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Wheaton Band Festival returns to its roots with brass, concert bandsJul 19, 2013 6:00 am - The Wheaton Band Festival returns to its roots this weekend by rolling out the brass and concert bands. Organizer Gail Sonkin said that this year festival-goers can exp...
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Editorial: Monteith death, local numbers emphasize urgency, depth of heroin problemJul 19, 2013 5:00 am - More than a decade ago, the Daily Herald produced a series of reports spanning more than two years about heroin use in the suburbs. We called the series “The Hidden Scou...
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Dawn Patrol: Arlington Hts. homeless woman gets new bike; Metra special sessionJul 19, 2013 5:00 am - Homeless Arlington Hts. woman given new bike, other help After reading the story of Rosan Acosta, a homeless Arlington Heights woman whose belongings were destroyed...
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Urbieta’s big performance powers Plainfield East past BenetJul 18, 2013 11:14 pm - Three of the top four hitters in Plainfield East’s lineup had quite a day on Thursday. Jovany Urbieta had a career. Urbieta’s monster performance powered the Bengals’ b...
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Leukemia Research Foundation Seeks Nominations for its 2013 Nurse of the Year AwardJul 18, 2013 11:00 pm - Nurses make an immense difference in the lives of blood cancer patients and their families every day. An exceptional hematology-oncology nurse is dedicated, loved by pat...
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Grayslake pension board takes fight to Supreme CourtJul 18, 2013 6:00 pm - After striking out at the appellate court recently, the Grayslake Police Pension Fund Board is taking its fight to keep a former officer from doubling his pension's annu...
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DuPage charges man in Woodridge carjackingJul 18, 2013 4:09 pm - A DuPage County judge set bail Thursday at $1 million for a former nuclear power plant worker who authorities say fled to Venezuela after he and a colleague carjacked a ...
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Waubonsee enrollment continuing to climbJul 18, 2013 12:57 pm - Waubonsee Community College is bucking the trend in enrollment, reporting an increase in students in three recent periods. The annual enrollment report was presented to ...
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Coroner: DuPage seeing heroin deaths at record paceJul 18, 2013 5:30 am - DuPage County is averaging nearly one heroin overdose death per day this month, putting it on pace for a record-setting number of heroin deaths this year, Coroner Richar...
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Waubonsee full-time faculty get raises in new contractJul 18, 2013 5:30 am - Waubonsee Community College's full-time faculty will receive raises of 4 percent under a three-year contract trustees approved Wednesday night. But they will have to...