DuPage County
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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, ...
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COVID-19 testing sites in DuPage adapt to winter weatherNov 24, 2020 12:00 am - The DuPage County Health Department is winterizing a drive-through COVID-19 testing center in Wheaton to keep the site open even during a cold snap. On the same day much...
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DuPage County opening second drive-through COVID-19 testing site in Villa ParkNov 21, 2020 12:00 am - In light of a rising number of COVID-19 cases, DuPage County will be opening a second drive-through testing site, the DuPage County Health Department said Saturday. The...
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'I feel I had to protect myself': Rittenhouse offers no regrets in first public commentsNov 20, 2020 4:00 am - Kyle Rittenhouse, the Antioch teen accused of killing two men and wounding another during violent demonstrations this summer in Kenosha, Wisconsin, told The Washington P...
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DuPage County, Bensenville recognized for stormwater projectNov 20, 2020 12:00 am - DuPage County Stormwater Management and the village of Bensenville recently received an "Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement" award for the Redmond Reservoir Expan...
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COVID-19 relief for DuPage restaurants comes with new strings attachedNov 19, 2020 12:00 am - DuPage County is providing another round of COVID-19 relief funds for restaurants and bars trying to stay afloat during the COVID-19 crisis, but businesses had to clear ...