Downers Grove News

Share + Nov 20, 2009 10:46 am US/Central BOLINGBROOK, Ill. A southwest suburban man has been charged with shooting another man in the face during a dispute at a Denny's restaurant in Bolingbrook.

Elk Grove rates a '10' The Elk Grove Theatres, part of the Classic Cinemas dynasty in the Chicago area, Wednesday will officially open four new auditoriums, bringing its theater count to 10.

A St. Charles man has pleaded guilty to four counts of tax fraud and one count of wire fraud in federal court.

Three apparently unrelated incidents, including a mysterious stabbing, kept police busy this weekend.

Clarendon Hills police arrested six people believed to have been involved with numerous burglaries committed in the village, Hinsdale, Oak Brook, Elmhurst and Downers Grove in the past couple of weeks.

The DuPage County Health Department working in collaboration with the College of DuPage and the Village of Downers Grove will offer two free H1N1 vaccination clinics at The College of DuPage on Saturday, Dec. 12 and at Downers Grove South High School on Dec. 13. No walk-ins will be accepted. To make an appointment call 1 (866) 311-1123 24 hours a day, seven days per week.

DuPage County H1N1 vaccination clinics are specifically for people in high priority target groups, including: Pregnant women; People who live with or care for infants younger than 6 months of age; Health care and emergency medical personnel; Anyone from 6 months through 24 years of age; Anyone from 25 through 64 years of age with certain chronic medical conditions or a weakened immune system. More information can be found at www.protectdupage.org

A manufacturer of industrial products is moving its headquarters to Illinois. Dover Corp.

Grove Players perform 'Man of LaMancha' Comments November 12, 2009 From Submitted Reports The Grove Players will present the first production of their 74th season, the musical "Man of LaMancha" by Dale Wasserman, at 8 p.m. Nov.

Looking for a way to keep holiday spending under control? Consider Downers Grove resident Cindi Duncan.

"People on the Move" appears in every edition of The Business Ledger. Information on area business people who have been hired, promoted, honored, elected or otherwise recognized should be sent to Jeremy Stoltz, Editor, The Business Ledger, 1260 Iroquois Ave., Suite 200, Naperville, Ill.

Two admitted gang members were arrested Nov. 9 in connection with a shooting Oct.

Uncle Bub's in Westmont, IL. is celebrating their 12th Anniversary on Monday, November 9th. As a gesture of goodwill and in thanksgiving for those 12 years, several specials will be offered from 11- 8 including their famous pulled pork sandwiches for $1.12. Uncle Biub's goal was to offer an authentic alternative in the Western Suburbs. 12 years later, the family owned business is still delivering up authentic pit smoked BBQ, entering competitions, and was included as a filming location for the movie "Witless Protection." (Photo courtesy of www.unclebubs.com)

The Grove Players will present the first production of their 74th season, the musical "Man of LaMancha" by Dale Wasserman at 8 p.m. Nov.

A Berwyn man was arrested Nov. 5 in connection with a residential burglary in Downers Grove.

Downers Grove, IL A- November 6, 2009 A- Vein Clinics of America announced today its commitment of $150,000 to the American College of Phlebology Foundation over the next five years.

When artists imagine the dead, the undead, and the deadly, they are usually trying to terrify us.

Fire investigators say that food left cooking on the stove of a townhouse in unincorporated Downers Grove overnight led to a fire Wednesday morning that caused $5,000 in damage and sent sent two women to a hospital.

A 37-year-old Dixon man is in critical condition after a Sunday night crash in Sugar Grove.

Train enthusiasts young and old are sure to enjoy a whistle-stop tour of 2Toots Train Whistle Grill, a train-themed restaurant with two locations in the western suburbs.

The investigation is continuing into the shooting of two people in a house in an unincorporated area near Glen Ellyn last week.