Downers Grove
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Reduce, reuse, recycle, repair: DuPage environmental organization targets a new fourth 'R'Apr 09, 2023 1:00 am - While the three R's reduce, reuse and recycle constitute the most well-known mantra of the eco-conscious, Kay McKeen of environmental education nonprofit SCARCE says a f...
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Driver charged with leading Carol Stream police on chase, DUI, crashing into hydrantApr 08, 2023 1:00 am - Bond was set at $70,000 Saturday for a Carol Stream man charged with leading police on a high-speed chase Friday night. Tyler Goorley, 36, of the 100 block of Quail Run ...
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Settlement will wipe $6 billion in student loan debt - but not for Naperville woman and others like herApr 08, 2023 1:00 am - In February, when more than 200,000 students who had been victims of misconduct by their colleges began getting the news that their federal student loans were canceled, ...
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COD Theatre puts on ghostly tale 'The Uninvited'Apr 07, 2023 11:00 pm - College of DuPage College Theater is putting on Tim Kelley's "The Uninvited" April 6-16. Performances are 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays in the St...
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New Health Care Office Assistant Certificate begins in fall 2023Apr 07, 2023 11:00 pm - In response to a growing industry trend of medical assistant jobs taking on increasing front-end work, College of DuPage will launch its new Health Care Office Assistant...
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Do long prison sentences prevent crime? New study questions conventional wisdomApr 07, 2023 5:00 am - A new report from a bipartisan panel of criminal justice experts questions whether sending people to prison for 10 years or more is necessary or cost-effective. "How...
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$700,000 grant allows Aurora food pantry to launch Mobile Meals programApr 07, 2023 1:00 am - A $700,000 federal grant will allow the Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry to bring hot, nourishing meals to people who need them. U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin visited the pan...
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Pedestrian struck by Metra train, killed in Downers GroveApr 07, 2023 1:00 am - A pedestrian was hit by a train and killed Friday evening in Downers Grove, officials said. Police responded just before 7 p.m. to the area at Highland Avenue and the B...
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Woman gets probation for I-355 drunk-driving crash that killed her babyApr 07, 2023 1:00 am - A woman whose drunken driving caused a crash that killed her baby son was sentenced Friday to four years of probation. DuPage County Judge Michael Reidy pronounced the s...
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Former governor candidate gets 4 years in prison for threatening Lake County judgesApr 07, 2023 1:00 am - A man who ran for governor in 2018 was sentenced to four years in prison for threatening two Lake County judges. Grayson K. Jackson, also known as Kash Jackson and Benja...