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Weekend in Review: DUI crash and supermoonMay 06, 2012 11:00 pm - Fallout from DUI crash ... destitution for Hampshire family On paper, Hampshire resident Francisco Valdez is a millionaire. He and his family were awarded $2.7 million ...
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Quick ‘verdict’ means cameras could be coming to Kane courtroomsMay 06, 2012 6:34 pm - When a committee studying whether to move forward with cameras in 16th Judicial Circuit courtrooms retreated behind closed doors last week, it was a bit like a jury goin...
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Kane County group aims to change Constitution, limit role of money in politicsMay 06, 2012 5:03 pm - The U.S. Constitution hasn’t seen an amendment successfully ratified since 1992, but a group of local activists may push a referendum on November ballots that would...
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No recourse for Hampshire family victimized by DUIMay 06, 2012 8:00 am - On the surface, Hampshire resident Francisco Valdez Sr. is a millionaire. He and his family were awarded $2.7 million for a Dec. 24, 2008, crash caused by a drunken driv...
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True win-win involves kidsMay 06, 2012 5:00 am - I am writing briefly to answer your question in this past Saturday’s Soapbox, “Win-win for Kane-DuPage:” Kane County says its housing of DuPage County’s juvenile offende...
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Right hand? Meet left handMay 06, 2012 5:00 am - I was wondering if the staff who wrote the editorial Monday, April 30, entitled “Murphy’s bid to check union influence” were aware that the lead front page story would b...
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Benefits of the Dodd-Frank ActMay 06, 2012 5:00 am - I have heard complaints from financial people on Wall Street and many politicians about how difficult it is to comply with the Dodd-Frank Act. As an investor, I am delig...
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1,000 support Honor Flight at new DuPage fundraiserMay 05, 2012 4:34 pm - It was inside a 30,000-square-foot hangar at DuPage Airport filled with 1,000 people where two 86-year-old World War II veterans who grew up in the same Chicago neighbor...
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Merwin prepares for May 19 fundraiserMay 05, 2012 4:17 pm - If dachshunds could send text messages, they’d certainly let Roberta Merwin know she was a BFF. The St. Charles woman has been hard at work, especially the past mon...
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Take historic trolley tour in St. Charles, visit art showMay 05, 2012 9:42 am - Free historic trolley tours of Downtown St. Charles will be available to the public on Saturday and Sunday, May 26 and 27. These tours are being organized by the Downto...