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SPORTS Downers Grove South boys volleyball and Lisle baseball win state
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News U.S. Rep. Bill Foster discusses past with Woodridge Rotary
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Our Community, Our News
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JUNE 5, 2013
Vol. 5 No. 27
Downers teen killed by lightning days before graduation PHOTO COURTESY OF BENET ACADEMY
Jennie Dizon yearbook photo.
By Jonathan Samples Staff Reporter
Benet Academy senior Jennie Dizon died Thursday, May 30, when she was struck by lightning in a Downers Grove park, only days before she was to
have graduated. The 17-year-old was a Downers Grove resident and just days away from her high school graduation. Dizon’s family told reporters she had just dropped her younger brother and sister off at a dentist’s office before
heading to O’Brien Park to write in her journal. Powerful thunderstorms moved through the area, and the Downers Grove 17-year-old was struck by lightning.The Downers Grove Police Department and the DuPage County Coroner are
investigating the death. Downers Grove Police Lt. Michael Millison said Dizon was found unresponsive at approximately 5:21 p.m. May 30 after police had been notified See LIGHTNING, page 8
Standing up for a good cause Local police officers join statewide effort to support Special Olympics By Jonathan Samples Staff Reporter
Police from Westmont and Woodridge holstered their fear of heights and joined forces with police departments across the state Friday to help raise money for Special Olympics Illinois. Cop on Top is an annual fundraiser for Special Olympics Illinois, which encourages local law enforcement personnel and neighborhood Dunkin’ Donuts to join forces for a worthy cause. The name of the event, as you may have guessed,
meant that cops were forced to break out ladders and take their places atop participating Dunkin Donuts’ locations. Despite a forecast of severe weather, thunderstorms stayed at bay long enough for officers to get some sun and to help the event be successful. “If there is lightning or heavy rain, then we’ll be inside,” Westmont Police Chief Tom Mulhearn said prior to the event. “Otherwise, we’ll be out there on top of Dunkin’ Donuts all morning. This is for See COP ON TOP, page 4
JONATHAN SAMPLES/ STAFF REPORTER
Westmont Police Chief Tom Mulhearn stands on the roof of Dunkin Donuts during Cop on Top Fundraiser.