Westmont
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What’s next at Willowbrook Wildlife Center? Restoration of ‘Back 40’ natural areaMar 24, 2024 4:41 pm - Willowbrook Wildlife Center is buzzing with the construction of a new animal clinic and visitor center as veterinarians and volunteers tend to red-tailed hawks, cottontai...
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‘A perfect storm’: What’s our protection level against measles amid Chicago outbreak?Mar 24, 2024 8:54 am - Considered to be effectively eliminated across the U.S. in 2000, a measles outbreak in Chicago this month is a wake-up call about how easily things can spiral, experts say. How well protected are Illinoisans against the highly contagious respiratory virus?
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Good News Sunday: Fremd grad to compete on new season of Bravo’s ‘Top Chef’Mar 24, 2024 5:00 am - In this week’s Good News Sunday column, we recap stories about a Fremd graduate appearing on “Top Chef,” a library celebrating its 150th anniversary and a DuPage County couple recognized for their commitment to solar energy.
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DuPage schools offer free professional mental health care to students and familiesMar 21, 2024 10:37 pm - Ten CARES Clinics, which provide no-cost, confidential mental health care to students and their families enrolled in participating DuPage school districts, are now open f...
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Golf outing to benefit DuPage Care CenterMar 21, 2024 2:58 pm - Golfers will hit the links this summer to support the DuPage Care Center. The DuPage Care Center’s 20th annual golf outing will be held June 28 at the Prairie Landing Gol...
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Man charged with recklessly firing gun in apartment complexMar 20, 2024 5:01 pm - A man has been charged with reckless discharge of a firearm near Willowbrook Monday morning. Michael Vasta, 39, of the 0-100 block of Kingery Quarter in unincorporated Wi...
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LaPlante secures party’s nod for DuPage County Board District 4Mar 19, 2024 7:56 pm - DuPage County Board member Lynn LaPlante appeared to win her party’s support to seek a third term in the November election. With 96% of Election Day votes tallied, unoffi...
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Lukas wins Democratic nomination for DuPage County coronerMar 19, 2024 7:53 pm - Judith Lukas defeated Jeffrey Jacobson Tuesday in a bid to be the Democratic nominee for DuPage County coroner. As of 9:45 p.m., Lukas had 37,810 votes to Jacobson’s 20,4...
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Chaplin wins Democratic nod in three-way race for DuPage County recorderMar 19, 2024 7:51 pm - DuPage County Board member Liz Chaplin emerged as the favorite Tuesday in a three-way race for the Democratic nod for county recorder. With 98.1% of Election Day votes ta...
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Teen sentenced to 20 years in prison for shooting carjacking victim in WestmontMar 19, 2024 3:01 pm - A Westmont teenager was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to shooting a woman he was attempting to carjack when he was 15. Mitch Crawford, now 17, was...