Bartlett
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Hispanic-Serving Institutes scholar speaks at ECC employee convocationAug 19, 2024 12:18 pm - Elgin Community College welcomed Gina Ann Garcia, PhD, a leading scholar on Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), author, and professor at the Berkeley School of Educati...
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Bartlett's third annual Oktoberfest set for Sept. 27-28Aug 19, 2024 9:01 am - Join the fun at the Bartlett Oktoberfest celebration from 4:30-10:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 27, and noon to 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, at Leiseberg Park, 325 E. Devon Ave., Bartlett.
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Proposed beekeeping zoning change creates buzz in DuPage CountyAug 18, 2024 9:00 pm - A DuPage County plan to allow beekeeping on smaller lots in unincorporated areas is facing an unexpected backlash. Some environmentalists say an increase in honeybees could push out other native bees, including the endangered rusty patch bumblebee.
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‘It’s all about the bumblebees’: Dogs looking for nests help effort to boost pollinator habitats and populationAug 16, 2024 5:06 pm - Specially-trained dogs were used in Lake County forest preserves this year to locate bumblebee nests in an effort to improve pollinator habitat.
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Cook County jail corrections officer charged with drug possessionAug 16, 2024 4:58 pm - The Cook County sheriff’s department announced the arrest of a corrections officer at the Cook County jail on drug charges following an internal investigation of reports of individuals attempting to smuggle drugs into the facility.
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Appellate court upholds DuPage murder convictionAug 16, 2024 3:50 pm - An appellate court has upheld the murder conviction of a man accused of shooting a person near Bloomingdale in 2018.
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Lemont businessman sentenced to five years in prison for bribeAug 16, 2024 9:45 am - A Lemont businessman was sentenced Wednesday to five years in federal prison after admitting he bribed an employee of the Cook County assessor’s office to lower taxes on his family’s properties.
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Two things to remember heading into prep football seasonAug 16, 2024 6:00 am - Our countdown to the season opener for prep football marches on. With two weeks to go, we’re reminding you of two things to keep in mind as we enter the home stretch.
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‘It’s going to happen again’: Biting mites an issue for some following cicada emergenceAug 15, 2024 6:57 pm - Like 17 years ago, a corollary effect of the periodical cicada emergence has left some people scratching unexplained red welts appearing seemingly out of nowhere.
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Sheriff warns of drug-soaked pieces of paperAug 14, 2024 8:55 pm - Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart issued a warning Wednesday about the danger of paper soaked with synthetic drugs, after his investigators seized several pieces from inmates at the county jail recently.