Steve Metsch

1 week ago | chicagotribune.com | Steve Metsch

The following items were taken from Naperville police reports and press releases. An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt:A 30-year-old man from West Dundee was arrested on charges of unlawful display of registration, possession of 30 to 300 grams of cannabis and possession of a controlled substance at 4:53 p.m. June 12 at North Route 59 and Westings Avenue.

1 week ago | chicagotribune.com | Steve Metsch

Business: The Junk Removal DudesAddress: NapervillePhone/website: 331-444-7070; www.TheJunkRemovalDudes.comOwner: Alex Broches, 37, of SycamoreYears in business: 12What does your business do? “We are the Dumpster alternative. We do all the work. You point. Before you can blink, the dump truck is gone with all the stuff. You don’t have a Dumpster sitting outside for a week,” Broches said. Why did you start this company? “I started the business as a way to make extra money.

1 week ago | shawlocal.com | Steve Metsch

When Keith Drankiewicz took a cousin with Parkinson’s Disease to the Downers Grove Park District for fitness training, he never expected the trainer would become a good friend. But that’s exactly what happened after he met Pete Wilt “six or seven years ago.”Clients and colleagues aren’t surprised. They say that happened often with people who met Wilt. “We had a lot to talk about. He was a great guy. I considered him a real good friend,” said Drankiewicz, 76, a Woodridge resident.

1 week ago | southwestregionalpublishing.com | Steve Metsch

Aldermen John Finn (1st), John Von Drasek (2nd) and Mark Benson (3rd) were each re-elected to four-year terms in April. Von Drasek is now serving his sixth term in office, which makes him the longest serving alderman on the city council. He will have been an alderman for 24 years at the end of this term. He has no plans to hang it up.. “I’ve still got the energy. I still have a lot of support, too,” he said. “I would like to thank everyone.

1 week ago | southwestregionalpublishing.com | Steve Metsch

When Claribel Quintana told Mayor Sean McDermott she wanted to become more involved in the city of Countryside, he kept her in mind. And when an opening occurred on the city’s fire and police commission board, McDermott gave Quintana a call. Quintana was more than happy to agree and she was sworn in last month by the mayor to serve on the fire and police commission. “I have a great deal of respect for first responders, police and firefighters,” she said after her appointment.