Wood Dale
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Many women in early years had separate ballots. Some were pink.Aug 22, 2020 1:00 am - When women gained the right to vote in 1920 through the 19th Amendment, they were given separate ballots. Some of them were pink. But their experience going to the poll...
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How suburban leaders pushed movement for women's votesAug 22, 2020 1:00 am - The first woman to vote in Illinois lived in Lombard. The leader of a pioneering 1910 auto tour across northern Illinois to stump for suffrage lived in Oak Park. The ar...
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Suited for success: Naperville charity outfits jail inmates for job interviews, courtAug 21, 2020 5:30 am - Clothes make the man, says an ancient Latin proverb made famous by Mark Twain. Now men in the DuPage County jail can get made over through the donation of more than 400 ...
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DuPage conference names new presidentAug 21, 2020 1:00 am - Willowbrook Mayor Frank Trilla has been named president of the DuPage Mayors and Managers Conference for the 2020-2021 year. During the past year, Trilla served as vice ...
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Itasca delays vote on new hotel and gas station developmentAug 21, 2020 1:00 am - A vote on a proposed development that would include a Holiday Inn Express, Thornton's gas station and restaurant in Itasca has been put on hold for a few more weeks. A v...
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COD gallery hosts virtual art exhibit on 'Ancestral Totems'Aug 21, 2020 1:00 am - The College of DuPage Wings Student Art Gallery is hosting the exhibit "We've been here before: Balance from Ancestral Totems" through the Cleve Carney Museum of Art web...
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Wood Dale Police Department receives accreditation awardsAug 20, 2020 11:00 pm - In May 2020, the Wood Dale Police Department participated in the fourth and final year of its accreditation review by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement...
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DuPage County Complete Count Committee encouraging final Census pushAug 20, 2020 11:00 pm - The U.S. Census is in its final six weeks, and the DuPage Complete Count Committee is urging residents to complete their Census forms. DuPage County's self-response rate...
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Celebrate the milestone with parades and programs honoring 100 years of women's right to voteAug 19, 2020 11:00 pm - The 19th Amendment, giving women the right to vote, was ratified on Aug. 18, 1920, and officially added to the constitution on Aug. 26, 1920. Celebrate this milestone wi...
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Impact of COVID-19: COD psychology professors say break from routine can positively affect child and adolescent developmentAug 18, 2020 11:00 pm - With the continuation of remote learning and virtual activities this fall, many parents are concerned about the impact of social isolation and the looser structure of ho...