Patch Roundup: Same-Sex Marriage Counter-Rallies; Cocaine at Daughter's Soccer Game

Here are some of the top stories from the past two weeks in Patch's west Chicago region:

DOWNERS GROVE——Illinois Rep. Ron Sandack defended his decision to support same-sex marriage as hundreds rallied outside his Downers Grove office Saturday.

LA GRANGE——Police said they pulled the man over on La Grange Road after they saw him swerving between lanes.

HINSDALE——According to a now-public complaint, the coach once forced a sick player to work out until he lost control of his bowels, then openly mocked him for it, as well as for his religion.

LISLE—Lisle Dad Who Threatened to Kill Daughter's Coach Pleads Guilty—John Kasik confessed to threatening to kill the Lisle High School girls' volleyball coach and rape his family; his attorney said that he "overreacted."

LEMONT——Sgt. Rich Trujillo of the Illinois Army National Guard surprised his 11-year-old daughter Angela on Wednesday after a year-long deployment in Kuwait.

GLEN ELLYN—District 41 Bans ‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower—“The Perks of Being a Wallflower” will be taken off classroom shelves at Hadley Junior High after parents requested removal due to its mature content.

GENEVA—Fire Puts Scare Into Residents After Changed Date of Controlled Burn—Flames and black smoke rising over a Geneva subdivision cause a little concern during a prairie burn near the Eagle Brook golf course community.

ST. CHARLES—No Charges Filed in St. Charles Stabbing Early Tuesday—St. Charles police took two men into custody during the investigation, but neither wanted to press charges.

NAPERVILLE——Two women and one man face retail theft charges following a police investigation into suspicious activity in the downtown Naperville area Tuesday, police said.

WESTERN SPRINGS—Man Charged with Indecent Solicitation after Online Chats with Police—The Joliet man communicated online with a Western Springs investigator that he thought was a 15-year-old girl. 

FOREST PARK——A community alert posted on a Chicago alderman's Facebook page helped police identify a suspect in two attacks.

BATAVIA—Fermilab Director: No Furloughs or Layoffs for Balance of Fiscal Year—Pier Oddone tells staff that he doesn’t “expect any issues” for the remaining part of this fiscal year. Fermilab is asking for flat funding in FY 2014.

WHEATON——A burglar had Spiderman-like moves when he scaled a building to break into a laundromat in Wheaton.

DARIEN—Woman Seriously Injured After Being Struck by Garbage Truck on I-55—A 65-year-old woman was struck around 2:41 p.m. Wednesday near Lemont Road in Darien, causing significant traffic delays on southbound I-55, police said.

LA GRANGE—Lyons Township Alumni Take National Club Volleyball Title: Q&A—Jason Dolinski and Sam Thimmig both played varsity volleyball at Lyons Township. They reunited on the U of I men’s club team this year and helped carry it to a national victory. 

ELMHURST—Sustainable Streetscape Designed by Elmhurst Firm Will Be Profiled by Larry King Monday—West Union, Iowa, is making national news due to a pilot program designed and implemented by Conservation Design Forum in Elmhurst.

ADDISON—Addison Man Arrested for Child Pornography—Images and movie files of children under 18 were found on computer equipment belonging to Julian McElyea, according to the DuPage County Sheriff's Office.

WESTERN SPRINGS—Western Springs Man Makes National Impact with ALS Advocacy—The village's second ALS Tag Days event took place last weekend. Organizer Dick Jacobson brought his story to Washington in February, testifying about the disease before the FDA.