DuPage County
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Mild winter means leftover road salt, nowhere to put itMar 25, 2012 11:00 pm - Public works directors may be the only people in the region hoping winter isn't quite over. Smaller towns have enjoyed savings from the mild winter just like everywhere...
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Referendum defeat leaves Itasca worried about fundingMar 25, 2012 5:06 pm - Itasca officials asked voters for additional financial flexibility to pursue capital projects. Voters last week told them no. A referendum to give the village home-rule...
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Local ceramics studio displays wares at CantignyMar 25, 2012 5:06 pm - Both natural beauty and man-made art made Cantigny Park in Wheaton one of the best places in the suburbs to enjoy Sunday’s early spring weather. Throughout the weekend, ...
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Spend money on education, CODMar 25, 2012 5:00 am - The March 19 article about the childish squabble between the board of trustees at the College of DuPage and the village of Glen Ellyn was just appalling. Have they reall...
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A Brave New World in Naperville?Mar 25, 2012 5:00 am - There is a proposal to build a fertility clinic at Washington and Benton in Naperville. The proposed facility touches close to home for us. We’ve been trying to conceive...
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Mum's the word on Sean Payton, superintendentsMar 25, 2012 5:00 am - Hate the sin, love the sinner. That's the phrase that jumped out at me as I edited Justin Kmitch's story on local reaction to the news that one of Naperville's favorite...
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Glenbard South’s Walker makes father proudMar 24, 2012 5:02 pm - With Elven Walker III watching from the Proviso West bleachers, Elven IV took home a Ist place and a IInd. “This is the first time my dad’s seen me hurdle,” said the Gle...
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District 87’s Meissen passed over for Minnesota jobMar 24, 2012 1:15 pm - Glenbard High School District 87 Superintendent Mike Meissen — a finalist for the top administrative position at Eden Prairie Schools in Minnesota — didn’t get the job, ...
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April frost could damage March gardens in suburbsMar 24, 2012 8:00 am - Suburban streets are lined with flowering trees. Garden centers are raking in the green. Runners are out and about, and record-breaking highs have become the norm. While...
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Don’t assume worst about Lisle studentsMar 24, 2012 5:00 am - Don’t assume worst about Lisle students Roughly 10 years ago, I can still recall sitting in on a “town hall” style meeting regarding lights at Wilde Field. It was a...