DuPage County
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Former ECC president Appel diesMar 23, 2012 5:05 pm - For some leaders, having a predecessor roaming the hallways on campus might have been unnerving. But for Robert Appel, the second president of Elgin Community College, t...
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Aurora man pleads guilty to breaking dog’s teethMar 23, 2012 4:16 pm - An Aurora man who did jail time after a 1993 conviction that he dragged his dog to death behind a vehicle, pleaded guilty Friday to beating another one of his dogs with ...
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Suburbs working to flip switch on electrical supplyMar 23, 2012 3:54 pm - Though suburban residents voted largely in favor of electricity aggregation in referendums Tuesday, the process of translating that into customer savings won’t be as qui...
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Could suburban 'lame ducks' play key role in reforms?Mar 23, 2012 3:45 pm - SPRINGFIELD — A number of suburban state lawmakers won't be facing election in the fall because of primary defeats Tuesday or retirements, possibly freeing them up to ta...
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Pawnshop records lead to arrest in Villa Park burglaryMar 23, 2012 1:00 pm - Pawnshop records helped Villa Park police arrest a man suspected of stealing a MacBook computer and other electronics from a home earlier this week, authorities said Fri...
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Lisle pianist to add Latin flair to COD jazz concertMar 23, 2012 8:12 am - Move over wind section, there’s a new guy in town. Local artist and pianist Jose Valdes joins the DuPage Community Jazz Ensemble’s oversized big band for a performance a...
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COD students tackle story of doomed lovers in 'Romeo and Juliet'Mar 23, 2012 6:00 am - Actors memorize lines. They learn sword fights. But replicating the naiveté of youth, that's a challenge. There's a purity — an unlearned love — that takes the stage wi...
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Cell phone ban must include hands-freeMar 23, 2012 5:50 am - Kudos to our state representatives on protecting us from something that the insurance companies consider an insignificant statistic, that holding a cell phone is a great...
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Thanks for stopping by, Lombard residentsMar 23, 2012 5:50 am - Thanks for stopping by, Lombard residents I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who stopped by the village hall during “Open Government Week.” I a...
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Carp nets a good idea in IllinoisMar 23, 2012 5:50 am - In regard to the recently published article, “Supreme court won’t get Involved in carp fight,” I would like to voice my support of Michigan’s proposal to build nets in I...