DuPage County
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Carlos Rivera, a safety who ‘backs down from nobody,’ tackles another challenge as West Aurora downs BartlettSep 14, 2026 5:28 pm - Don’t sell West Aurora’s Carlos Rivera short. A postgame scene Friday night in the south end zone of Ken Zimmerman Field at Ormond Stadium helped emphasize that point whi...
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‘Better than it was’: Creek, DuPage River removed from Superfund cleanup list after decades of workSep 14, 2026 4:50 pm - DuPage County officials are celebrating the removal of Kress Creek and a stretch of the West Branch of the DuPage River from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's list of Superfund sites.
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Bartlett allowing contract to expire for nearly half its Flock camerasSep 14, 2026 4:13 pm - Bartlett officials will begin reducing their current commitment to Flock automatic license plate readers Tuesday by doing nothing at all.
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Schmit: Who had the area’s top prep football performances of Week 4?Sep 14, 2026 3:57 pm - Kevin Schmit: This edition of the High Five honors the area’s top prep football performances of Week 4.
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Police: Taxi customer gave drug-laced candy to driverSep 14, 2026 3:29 pm - A Colorado man who police say gave candy containing a hallucinogen to a taxi driver during a ride was arrested late Sunday in Des Plaines.
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Krishnamoorthi to speak at Schaumburg breakfast for Democratic candidates Oct. 11Sep 14, 2026 10:48 am - U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi of Schaumburg will be the keynote speaker at the Schaumburg Area Democrats’ annual Meet the Candidates Breakfast from 10 a.m. to noon Oct. 11 at Chandler’s Chophouse & Grille, 401 N. Roselle Road in Schaumburg.
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Home & garden calendar, Sept. 14-26Sep 14, 2026 9:00 am - Upcoming gardening club meetings and events in the Chicago suburbs, covering topics like Little City’s horticulture program or how hydrangeas change color. Also, listings of garden shows, nature walks and workshops.
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Regional talent pipeline: Students advance from ECC to NIU engineering degrees while gaining industry experienceSep 14, 2026 12:27 am - Joseph Rayner advanced from a teenage manufacturing intern to an application engineer at Assurance Technologies Inc. in Elgin, completing his path from Elgin Community College to Northern Illinois University's mechanical engineering program while gaining hands-on experience in various technical roles.
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Behind the walls: District 214 invites residents to tour aging schoolsSep 13, 2026 10:21 pm - District 214 will host eight community information sessions this fall ahead of a Nov. 3 referendum on $295 million in school building bonds, the district's first referendum since 1971, with sessions at all six high schools and two Saturday sessions at Forest View Educational Center.
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Vanguard Gifted Academy opens enrollment for personalized education programSep 13, 2026 9:31 pm - Vanguard Gifted Academy in Batavia has opened enrollment for the 2026-2027 academic year, offering a personalized microschool model for gifted and twice-exceptional students.