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AURORA – A former Marmion Academy student is suing the school, alleging negligence in a science experiment in which he claimed he was injured after he slipped and fell on his face when he was set on fire.

GENEVA – Geneva School District 304 will hold a special meeting at 8:30 a.m. May 30 at the central office, 227 N. Fourth St., Geneva.

I’ve never, by any stretch of the imagination, been considered quick. I can’t dash, I don’t dart. In fact, the only time I recall moving with any speed at all was once when I was being chased by a horde of angry wasps.

ST. CHARLES – Mayor Ray Rogina hopes a new 3rd Ward alderman will be in place by June 17, he said Friday, the day applications for the term were due.

ST. CHARLES – A guest of the St. Charles Country Club is suing the facility for injuries she sustained when a motorized equipment vehicle overturned, pinned her and dragged her, causing permanent injuries and disfigurement, according to court papers filed this week in Kane County.

Local legislators divided on the measure

ST. CHARLES – Students at the Mades-Johnstone Center in St. Charles didn’t hesitate Friday to tell Kathy Tobusch, co-chair of Fox Valley Troop Support, about their personal connections to the nation’s armed forces.

Students at Western Elementary School in Geneva, including first-grader Annaliese Seidel, plant their Edible Schoolyard Friday. The garden will include heirloom pumpkins, gourds and carrots. Much of the garden was donated by Great Impressions, a division of Sebert Landscaping, Geneva resident Jay Womack, a landscape architect, Paveloc and Midwest Groundcovers.

Illinois doctors soon may win the right to prescribe limited doses of marijuana to treat certain medical conditions after Illinois lawmakers endorsed a measure legalizing medical marijuana.

AURORA – A former Marmion Academy student is suing the school, alleging negligence in a science experiment in which he claimed he was injured after he slipped and fell on his face when he was set on fire.

NORTH AURORA – Funeral arrangements have been made for Monica Warner, 23, a North Aurora resident who died Wednesday in a car crash in Geneva.

ST. CHARLES TOWNSHIP – A bond-reduction hearing Friday for a Sycamore man,  accused of driving under the influence in a fatal four-car crash that killed an 11-year-old boy, was continued to next month.

For Rosary High School senior Colleen Madlinger, space really is the next frontier.

ST. CHARLES – A reception to celebrate the opening of the eighth annual Sculpture in the Park art exhibit is set for 5 to 7 p.m. June 14 in Mount St. Mary Park. It will include complimentary wine and snacks.

BATAVIA – Fermilab scientist Don Lincoln said he enjoys telling others about what he does.