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New birding checklist helps you find your favorite fowlAug 29, 2020 11:00 pm - I've gushed before about the wonderful simplicity of birding, how all you need is a pair of binoculars and a field guide. Today, I'm recommending a third item, the regio...
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Illinois COVID-19 deaths cross 8,000 thresholdAug 29, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois marked another grim milestone for COVID-19 this weekend as the number of deaths surpassed 8,000. The Illinois Department of Public Health announced 11 addition...
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Police: Glen Ellyn man used Instagram to stalk womenAug 29, 2020 1:00 am - A 24-year-old Glen Ellyn man has been arrested following accusations that he stalked two women through Instagram and in person before breaking into one of the woman's ve...
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Community colleges start academic year with mostly virtual classesAug 29, 2020 1:00 am - As a nursing student, Jessica Shi is used to wearing gloves and masks while doing lab work at Harper College in Palatine. But the college's coronavirus pandemic precauti...
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DuPage sheriff seeks budget increase for 2021Aug 28, 2020 1:00 am - DuPage Sheriff James Mendrick is asking the county board to give his department roughly $930,000 in additional funding for the next fiscal year. Members of the county bo...
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Casten calls for ban on assault weapons, stronger gun control lawsAug 28, 2020 1:00 am - With violence on our streets a growing concern for many Americans, U.S. Rep. Sean Casten remains an advocate of stronger gun control laws. When he successfully ran for t...
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DuPage health department issues framework for school reopeningAug 28, 2020 1:00 am - The DuPage County Health Department has issued a "Return to School Framework" with COVID-19 metrics to help educators decide if and when to shift between learning models...
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First Stop Health makes Inc. 5000 listAug 28, 2020 1:00 am - CHICAGO - For the third year in a row, Inc. magazine named telemedicine services company First Stop Health to the Inc. 5000, the annual list of America's fastest-growing...
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Now is undoubtedly a good time for reflecting, looking backAug 27, 2020 11:00 pm - Seventy-five years ago, a worldwide audience fixed their gaze on Tokyo Bay as the Japanese formally surrendered, bringing an end to World War II. The deck of the USS Mi...
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'Fake News' course comes to COD courtesy of ex-CIA agentAug 27, 2020 5:30 am - Wheaton resident Joe Goldberg was taken aback when he was asked to create a new course on fake news for the College of DuPage. "Your first reaction is, 'You're kidding, ...