Cops Go After Sleepy Truant / Driver Claims He's Been Pulled Over 200 Times / Puppy Mill Rescues Find Love in DuPage / Hospital Loses Lawsuit to Man Who Stabbed Himself 30 Times

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Middle Schooler Who Won’t Get Out of Bed in the Morning Ticketed for Truancy

The student had collected 61 tardies for the school year.

Naperville Man Says He’s Been Pulled Over More Than 200 Times

Naperville Police Chief says man is not being targeted.

Puppy Mill Rescues Arrive at Hinsdale Humane Society, Find Forever Homes

The recent puppy mill closure by Kankakee authorities followed a lengthy investigation and numerous reports of animal abuse.

Good Samaritan Hospital Loses Lawsuit Against Man Who Stabbed Himself 30 Times

Philip Sandler, 63, stabbed himself 30 times in 2007 and lost half the blood in his body in a suicide attempt at the hospital.

Details Emerge in Midway Airport Crash That Killed Retired DuPage Deputy

Michael Yates was not wearing his seatbelt at the time of the crash, according to media reports.

Whole Foods in Elmhurst Set to Open May 27

The first 500 customers through the doors will receive a Whole Foods Market Gift Card with a mystery value between $5 and $50.

Is There a Deal in Place for Former Dominick’s in Glen Ellyn?

The village is working with property owners to secure a deal.

6 Teens Charged for Setting Off ‘MacGyver Bomb’ Near School Playground

The teens are charged with disorderly conduct and reckless conduct.

• 4 Arrested for Theft and Burglary from Moving Trucks in Woodridge

• Downers Grove Investigating Suspicious Peeper at Whitlock Park Women’s Room

• Naperville Men Among 22 Former Frat Member Sentenced in Hazing Case

GOOD NEWS

• Over $1M in Improvements Planned for Town Square Wheaton

• Hinsdale South’s ‘Vespa’ Staff Earns Third Place at the IHSA State Journalism Final

• 2,000 Chromebooks Coming to Downers Grove District 58

• New Pizza Restaurant Opening in Naperville

LOCAL VOICES

• Downers Grove Catholic Church Donates to Shelter for Homeless Former Military

• Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra Announces 55th Season Beginning Oct. 17

• Edward Wings of Hope Angel Garden Blessing, Butterfly Release June 9

• Downers Grove Knitters Help Soldiers, Veterans

• CHMS Leads Shoe Collection for African School

• Area Muslims Raising Women’s Essentials for Homeless Women, DuPage PADS

WOW! HOUSE

• Basement With Full Bar, Master Bedroom With Spa Bathroom, Theater Room

• French Manor, Coach House, Courtyard, 9 Bedrooms

• Wisconsin Badgers’ Frank Kaminsky’s Childhood Home Hits the Market

FIND A JOB

• Local Jobs: YMCA, Firestone, Bank of America, Sprint, D86

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