DuPage County
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District 7 hopes to expand teacher home-visit programJul 31, 2012 11:12 am - Officials in Wood Dale Elementary District 7 knew they were launching a rare educational experiment last year and were unsure how it would unfold. The district began a p...
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Dawn Patrol: Complaints against Gurnee ex-chief; Chihuahua killedJul 31, 2012 5:00 am - Grevers showed promise of gold throughout swimming career Lake Forest High and Northwestern graduate Matt Grevers won a gold medal while setting an Olympic record i...
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DuPage fair officials say attendance took significant jumpJul 30, 2012 6:04 pm - It was a good year at the DuPage County Fair, both for organizers of the five-day festival that ended Sunday in Wheaton and the people who attended it. Officials on Mon...
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Glendale Heights man charged with killing girlfriend’s ChihuahuaJul 30, 2012 5:57 pm - A Glendale Heights man has been charged with beating his girlfriend’s Chihuahua to death after the couple had an argument, prosecutors said Monday. Michael Chacon, 23, ...
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Naperville electoral board slapped for open meeting violationsJul 30, 2012 4:00 pm - The Illinois attorney general's office has found Naperville's electoral board violated the state's Open Meeting Act three times during January's deliberations regarding ...
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Dawn Patrol: Libertyville boy’s tubing death; Final Five’s got talentJul 30, 2012 5:00 am - Libertyville boy, 10, dies after tubing accident Police continue to investigate the death of 10-year-old Libertyville resident Tony Borcia, who was killed when he f...
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Weekend in Review: Fatal boating accident; Olympics coverageJul 29, 2012 11:00 pm - Suburban talent contest narrows to final five It's now down to the final five for Suburban Chicago's Got Talent, and the competitors are all vying to win the top pr...
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Crash! Crunch! Demolition derby again a hit at DuPage fairJul 29, 2012 10:26 am - Hundreds of people filled the grandstand at the DuPage County Fair Sunday afternoon, eager to watch a dirty competition. That’s dirty as in muddy — the competition was t...
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DuPage fair to help Haitian families with goatsJul 29, 2012 5:57 am - At this year’s celebration, the DuPage County Fair Association will have jars in barns and tents to collect change for the Haitian town of Jeremie. But the money won’t b...
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DuPage fairgoers cheer motocross 'showmanship'Jul 28, 2012 11:00 pm - Motocross riders make no bones about it: their sport is all about showing off and playing to the crowd. Their midair twists, turns, even back flips are all for audience...