., waves to passing motorists from a designated protest site a half-mile from the main gate of Augusta National Golf Club on Tuesday. Collins displayed her support for Augusta's membership policy, which forbids female membership and is under fire from NOW head Martha ...
Divots
Apr 10, 2003; ... CHICAGO-AREA PROFESSIONALS NUMBER FEW AT MASTERS[] The Chicago area will be represented sparsely at this weekend's Masters. Only Hinsdale resident Jeff Sluman made the field. Sluman played his way into the prestigious tournament by finishing 15th on the 2002 money list. His lone victory came ...
Hitting a high note; Neuqua, Waubonsie honored as Grammy Signature Schools
Apr 10, 2003; ... Neuqua Valley High School's 90-member Symphonic Band practices Wednesday under the direction of teacher Jonathan Lauff. Neuqua Valley recently was honored as a 2003 Grammy Signature School Gold recipient for the excellence of its music program. Waubonsie Valley High School also was honored as a ...
Lend A Hand
Apr 10, 2003 ... GREATER DUPAGE MYM INC.: Volunteers are needed to work with adolescent parents as group facilitators for both moms' and dads' groups. Women must be 25 to 40 years old and have been teenage mothers themselves. Men need to be at least 25 years old and be, or have been, fathers. Training is given ...
Help Us Out: Department of Family Services
Apr 10, 2003 ... DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY SERVICESAddress: 841 N. Lake St., Aurora, IL 60506Telephone: (630) 844-8400Agency's purpose: The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services Aurora field office serves local foster children and families.Upcoming event: Easter celebration will take place from ...
Libraries board OKs purchases, names manager for new site
Apr 10, 2003; ... All the bells and whistles planned for the new 95th Street library have yet to be installed, but are well on their way.The Naperville Libraries Board of Trustees continued to breathe life into its latest creation Wednesday, approving the purchase of items to outfit the new site, including ...
The Board
Apr 10, 2003 ... NORTH CENTRAL COLLEGE[] BaseballNorth Central 7, North Park 5North Central 000 010 510 --7 6 5North Park 000 111 011 -- 5 8 22B -- North Park: Lezon, Morgan. 3B -- North Park: Wittleder.WP -- Barickman (2-1). LP -- Fanelli (0-4). Strikeouts -- North Park: Fanelli 2, Moretti 2. North ...
Teaching others about autism is passion for reader
Apr 10, 2003 ... Just recently I have discovered that I have a passion in life. It is very enjoyable to watch someone do something that they are passionate about. My mom is passionate about her genealogy and researching our family roots and heritage. It is clear that my sister is passionate about soccer and my ...
Naperville native set to take Redbirds' badketball reins
Apr 10, 2003 ... Moser LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Arkansas-Little Rock men's basketball coach Porter Moser is leaving to accept the head coaching job at Illinois State, Arkansas-Little Rock sports information director Kevin Tankersley said Wednesday. Moser, a Naperville native, told the Arkansas ...
Medical records difficult to retrieve in Aurora mother's murder case
Apr 10, 2003; ... WHEATON -- The attorney for Sungnam Kwan Lisowski said Wednesday he awaits the transfer of medical records from the woman's home country, but her South Korean doctor is withholding the documents for fear he'll be called to testify.Defense attorney Jack Donahue had sought the records as part ...
North Central College music clinic focuses on trombones
Apr 10, 2003; ... The sweet sounds of jazz music will be echoing from the Heininger Auditorium at North Central College on Saturday.Area students are invited to attend and participate in the sixth annual Superbone Day at North Central College. Chris Trinche, who teaches private music lessons to high school ...
New DuPage County NAACP leader has progressive plans
Apr 10, 2003; ... The Rev. Theresa Dear is an administrative adviser at DuPage African Methodist Episcopal Church in Lisle. Earlier this year she was elected president of the DuPage branch of the NAACP. The Rev. Theresa Dear has a simple yet powerful philosophy."If you take something from the community, ...
No bother; Nothing rattles Brookes on the mound in Redhawks win -- Naperville Central 6 / Joliet Catholic 1]]]]
Apr 10, 2003; ... Naperville Central players congratulate shortstop Joe DiCristina on his sixth-inning home run at Joliet's Silver Cross Field, which helped secure their 6-1 win over Joliet Catholic Academy. A long layoff. The cold weather. Early-inning trouble.None of that seemed to trouble Naperville ...
Parker nabs yet another national award
Apr 10, 2003; ... Parker Naperville Central junior Candace Parker will join elite company when she receives Gatorade's National High School Girls Basketball Player of the Year award in front of school faculty, classmates and family Thursday in Naperville. The award, which recognizes athletic ...
Pet of the Week: Riah the dog
Apr 10, 2003 ... Riah is a 7-year-old large, neutered shepherd/husky mix who was abandoned at a kennel when his owner died. Riah is housetrained, good with kids and most dogs. He loves to be with people and family. He enjoys playing with toys, ...
Walgreens proposal approved
Apr 10, 2003; ... The Naperville Plan Commission voted 6-2 on Wednesday night to recommend the Naperville City Council approve plans for a Walgreens at the northeast corner of Rickert Drive and Sequoia Road near the Ogden Bend subdivision despite residents' concerns about the building's design and impact on ...
Prep Rewind
Apr 10, 2003 ... SOFTBALL[] Neuqua ValleyThe Wildcats slipped past Bartlett 1-0 in extra innings Wednesday in an Upstate Eight matchup. The victory improved Neuqua's record to 2-0 overall and 1-0 in the conference. Stephanie Kelly picked up the victory, improving to 2-0 by striking out 19 and allowing just ...
Inside Boys Volleyball: Area volleyball teams know the way to get impact players for team success is to find them ... In da club
Apr 10, 2003; ... Waubonsie Valley's Aaron Orsini passes the ball against Naperville North on Friday in Aurora. He is one of numerous Naperville-area players who hone their volleyball skills during the off-season in club programs such as Sports Performance in West Chicago. Waubonsie Valley is trying to ...
Local Teams Thursday
Apr 10, 2003 ... BENET ACADEMYBaseball vs. Wheaton North, 4:15 p.m.Softball vs. Naperville Central, 4:15 p.m.Girls soccer at Hinsdale South, 6:30 p.m.NAPERVILLE CENTRALSoftball at Benet Academy, 4:15 p.m.Badminton at WW South, 4:30 p.m.Boys track at Downers Grove South with Addison Trail, 4:30 ...
Regional transportation plan taking shape for 2030
Apr 10, 2003; ... A draft plan that maps out the future of the Chicago region's transportation system includes a list of more than 40 new projects, but funding in the next three decades won't even come close to covering the cost of all of them.The shortfall means many of the proposals still have to be cut in ...
War Developments
Apr 10, 2003 ... Mixed Response: Iraqis cheer the arrival of U.S. Army forces in their neighborhood Wednesday in Baghdad, Iraq. The soldiers from A Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, took over a section of northern Baghdad and received a warm welcome from many residents, but also received sporadic ...
Nothing like $70 billion in found money
Apr 10, 2003; ... The word from Washington, as detailed in an Associated Press account in Wednesday's Sun, is that President Bush is likely to sign a bill, passed 424-0 by the House of Representatives on Tuesday, that would freeze postal rates until 2006.Since first-class postage rates have gone up five times ...
Prep Soccer: Waubonsie's early goals enough to top Oswego
Apr 10, 2003; ... OSWEGO -- Waubonsie Valley's first two goals were important Wednesday because coach Julie Bergstrom wanted the chance to work on her playing rotation.However, the third score was essential Wednesday, in a game that had to be relocated from Waubonsie Valley to Oswego because the Warriors' ...
Kane, DuPage museums on the Web
Apr 10, 2003 ... Members of a suburban museum association have entered the cyber era. The Kane DuPage Museum Association, an organization serving nearly 50 suburban cultural institutions, has recently launched KDRMA.org, a Web site that will assist the public in finding and visiting the many museums located in ...
Marilyn J. Pross
Apr 10, 2003 ... Marilyn J. ProssMarilyn J. (Ott) Pross, 77, a Naperville area resident since 1976, died Monday, April 7, 2003, at home. She was born March 29, 1926, in Milwaukee.She grew up in the Milwaukee area and graduated from White Fish Bay High School and Mount Mary College. A teacher, she taught at ...
Goose concerns prompt Riverwalk panel's decision on retaining wall
Apr 10, 2003; ... The geese are at it again, though a retention wall along the riverbank at Jaycee Park could slow them down a bit.Canada geese are a well-known problem along the city's Riverwalk. In shallow water along eroded banks, the geese take to the land to devour vegetation and leave a mess on the brick ...
Midwestern Montage; Ex-Emeril's chef comes to Naperville with a bam
Apr 10, 2003; ... Montage serves a pan-roasted Alaskan halibut on couscous with slow-roasted tomatoes, pearl onions and kalamata olives with a saffron sauce. When chef-owner Sean Roe, former chef for Emeril Lagasse at Emeril's New Orleans Fish House in Las Vegas, decided to open a restaurant, he had in ...
Destinations: Todai Restaurant
Apr 10, 2003 ... TODAI RESTAURANTE-109 Woodfield Shopping Center, SchaumburgPhone: (847) 619-1088 Buffet-, sushi- and just plain food-lovers alike will swoon at this upscale, all-you-can-eat seafood buffet which originated in Hong Kong. Ultra modern decor and hoards of hungry eaters add up to an ...
Game Domain: Random recommendations from the bargain bin
Apr 10, 2003; ... In an astonishing twist of events that rocks the video-game industry to its very core, it turns out that not every bargain-priced video game that hits shelves is an utter waste of money. While there certainly is a disturbingly high percentage of terrible games among the cheap-o set, there are ...
Book Review: No love lost for lawyers
Apr 10, 2003; ... In her Broadway Books release "The Case Against Lawyers," former judge and lawyer Catherine Crier climbs up on the soapbox and soundly prosecutes our nation's overindulgence in rules, lawsuits, and litigation. Criminal law, the war on drugs, the legal shackling of education, rulings by ...
Web watch: theloonies
Apr 10, 2003; ... Where: www.theloonies.co.uk/1998.03-04/0006.htmlWhat it is: A Web site containing an interview with the Easter Bunny. Why it's cool: The rabbit. The myth. The legend. If you are wanting to get a look inside the character and persona of one of our top holiday heroes, check this site ...
Bets bets: Blue cheese
Apr 10, 2003 ... There are certain pairings that simply seem made for each other. Take peanut butter and chocolate or Oreos and milk, for example. However, when it comes to a more substantial dining experience, few things match as sublimely as a nice, plump steak and pungent blue cheese. So, when you need to ...
Beyond the Blockbusters: Rabbit-Proof Fence
Apr 10, 2003; ... Everlyn Sampi gives a wonderfully natural performance in "Rabbit-Proof Fence," which dramatizes a shameful episode of Australian history. Sick of the same old thing at the megaplex? Here's an offering that's not from the Hollywood pipeline.Rabbit-Proof Fence ( * * * 1/2 ...
Beyond the Blockbusters: Canyon
Apr 10, 2003; ... "Laurel Canyon," an independent feature about a mother-son culture clash, wastes a tender performance by Frances McDormand. Sick of the same old thing at the megaplex? Here's an offering that's not from the Hollywood pipeline.Laurel Canyon ( * * stars)The battle lines are clearly ...
Perfect Night Out: Mozart's Great Mass in C Minor
Apr 10, 2003 ... Alfreda Burke Get inspired by an evening of sacred music at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Edman Memorial Chapel in Wheaton. Mozart's Great Mass in C Minor will be performed by the Wheaton College Concert Choir and the West Suburban Choral Union, along with ...
Two-Minute Drill
Apr 10, 2003 ... Diners get a great view of Chicago from Cite's windows. It it 6 p.m. Friday and you've only got a few minutes to find something to do? The following highlights from this week's Out & About may help.- 1 -"Anger Management" teams Jack Nicholson and Adam Sandler in what is sure to be an ...
3 - Three things your kids will be begging you to do this week:
Apr 10, 2003; ... "GREASE" SING-ALONG: This performance, part of American Cancer Society's 2003 Relay for Life, begins at 3 p.m. Sunday at Lincoln-Way East High School, 201 Colorado Ave., Frankfort. Call (815) 464-6464 or (708) 633-7770.How much? $10 (special group rate of buy three, get fourth free); price ...
Video View: Far From Heaven
Apr 10, 2003; ... Missed that movie in theaters? Here's your chance to check it out at home.Far From Heaven ( * * * 1/2 stars)A limited if striking exercise from writer-director Todd Haynes, who employs the heightened style of the 1950s suburban melodramas of director Douglas Sirk. Julianne Moore ...
Movie Mood Matcher
Apr 10, 2003 ... FOR IMAXGhosts of the AbyssJames Cameron goes back underwater.FOR THERAPYAnger ManagementMental healing with Adam Sandler and Jack ...
Local Artisan: Caryl Bryer Fallert, Oswego
Apr 10, 2003; ... Caryl Bryer Fallert takes quilting to a new level with her unique works.Titled "Spyrogyra1," this art quilt made by Caryl Bryer Fallert measures 65 by 44 inches. Caryl Bryer Fallert's love of fabric dates back to the 1950s, when her mother taught her to crochet, embroider and knit ....
Be our guest; If you're past the age for prom, you can still have an evening of dining and dancing. See Cover Story, pages 8-10.
Apr 10, 2003 ... Your prom years may be well behind you but that doesn't mean you and that ...
Dance the night away; Three scenarios for staging your own prom
Apr 10, 2003; ... Stretch limousines are great for filling with a dozen teenagers but for grown-up chauffeuring, how about a Rolls-Royce or Bentley driven by Mark Mendel of Classic Chassis?Diners get a great view of Chicago from Cite's windows.Cite restaurant serves opulence with a view from the 70th floor of ...
Chill pills; Sandler, Nicholson team up for `Anger Management'
Apr 10, 2003; ... Jack Nicholson, left, and Adam Sandler star in "Anger Management." The beauty of "Anger Management" -- if beauty is a word that applies to a traditional Adam Sandler film -- is that it requires its star to express the sort of indignant confusion with which most critics have greeted his ...