DuPage County
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Paper-ballot problems not a firstApr 05, 2012 1:00 am - As an Aurora election judge volunteer, my precinct was one of the many dealing with the wrong-sized-paper-ballot issue during the March 20 primary. It was disruptive and...
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‘Hunger Games’ unhealthy for kidsApr 05, 2012 1:00 am - There was a time a letter like this would not have been needed. That was then and this is now. As a mental health professional, I would like to issue a warning to parent...
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Dist. 203 selects internal leader for interim postApr 04, 2012 6:12 pm - Naperville Unit District 203 school board members have selected a fast-rising insider as interim superintendent while they seek a full-time replacement for Mark Mitrovic...
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Ribfest adds two more actsApr 04, 2012 5:17 pm - Two new opening acts have been added to the lineup for Naperville’s Ribfest celebration that runs from June 29 through July 3 in Knoch Park near downtown. Heartsfield wi...
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Addison creates ban and outreach to fight fake potApr 04, 2012 4:14 pm - Addison officials are taking a stand against synthetic marijuana by banning it locally, while also trying to educate residents and business owners on its dangers. A loc...
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U-46 teachers could vote next week on contractApr 04, 2012 4:00 pm - After months of going back and forth on contract negotiations with Elgin Area School District U-46, the Elgin Teachers Association has scheduled meetings to discuss a te...
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College achievers: Cordes sets American recordApr 04, 2012 3:15 pm - It's been awhile since we listed local athletes' college successes, but better late than never ... Former Neuqua Valley swimmer Kevin Cordes, a freshman at Arizona, pile...
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Carol Stream baby sitter charged with sex assault on girl, 4Apr 04, 2012 3:15 pm - Ricardo Tolentino was supposed to baby-sit a 4-year-old, but instead he sexually assaulted her in his apartment, authorities said Wednesday. The 21-year-old Carol Stream...
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Two Naperville cops seeking department’s top jobApr 04, 2012 3:09 pm - Naperville officials are considering two internal candidates to replace retiring police Chief David Dial. Posting for the position closed Friday and City Manager Doug Kr...
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Regional superintendents' suggestion wouldn't close suburban officesApr 04, 2012 2:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — A recommendation from the state's regional school superintendents to eliminate nine of their offices likely won't lead to any closures in the suburbs, one ...