Patch Roundup: Student Killed by Lightning Strike; Sandra Day O'Connor Visits

By Darren McRoy

DOWNERS GROVE—Lightning Strike Kills Downers Grove High School Senior—Jennie Dizon, a senior at Benet Academy, died Thursday at O'Brien Park, just days before she was scheduled to graduate.

ELMHURST—Justice Sandra Day O'Connor Speaks to a Packed House at Elmhurst College—O'Connor, who made history as the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, said money and influence threaten this country's judicial system.

ST. CHARLES—St. Charles Police: Intoxicated Woman Let 8-Year-Old Drive—Police saw woman get out of the passenger side of her vehicle at a stop sign, then entered the driver’s side; her only passenger was a boy.

DOWNERS GROVE—Special Needs Students at Downers Grove South Get Prom to Remember—Students from the J. Kyle Braid leadership program at Downers Grove South escorted three special needs students to prom.

GENEVA—Pedestrian Killed by Freight Train—A body was found Tuesday underneath a Union Pacific Train.

LEMONT—Horse, Ponies Captured Near Lemont Golf Course—A horse and two ponies were returned to their owner Sunday after they were seen walking down Derby Road near Ruffled Feathers Golf Club.

GLEN ELLYN—District 41 Calls for Stronger Language in Notification Letters; Plans to Revisit ‘Perks’—The District 41 Board of Education is expected to vote June 10 on a possible reinstatement of the book "The Perks of Being a Wallflower."

WHEATON—District 200 Approves 5-Year Contract for Superintendent—Superintendent Brian Harris will receive a base salary of $215,000 for the 2013-14 school year, in addition to salary and performance-based increases and other benefits in coming years.

HINSDALE—Alleged Hinsdale Drug Dealer Arrested (Again) After Downtown Apartment Raided—Police say they found over 1,000 prescription medication pills, as well as marijuana, cocaine and hallucinogenic mushrooms, in a downtown Hinsdale apartment.

WESTERN SPRINGS—McClure 7th Grader Advances to National Spelling Bee Finals—Western Springs student Alia Abiad competed in the verbal portion of the of the 2013 Scripps National Spelling Bee semifinals last week.

BATAVIA—Teacher Punished for Telling Students They Don’t Have to Fill Out Questionnaire—Teacher tells students it’s their Fifth Amendment not to incriminate themselves in survey that shows their names and asks about drug use.