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Dump truck spills salt, diesel fuel on Route 83, closes lanes for hoursMar 12, 2025 11:43 pm - A truck overturned on Interstate 290 near Addison on Wednesday afternoon, spilling debris across multiple lanes and prompting an emergency response that left lanes closed for several hours, officials said.
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DuPage Community Concert Band to perform Irish tunes for St. Patrick’s DayMar 12, 2025 11:46 am - Enjoy an evening of Irish music by the DuPage Community Band on March 17. Flutist Morgan Hutchers and student conductor Ana Bazant will be featured.
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Habitat for Humanity to host panel discussion celebrating Women’s History MonthMar 11, 2025 5:50 pm - DuPage and Chicago South Suburbs Habitat for Humanity is hosting “Accelerating Action: Women’s History Month Panel 2025” on Thursday, March 20.
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DuPage County to pay $11 million to settle lawsuit over detainee’s death in jailMar 11, 2025 1:55 pm - DuPage County will pay $11 million to settle a lawsuit over the death of a woman detained at the jail. Her family argued she received inadequate medical and mental-health care.
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Keeping Henry Hyde’s legacy alive: Addison Township looks to use sign removed from DuPage courthouseMar 09, 2025 9:00 pm - The letters from the DuPage County courthouse that spelled out Henry J. Hyde's name are now sitting in boxes at the Addison Township building, where the supervisor hopes to use them on township property.
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DuPage County unveils plans to replace Heritage Gallery in WheatonMar 07, 2025 8:44 pm - The DuPage Heritage Gallery in Wheaton would be removed entirely to make way for a new display showcasing the county’s history under a proposal to redesign the decades-old exhibit.
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Attorney jailed for missing start of trial in DuPage CountyMar 07, 2025 5:15 am - An attorney who had asked for a criminal trial to be postponed in DuPage County has been jailed herself after missing the start of the trial.
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DuPage Monarch Project to host Pollinator Blitz on March 15Mar 05, 2025 10:56 am - Learn about native pollinators and plants to help counter the decline of bees and other insects critical for ecosystems and food production at the Pollinator Blitz event March 15.
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Reflecting history: County board considering update to DuPage Heritage GalleryMar 02, 2025 8:00 pm - DuPage County officials plan to update a history exhibit in a hallway at the county government administration building in Wheaton. They plan is to seek input from the community on the people, places, and stories that should be featured in the revamped DuPage Heritage Gallery.
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‘We want our state back’: Why DuPage sheriff says he’s running for governor in 2026Feb 27, 2025 3:58 pm - Prompted by what he calls “radical” changes in Illinois’ criminal justice system, DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick is skipping a potential third term as the county’s top cop and setting his sights instead on the governor’s mansion.