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Bartlett man gets 4 years for Lisle road-rage shootingNov 26, 2014 12:01 am - Vaughn Atkins insists he was protecting his family when he fired a handgun at another vehicle following a traffic altercation earlier this year. A DuPage County judge, ...
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St. Charles woman provides hope in face of heroin scourgeNov 26, 2014 12:01 am - Lea Minalga formed the Geneva-based Hearts of Hope in 1998 to educate and prevent people from using heroin, counsel addicts and provide support to their families. "The ...
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Some suburban immigrants see hope, some don't in Obama planNov 26, 2014 12:00 am - Maria, a 25-year-old single mother and undocumented immigrant from Crystal Lake, says President Barack Obama's sweeping and controversial changes to immigration policy e...
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Peacock principal gets soaked to raise money for new mascot costumeNov 25, 2014 10:00 pm - Ask any middle school principal and they'll tell you their job has its share of challenges. Like making sure all your teachers and students are striving to get better ea...
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New Bartlett Arts Center to hold ribbon cuttingNov 25, 2014 10:00 pm - The community is invited to three open houses in December as Arts in Bartlett celebrates opening its new Arts Center at 215 S. Main St., in Bartlett's Town Center. The ...
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Dawn Patrol: Protests in Chicago after Ferguson cop not indictedNov 25, 2014 4:01 am - Grand jury doesn't indict Ferguson cop A Ferguson, Missouri, police officer who shot and killed an unarmed, black 18-year-old in August will not be charged in the d...
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Could Chicago Symphony site disrupt DuPage County's blue heron population?Nov 25, 2014 4:00 am - Some fear the largest communal nesting ground for great blue herons in DuPage County could be abandoned if the Chicago Symphony Orchestra builds a permanent outdoor conc...
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Naperville man gets prison time for bringing heroin into jailNov 25, 2014 12:01 am - A Naperville man charged with several heroin-related crimes, including bringing the drug into jail by hiding it in his rectum, was sentenced Tuesday to two concurrent 4-...
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DuPage approves $449.4 million spending plan for 2015Nov 25, 2014 12:01 am - DuPage County will start its fiscal year Monday with a spending plan that sets aside money for heroin prevention education, human services grants and a list of capital p...
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Being thankful for an average kind of dayNov 24, 2014 10:00 pm - This Thanksgiving I'm thanking God for the beauty of an average kind of day. I've come to see that normal is far from boring. It's an underrated blessing in our lives. I...