Cliff Schecter: The Republican Party's Anger Mismanagement
Praise be to Judge Antonin Scalia, for he sees what the rest of us do not. The man for whom nasty, brutish and short is not simply a political formulation, but a mirror image, can look at hundreds of...
View ArticleHappy warrior fights to tame Aurora Avenue
Armed with cheerfulness, 85-year-old Richard Dyksterhuis got the city to build some sidewalks in the neglected but densely populated area of North Seattle, but he’s far from declaring victory. Reported...
View ArticleColorado Sheriff: I 'Won't Bother Enforcing' New Gun-Control Measures
GREELEY, Colo. -- A Colorado sheriff says he won't enforce two aggressive gun-control measures waiting to be signed into law by Gov. John Hickenlooper. Weld County Sheriff John Cooke told The Greeley...
View ArticleRobber Runs Up To Teen, Snatches Phone From His Hand
Patch Solon, OH -- A 17-year-old Solon teen was standing at the end of his driveway texting when a man ran up and stole his cell phone from his hand, according to Solon Police. The incident happened on...
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Patch Roundup: Teen with Autism Saves Family from Fire; Woman Sexually...
Patch Darien, IL -- Here are some of the top stories from the past week in Patch's west Chicago region: *Downers Grove—Downers Grove Teen Overcomes Fear, Disability to Save Family from Fire*—Autistic...
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Frederick W. Duncan, 79, Passed Away Surrounded by Family
Patch Montgomery, IL -- Frederick W Duncan, Sr., 79 years, of Oswego, IL died Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was born March 8, 1934 in Aurora, IL the son...
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Yorkville School District 115 Holding Public Hearing About Charter School...
Patch Yorkville, IL -- There's been a lot of talk about the online charter school, Virtual Learning Solutions, that wants to start up in Yorkville and 17 other school districts in the Fox Valley area....
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Bruker Announces New High-Performance Scientific Instruments and Analytical...
PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--At Pittcon 2013, Bruker today announced numerous new product introductions for research, industrial and applied markets, designed to deliver more confident analyses with...
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Bruker Announces New High-Performance Scientific Instruments and Analytical...
Filed under: Investing *Bruker Announces New High-Performance Scientific Instruments and Analytical Solutions for Life-Science Research, Industrial and Applied Markets at Pittcon 2013*...
View ArticleWestell Technologies to Acquire Kentrox
Filed under: Investing Westell Technologies to Acquire Kentrox AURORA, IL & DUBLIN, OH--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Westell Technologies, Inc. (NAS: WSTL) , a leading provider of telecommunications equipment...
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UPDATE: Male Pedestrian, 42, Dies After Being Hit By Train in Hinsdale: Police
Patch Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills, IL -- *Updated at 5:48 p.m.* Deputy Chief Mark Wodka of the Hinsdale Police Department confirmed in an email that the man who died after being struck by an inbound...
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UPDATE: BNSF Trains Delayed after Pedestrian Hit in Hinsdale
Patch Burr Ridge, IL -- *Updated at 6:34 p.m.* BNSF trains traveling between Chicago and Aurora are operating 15 to 78 minutes behind schedule Monday night after a man was fatally struck by an inbound...
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BNSF Trains Delayed after Train Hits Pedestrian in Hinsdale
Patch La Grange, IL -- A male pedestrian was struck and killed by an eastbound Metra commuter train while crossing the tracks on foot at the West Hinsdale train station Monday afternoon, according to...
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UPDATE: Metra BNSF Trains Delayed After Fatal Crash in Hinsdale: Police
Patch Lisle, IL -- Update: Monday, March 18, 6:11 p.m. The Hinsdale Police Department has released a brief statement on the death of a pedestrian who was struck by an inbound Metra train near the West...
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UPDATE: Clarendon Hills Man, 42, Dies After Being Hit By Train in Hinsdale
Patch Darien, IL -- *Updated at 8:31 p.m.* The 42-year-old man who died after he was struck by a Metra train passing through the West Hinsdale train station Monday afternoon was from Clarendon Hills,...
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Police: Man Arrested For Third OWI
Patch Greendale, WI -- A driver going the wrong way on S. 76th St. near Edgehill Road was arrested for his third drunken driving offense about 1:35 a.m. March 11. The man registered a preliminary...
View ArticleGov. John Hickenlooper of Colorado Is Poised to Sign Tough Gun Laws
Eight months after the Aurora, Colo, shooting rampage, Gov. John W. Hickenlooper is poised to sign some of the toughest new gun-control laws in the nation. Reported by NYTimes.com 23 hours ago.
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Obituary: James John Lellman of Buffalo Grove
Patch Arlington Heights, IL -- * * James John Lellman was born on August 24, 1950 in Chicago, IL to Gordon and Phyllis (nee Schilling) Lellman. He died Monday, March 18, 2013 comfortably at his home,...
View ArticleRobert J. White, 78, Served with the US Navy During the Korean Conflict
Patch Yorkville, IL -- Robert J. White, age 78, of Montgomery, IL died Saturday, March 16, 2013 at Rush Copley Medical Center in Aurora, IL. He was born September 16, 1934 in Garden City, MI the son...
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Snapshot: Yorkville Resident Participates in "Hoops for Hope"
Patch Yorkville, IL -- Yorkville resident Haley Young, right, was among Aurora University students taking on Aurora's Hope D. Wall School Rockets Special Olympics basketball team in "Hoops for Hope,"...
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