700 graduates of Naperville Central High School

Find a gallery of photos from the Naperville Central High School commencement Monday night at the school. Also find a few statistics from the Class of 2012.

POLICE REPORT

These are incidents reported by the Naperville Police Department. Where charges have been filed, the reports include when and where the suspect was stopped or taken into custody and the nature of the charges. Friday, May 18 Unlicensed driver: Hector M. Lopez-Castellanos, 33, Aurora; 12:17 …

Naperville tot a finalist for Gap ads

There could be something familiar about the adorable face you spot in an upcoming Gap Kids ad.

Naperville 4-year-old Carter Shaw is one of 20 tots in the running in the company’s sixth annual North American Casting Call contest. Four winning kids — one girl …

DuPage eyes emergency funds for environmental group

Help is apparently on the way for SCARCE — but it’s temporary.

The DuPage County Board is scheduled to vote Tuesday evening on allocating $58,500 to keep the environmental advocacy group School and Community Assistance for Recycling and Composting Education funded through Nov. 30, the …

COD unveils memorial to those killed at Kent State

In commemoration of the 42nd anniversary of the Kent State University shootings, College of DuPage officials recently unveiled a memorial created by Chicago artist Richard Rezac. Crafted from wood from four memorial Silver Leaf maple trees removed during construction of the Homeland Security Education Center …

Judge puts off fight between COD, Glen Ellyn

The latest showdown between Glen Ellyn and the College of DuPage is on hold until May 30. DuPage Judge Hollis Webster gave the two sides until then to prepare their cases over the motion COD filed May 16 to enforce the new mediation agreement negotiated …

Supreme Court refuses to hear challenge to Illinois redistricting

The U.S. Supreme Court will not hear a challenge to redistricting in Illinois despite complaints from the League of Women Voters of Illinois that the new congressional and legislative lines are unconstitutional.

DuPage forest district chief announces retirement at 59

Brent Manning thinks the time has come. The executive director of the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County announced Friday that he will retire June 15, after nearly nine years in the agency’s top administrative post. “It is something that a person aspires to do …

Bolingbrook woman killed in motorcycle-vs.-truck crash

GENEVA — A 48-year-old Bolingbrook woman was killed Sunday evening when the motorcycle she was riding on hit a pickup truck at a Geneva intersection. On Monday morning, police identified the victim as Angela Tedesco of the 500 block of Emerson Circle. At 5:57 p.m., …

Will County starts mosquito monitoring for West Nile virus

JOLIET — Will County Environmental Health began 2012 mosquito monitoring May 17. Plans call for personnel to conduct weekly monitoring at more than a dozen locations throughout the county. Weekly mosquito monitoring has been a capstone of Will County’s West Nile virus surveillance and prevention …

Noise complaint at Naperville business leads to 3 arrests

What began as a simple noise investigation by Naperville police culminated in the arrests of three people, including one who allegedly violated the terms of his probation in a felony battery crime. Augustus Pye, Farren R. James and Carly S. Mahoney were all found to …

What’s going on today

Clothing drive: A clothing drive to benefit Saint Vincent de Paul in Aurora will be held from 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St. Raphael Church parking lot, 1215 Modaff Road. The clothes collected will be brought to the St. Vincent de Paul store in …

Driver arrested for 9th time on license-related charges

A Lombard man who has been convicted at least seven times of driving with an invalid or suspended license has been arrested again, this time after allegedly causing a traffic crash on Naperville’s southwest side. Joseph C. Kielma, 35, is free on bond and scheduled …

Chamber of Commerce honors Naperville businesses

When Matt and Laura Weber took the stage Friday night to accept the Naperville Area Chambers of Commerce’s award for Business to Consumer Small Business of the Year, Matt got a little emotional. “I’m so happy I’m going to cry,” the owner of Clark’s Car …