New executive shares love of history
The new executive director of the Glen Ellyn Historical Society sees lots of potential in the group's showpiece — Stacy's Tavern — and hopes to share her lifelong love of...
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One-room school inspires Glen Ellyn teacher to write series on bullying
Pat HarteNaus stumbled upon a boarded-up building near Galena some years ago that just wouldn't let go of her imagination, leading the longtime teacher to help pave the way for...
Blotter: Bricks smashed at Wheaton College
The following items were taken from Wheaton police reports: A gas pump at the Mobile Gas Station in the 1000 block of Roosevelt Road was spray-painted with graffiti between 11...
District 89 holds off on student computers
School district all around Glen Ellyn District 89 are supplying students with individual computers, but not so fast, say district board members, who want to learn more and consider other...
Blotter: Minor possessing alcohol in Wheaton
Wheaton The following items were taken from police reports: A 30-year-old man of the 300 block of Blackhawk Drive in Carol Stream was arrested in the 600 block of County...
Glen Ellyn School District 89 passes pandemic plan
With the urging of school nurses, but without a case of something serious like ebola in sight, Glen Ellyn School District 89 has passed a pandemic prepardedness policy. "This actually...
Blotter: Underage drinking leads to arrest in Wheaton
The following items were taken from Wheaton police reports: A 30-year-old man of the 300 block of Blackhawk Drive in Carol Stream was arrested in the 600 block of County...
Downtown Wheaton’s many coffee, tea shops aim for different crowds
On any given day in any of the three coffee shops and one tea shop in downtown Wheaton, you will see a mix of people milling about. Commuters stop by...
Blotter: Shoes stolen from Hyundai in Wheaton
The following items were taken from Wheaton police reports: A 36-year-old woman of the 1500 block of Highland in Glendale Heights was arrested at Main and Roosevelt Road on Nov....
Patrons find new Peet’s Wheaton location easy going
Deb Kammes, Liz Kauffman and Jacqui Schnur began a recent Saturday on the Wheaton Holiday Housewalk. When they were done, they landed at a new coffee shop where they said...