DuPage County
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'Unbought, unbossed' - Underwood echoes legendary Chisholm, advocates bipartisanshipJan 12, 2019 12:00 am - Bold. Unbought. Unbossed. Lauren Underwood, the newly sworn U.S. representative for Illinois' 14th district and the youngest black woman elected to Congress, echoed the...
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DuPage board member seeking to end health insurance perkJan 11, 2019 12:00 am - Taxpayer-subsidized health insurance for DuPage County Board members could be eliminated next year if one Republican member can convince enough of his colleagues to end ...
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Glen Ellyn murder suspect seeks new judge after being told to "shut up."Jan 11, 2019 12:00 am - Being told by a judge to "shut up" does not constitute enough bias to have your murder trial moved before a new judge, an inmate facing first-degree murder and concealme...
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Aurora man sentenced to 7 years in fatal DUI crashJan 11, 2019 12:00 am - A 36-year-old Aurora man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for his role in a single-vehicle fatal DUI crash in Naperville in 2016. Michael Vera, of the 200 blo...
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Vote to dissolve DuPage's election commission set for Tuesday, but clerk says it's too soonJan 11, 2019 12:00 am - A historic vote to dissolve the DuPage County Election Commission and return its duties to the county clerk's office is scheduled for Tuesday, despite a request by the c...
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No date yet to dissolve DuPage Election CommissionJan 10, 2019 12:00 am - DuPage County successfully has dissolved six small units of government, including two fire protection districts and two sanitary districts. Now officials are looking to ...
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Trial begins for homeless man accused of 2013 Glen Ellyn slayingJan 09, 2019 12:00 am - Myron Ester greeted his girlfriend, Linda Valez, with flowers at the end of her work shift. But she never got to put them in a vase. Prosecutors allege he stabbed her t...
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DuPage forest panel to explore uses for historic barnJan 08, 2019 12:00 am - DuPage County Forest Preserve commissioners are moving to create a panel that will advise them later this year on possible public uses for a historic barn near Napervill...
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All-Canada Show returns to St. CharlesJan 07, 2019 10:00 pm - The 36th annual All-Canada Show returns Thursday-Sunday, Jan. 10-13, to Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles featuring Canada's best fishing and hunting destinations. The ...
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Rider who wouldn't pay fare sentenced for punching Metra conductor in Wood DaleJan 07, 2019 12:00 am - A Dolton man was sentenced to three years in prison for punching a Metra conductor in the face in September in Wood Dale, according to a news release Monday from the DuP...