DuPage County
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DuPage County awards grants to support those recovering from opioidsDec 01, 2020 12:00 am - A DuPage County task force has awarded nearly $75,000 in grants to government and community groups providing services to address the opioid crisis. The Heroin/Opioid Pre...
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Recount after 75-vote difference doesn't stop DuPage auditor's office from changing handsDec 01, 2020 12:00 am - A new DuPage County auditor took office Tuesday for the first time in 12 years, but his election opponent says the historically close race isn't over yet. Downers Grove ...
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County deals setback for Willow Creek Wheaton to build megachurch near Cantigny ParkNov 30, 2020 12:00 am - Willow Creek Wheaton has been dealt a setback in its plans to construct a new megachurch in unincorporated DuPage County. In a 9-to-8 vote Nov. 24, the DuPage County Bo...
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YEP students hope to raise $12,500 as part of Giving TuesdayNov 30, 2020 12:00 am - Twenty-one students from seven Fox Valley high schools hope to raise $12,500 this week as part of a Giving Tuesday challenge for members of the Youth Engagement in Phila...
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Someone to be thankful for: Downers Grove volunteer gave 484 hours at COVID testing siteNov 26, 2020 5:00 am - Josephine “Jo” Potts is a volunteer who stood out at DuPage's COVID-19 drive-through testing site at the county fairgrounds in Wheaton. Of the 111 volunteers who have wo...
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DuPage County doubles gas taxNov 26, 2020 12:00 am - The DuPage County Board has approved a doubling of the 4-cents-per-gallon gas tax in response to revenue losses amid the coronavirus pandemic. The new rate goes into ef...
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Pandemic can't take away our reasons for being thankfulNov 25, 2020 5:00 am - "Pass the yams! And pass the turkey! Pass the iPad, too! I want to FaceTime with my family. Though quarantined from loved ones, I am grateful I'm not sick. And I'm thank...
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DuPage County Board OKs $483.3M budget for fiscal 2021Nov 25, 2020 4:00 am - DuPage County Board members on Tuesday approved a $483.3 million budget for the coming fiscal year that increases spending for public safety. The 2021 budget, which take...
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Cooking oil collection at several locations SaturdayNov 25, 2020 12:00 am - SCARCE and Green Grease are teaming with local municipalities for a post-Thanksgiving cooking oil collection on Saturday, Nov. 28. Residents who fry their turkey or have...
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Car chase through Darien, Burr Ridge ends with crash into 2 police carsNov 24, 2020 12:00 am - A high-speed chase Monday night ended with a Chicago man crashing a stolen vehicle into two police vehicles. Carlos Perez, 22, of the 5500 block of North Sawyer Avenue, ...