Villa Park
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Field of dreams: Buddy Baseball a home run for kids with special needsJun 18, 2024 6:22 am - Thanks to the Wheaton Junior Woman’s Club, kids with special needs from across the suburbs can enjoy the thrill of playing baseball, with a buddy to help them along the way.
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‘I feel like my brother has been neglected’: Questions linger one year after deadly mass shootingJun 17, 2024 4:58 pm - One year after his brother died during a mass shooting near Willowbrook, Darren Meadows is still searching for answers. A crowded Juneteenth celebration turned chaotic wh...
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DuPage County launches construction equity programJun 17, 2024 3:26 pm - DuPage County is creating a division of contracting equity to expand participation in construction projects by minority- and women-owned firms.
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Bicyclist killed when hit by car on North Avenue in Villa ParkJun 17, 2024 2:25 pm - A 29-year-old man was killed Saturday night when the bicycle he was riding on North Avenue in Villa Park was struck by a vehicle, police said.
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Former Glendale Heights cop illegally used village credit card, prosecutors sayJun 15, 2024 10:43 am - A now-former Glendale Heights police officer broke the law by using a village-issued credit card to pay for gasoline for personal use, prosecutors said Saturday.
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DuPage Foundation grants nearly $940,000 to 52 health and human services organizationsJun 14, 2024 8:53 pm - DuPage Foundation recently awarded $938,077 to 52 essential health and human services nonprofits in DuPage County for the spring cycle of its Community Impact grant program.
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‘Just amazing’: Willowbrook High School graduate Roycroft living the dream with CardinalsJun 14, 2024 4:56 pm - Cardinals reliever Chris Roycroft, a Villa Park native and Willowbrook HS grad, made his first hometown appearance as a major-leaguer at Wrigley Field on Friday.
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GreenMan Theatre selects cast for annual ‘8 to the Bar’ 10-minute play festivalJun 14, 2024 4:05 pm - GreenMan Theatre’s fourth annual festival of 10-minute plays features playwrights from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Oregon, Massachussets, New Zealand and Japan.
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Wrongful death lawsuit filed nearly a year after DuPage County mass shootingJun 14, 2024 1:34 pm - The fiancee of a man who was shot to death last year in an unincorporated area near Willowbrook is suing two stores in the strip mall where the mass shooting happened.
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Schwarze sworn in as president of DuPage clerksJun 12, 2024 10:56 am - Carol Stream Village Clerk Julia Schwarze sworn in as president of the Municipal Clerks of DuPage County.