Woodridge
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The year in crime: First-degree murder, DUI-related deaths, sexual assault among the major suburban crimes for 2021Jan 05, 2022 5:00 am - For the first time in 27 years, the Cook County medical examiner's office registered more than 1,000 homicides in 2021. While a majority of the 1,087 homicides - 836 - ...
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State legislature approves remap of judicial subcircuitsJan 05, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois lawmakers on Wednesday passed a bill to redraw judicial subcircuit maps in Cook County and some of the surrounding collar counties while creating ...
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Illinois American Water offers cold weather tipsJan 04, 2022 10:00 pm - Woodridge, Ill. (Jan. 5, 2022) - With extreme cold temperatures occurring across the state, Illinois American Water is reminding homeowners to take steps to prevent froz...
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DuPage Monarch Project members make a difference for monarchsJan 04, 2022 10:00 pm - Recent experiences have left a deeper understanding of the need for nature's safe and healing places for people as well as pollinators. DuPage communities and park dist...
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West Chicago man who carjacked someone a half-hour after release gets 11 yearsJan 03, 2022 12:00 am - A West Chicago man has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for carjacking a motorist at knifepoint just a half-hour after being released on a no-money bond on another c...
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FBI looking for suspect in Woodridge bank robberyJan 03, 2022 12:00 am - Editor's note: The FBI on Tuesday said the photo they first sent of the bank robbery suspect was incorrect. It has been removed from this article. A BMO Harris Bank...
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DuPage Forest Preserve 2022 budget keeps property tax levy flatJan 02, 2022 10:00 pm - The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County approved a 2022 budget that continues to demonstrate the agency's value to DuPage County residents. "It's a very exciting t...
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DuPage Care Center Foundation receives over $50,000 donationJan 02, 2022 10:00 pm - DuPage Care Center Foundation's Benefactor's Ball was in the planning stages in 2019 with the event scheduled for March 28, 2020. And then the pandemic hit and plans we...
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The top suburban stories of 2021Dec 31, 2021 5:00 am - The local headlines were dominated in 2021 by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the sale of a suburban jewel - Arlington Park - as a potential new home of the Chicago Be...
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Opioid task force to get $200K from DuPage County, where such overdoses are up 17%Dec 30, 2021 4:30 am - A purple van pulls up to a West Chicago church on a Saturday morning, carrying the anti-overdose drug naloxone, fentanyl test strips and support for people with substanc...