DuPage County
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Reformer ready to work on DuPage election boardMay 07, 2012 5:30 am - By the time a report critical of the DuPage Election Commission was released, the decision had already been made. All three of the commissioners who oversaw the biparti...
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Dawn Patrol: Palatine teen dies, campaign amendment pushMay 07, 2012 5:00 am - Palatine teen dies a week after being struck by vehicle A 19-year-old Palatine man who was struck by a vehicle in South Barrington on April 28 died last night, offi...
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Weekend in Review: DUI crash and supermoonMay 06, 2012 11:00 pm - Fallout from DUI crash ... destitution for Hampshire family On paper, Hampshire resident Francisco Valdez is a millionaire. He and his family were awarded $2.7 million ...
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Longtime supporter, friend of North Central College diesMay 06, 2012 6:57 pm - North Central College and the wider community of Naperville are in mourning this week after the death of one of the school’s most tireless supporters, Albert Benede...
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Kane County group aims to change Constitution, limit role of money in politicsMay 06, 2012 5:03 pm - The U.S. Constitution hasn’t seen an amendment successfully ratified since 1992, but a group of local activists may push a referendum on November ballots that would...
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Winfield photographer wins praise for shot of seagull in flightMay 06, 2012 6:00 am - Randy Link's dad was kind of a photography wizard, often hunched over in the family home's darkroom. He scoured negatives and meticulously cut them with a sharp razor b...
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Fifth-worst job? No way, our staff respondsMay 06, 2012 5:00 am - Stop the presses! Did you hear the news? Being a newspaper reporter is the fifth-crummiest job — behind waiting on tables, but apparently a little better than working on...
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SCARCE deserves county’s fundingMay 06, 2012 5:00 am - SCARCE (School and Community Assistance for Recycling and Composting Education) has done so many wonderful, educational programs for the Cub Scouts over the years. They...
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True win-win involves kidsMay 06, 2012 5:00 am - I am writing briefly to answer your question in this past Saturday’s Soapbox, “Win-win for Kane-DuPage:” Kane County says its housing of DuPage County’s juvenile offende...
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Probe needed of sheriff ride-alongsMay 06, 2012 5:00 am - I’m concerned about reports of DuPage County Sheriff John Zaruba’s 18 year old son, Patrick Zaruba, riding along in sheriff cars on patrol. There’s been a disturbing das...