On May 19 at approximately 12:00p.m., a resident in the 600 block of Honey Locust reported while outside, a male approached her in the garage and stated he was with the city and there was a needed to see the back yard for a drain pipe issue. The resident went with the male to the back yard, leaving the garage door open. The resident later found jewelry stolen. The male was described as mid 30's in age, tall, thin build, short gray hair. Male talked into a phone during the entire time. Subject left in a black SUV.

On May 21 at approximately 2:45p.m., a resident in the 1600 block of Holly reported a male knocked on the door and stated he worked for the water company and there was a water contamination issue. There was further story about a child becoming sick due to the water. The male was allowed into residence and took resident to the kitchen and then basement. A second subject entered the unlocked front door and stole jewelry and money. The male was described as 20-30 years in age, wearing sunglasses, gloves, a walkie-talkie, and orange construction vest.

The Darien Police caution residents to not allow anyone into their residence that they do not know. There are a number of ruse burglaries taking place in the surrounding towns as well. If anyone comes to your home, do not allow them in. Keep your door locked and tell the person you are calling the police to verify their identity. A legitimate person will remain for the police. Utility workers and City employees typically drive company vehicles with company names, and workers will carry company identification. Unmarked or plain vehicles, or no vehicles seen should be a concern. Please keep an eye on your neighbors. If you see a suspicious person or vehicle at another residence, please call 9-1-1 

DuPage County will host a latex paint recycling program from June 9 to July 3 at  Woodridge Greene Valley Wastewater Treatment Facility, 7900 S. Route 53 in Woodridge.

LATEX PAINT RECYCLING: Residents can drop off their usable unwanted latex paint during the designated summer collections listed above free of charge. Usable paint is paint that has not been frozen, is less than 10 years in age and has not been mixed with other products.

FREE RECYCLED LATEX PAINT: (available starting June 16th) The paint will be filtered and re-blended into a variety of colors, types, and finishes. Recycled paint will be distributed to residents for free during same hours at location. Paint is offered free of charge to any resident, business, non-profit etc. in 5-gallon containers.

HOURS:

Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Saturday, June 14th & June 28th 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.

For more information, contact DuPage County Public Works Dept. at (630) 985-7400  

Local Artist's needed to paint Adirondack Lawn Chairs which will be displayed at Chestnut Court for the summer.  For more details contact Gail at Wild Orchid Salon gail@wildorchidsalon.com or call 630-910-1101.