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Police officials announce results of enforcement The Addison Police Department Addison Police Department re- made 25 arrests. Activity included: leased the results of additional enparticipated in this effort to save 223 speeding citations forcement efforts conducted via the lives by focusing on the leading con10 occupant restraint citations Federal Fiscal Year 2023 Sustained tributory causes of crashes: speed9 electronic device use citations Traffic Enforcement Program. 2 driving under the influence arThe STEP campaign ran from rests Oct. 1, 2022, through Sept. 30, 46 other citations 2023. 24 traffic arrests Officers issued 290 citations and 1 criminal arrests

ing, impaired driving, electronic The STEP campaign was funddevice use, failure to yield and dis- ed by federal highway safety funds obeying traffic control signals, as administered by the Illinois Departwell as occupant restraint violations. ment of Transportation (IDOT).

District 88 urges attendance to Mayor’s Community Ball The 32nd annual Addison Mayor’s Community Charity Ball will take place on Saturday, Nov. 11 beginning at 6 p.m. at Medinah Shriners, 550 Shriners Drive. The event will raise much-needed funds for Addison-based charities and service organizations, including the District 88 Foundation. The foundation invites you to support Addison Trail and Willowbrook students through participating in this event. Your generous contributions will benefit the District 88 Foundation, which is a member of the Partnership for Inspired Education (PIE) Foundation. PIE is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that serves public school students in District 88, Addison School District 4, District 45 and Salt Creek School District 48. Founded in 2009, PIE is designed to be the foundation that supports a long-term partnership with the community, businesses, schools and, most importantly, the children served.

There are various ways to contribute to the cause. 1) Donate an item to the auction; 2) buy tickets and attend the event; 3) purchase raffle tickets. To find out more, contact Dani Brink at dbrink@dupage88.net or call 630-530-3989. Tickets to the ball are $125 each and can be purchased at MCCB23. givesmart.com or text MCCB23 to 76278. Please select “District 88 Foundation” as the organization of your choice. For more information about the PIE Foundation and the District 88 Foundation, visit dupage88.net/ foundation. Funds raised by the District 88 Foundation have been used to support students through initiatives such as providing computers and internet access, subsidizing Advanced Placement (AP)/college-level tests and offering mini-grants for staff to develop instructional opportunities for students.

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Think Pink!

These young ladies took a short break for a photo before performing in their pink shirts at halftime of the boys soccer game on Wednesday, Oct. 4 against Hinsdale South. It was all part of Go Pink Week for breast cancer awareness month. Story and more photos inside.

Elmhurst University breaks ground on health sciences building During a ceremony on Thursday, Oct. 12 attended by a large crowd of Elmhurst University employees, trustees and students and community leaders, the University broke ground on a health sciences building that will become a multidisciplinary hub for learning and innovation. Hugh McLean, chair of the Elmhurst University Board of Trustees, opened the event by recalling that a similar gathering hadn’t taken place since 2008, when the West Hall residence hall was completed. “For the last 15 years, we’ve been

waiting for another opportunity to break ground and do great things,” he said. Elmhurst University President Dr. Troy D. VanAken expressed gratitude to city officials for their collaboration, and also thanked University trustees and donors, faculty, administrators and staff for the “great teamwork, leadership and partnership across campus that has brought us to this day.” “I’m so excited about this building, what it means for our current and future generations of students, as well as our faculty and rest of our University com-

munity,” he said. The 45,000-square foot, state-of-theart facility will be a hub for the nursing, public health, occupational therapy, and communication sciences and disorders programs. The new facility will house a simulation space and virtual reality lab, as well as a new speech-language-hearing clinic, classrooms, offices and labs. It also will also house the Jans Center for Veterans, a resource center for student veterans and students actively serving in the military. The $30 million facility is scheduled to be completed by the spring of 2025.

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