Patch Roundup: Gunfire at Dominican University, Neo-Nazi Candidate's Holocaust Denial

If you'd prefer to start off your weekend with carefree, light news... this week's edition of West Suburban Patch Roundup might not be for you. (Skip to the end for a great La Grange story about home brewing!)

But if gunfire, crime and other such examples of discord intrigue you, dig right in. We have everything from a murder-trial update to an unrepentant neo-Nazi to a professor in possession of underage pornography. We do also have a memorial to the great singer Davy Jones and a story about Lisle parents hoping to help others avoid the drug mistakes that trouble their son.

Check out any or all of the following:

Oak Park/River Forest——Police in River Forest are investigating gunfire near Dominican University that sent a bullet into a campus office over the weekend.

Western Springs——Art Jones, who hopes to challenge Democrat Dan Lipinski in Illinois' 3rd Congressional District, neither denies nor repudiates his past affiliation with the neo-Nazi Party.

Batavia——The investigation into the shooting of a teenager by a West Chicago police officer continues. A lawsuit already has been filed on behalf of the teen who was shot and the five other occupants of the car.

St. Charles——Ron Onesti recalls times the The Monkees singer played the Aracda Theatre in St. Charles and how much he enjoyed the city.

Elmhurst——The Elmhurst mother accused of nearly killing her son with a drug overdose last year avoided a trial in her divorce case with the boy’s father. She remains in jail on $300,000 bond while awaiting her attempted murder trial, however.

Downers Grove——A teenage boy from unincorporated Downers Grove sustained serious injuries when he became trapped under a car while riding his bicycle in Darien on Sunday.

Wheaton—Wheaton College Professor Charged with Possession of Child Porn—A Wheaton College professor of Christian Education was charged Thursday with two counts of aggravated child pornography, two counts of possession of a firearm without a FOID card and one count of possession of ammunition without a FOID card.

Hinsdale/Clarendon Hills——Daniel Ryan was sentenced to two years' felony probation nearly 10 months after he was charged with stealing six guns from the Clarendon Hills Police Department evidence room in 2007.

Geneva——The relentless, nasty rhetoric of an anti-tax group against the Geneva School Board goes up a notch, as a local newspaper columnist and TaxFACTS founder invokes images from the civil rights movement to castigate members of the Board of Education.

Glen Ellyn——The 22-year-old Downers Grove woman was on parole at the time of a January crash which injured a man and damaged a Wheaton home, records show.

Lisle——Two parents from Lisle District 202 found out how accessible drugs are to suburban young people after discovering their own son's use. Now they're pushing for a larger conversation about substance abuse in the community.

Burr Ridge——Are special education cooperatives more cost effective than schools receiving funding directly? One school district is close to answering that question for itself and making a decision as to whether it will pull out of the one to which it belongs.

La Grange/La Grange Park——Palmer Place in La Grange recently hosted a home brew tasting, letting residents sample a variety of homemade beers and ask questions of a local expert.