Itasca
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Ye Olde Town Inn, Billy Goat latest restaurants to close in suburbsDec 11, 2014 12:01 am - Editor's note: A previous version of this story indicated that Family House Restaurant in Schaumburg closed in November. It opened in November. Ye Olde Town Inn and...
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Cantore focused on the future of DuPage forest preserveDec 10, 2014 10:00 pm - A dozen years as a DuPage County Forest Preserve commissioner readied Joseph Cantore for this moment. The new president of the forest preserve commission doesn't need to...
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COD events celebrate county's 175th anniversaryDec 10, 2014 10:00 pm - In celebration of DuPage County's 175th anniversary, College of DuPage has teamed up with the DuPage County Historical Museum to present a series of events throughout th...
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Dawn Patrol: Judy Baar Topinka dies; Cubs get Jon LesterDec 10, 2014 4:01 am - Judy Baar Topinka dies after suffering stroke Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka died early this morning at age 70, less than 24 hours after having a stroke, ac...
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Editorial: Leadership change a costly mistakeDec 10, 2014 4:01 am - After the DuPage County Forest Preserve District hired a new executive director, and then fired him months later at a cost of hundreds of thousands of dollars, there's o...
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Suburbs losing phone tax revenue; will consumers pay later?Dec 10, 2014 4:00 am - Two years ago, revenue from Mount Prospect's phone tax brought in more than $3.2 million. But village officials expect it to generate barely half that amount next year. ...
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Ex-DuPage state's attorney reflects on Topinka fondlyDec 10, 2014 12:01 am - Joe Birkett had ruled out a run for any statewide office in late 2005 when Judy Baar Topinka met him for dinner. Topinka, then a GOP candidate for governor, convinced th...
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Aurora men arrested after yearlong drug investigationDec 10, 2014 12:01 am - Two Aurora men were arrested in Oklahoma Tuesday on federal drug charges as part of a yearlong narcotics distribution ring investigation. Authorities arrested 40-year-o...
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Naperville accountant sentenced in RV financing schemeDec 10, 2014 12:01 am - Two suburban men, including an accountant from Naperville, were sentenced to prison for their parts in a recreational vehicle financing scheme that cost lenders nearly $...
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Believe Project: $100 to help woman with small pocketbook, big heartDec 10, 2014 12:00 am - Today's winner of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Megan Schultz of Itasca. Here is an excerpt of her pitch: “The person most worthy of this award is a family ...