DuPage County
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Longtime DuPage board member stepping downApr 05, 2018 1:00 am - Paul Fichtner, who has served nearly 14 years on the DuPage County Board, is resigning his seat next week - roughly eight months sooner than expected. The Elmhurst Repub...
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Chicago man charged with stealing unlocked car from Hinsdale houseApr 05, 2018 1:00 am - A 26-year-old Chicago man faces a felony charge in connection with the February theft of two cars from the driveway and garage of a Hinsdale house. Yarmel Williams, of t...
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Judge to decide future of West Chicago man accused of Hanover Park fatal crashApr 05, 2018 1:00 am - "Just because you have dementia doesn't mean you're automatically a vegetable and don't know what's going on," Assistant State's Attorney Michael Fisher said during clos...
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Coroner confirms man who caused fiery crash took his own lifeApr 05, 2018 1:00 am - Brian Thunderkick, who was being prosecuted for causing a fiery crash last September in Wheaton that killed a 22-year-old Elgin woman, took his own life in February by p...
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Discharge hearing to decide fate of West Chicago driverApr 04, 2018 1:00 am - Now that 84-year-old Ramon Barajas of West Chicago has been found incompetent to stand trial in a criminal proceeding for last April's death of Christina Jankowski a DuP...
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The election commission's apologyApr 04, 2018 1:00 am - The DuPage County Election Commission has issued the following apology: "On the evening of March 20, 2018, during the General Primary Election, the DuPage County Electio...
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DuPage Election Commission boss: We failed the publicApr 04, 2018 1:00 am - The leader of the board that oversees the DuPage Election Commission offered to resign after the blunder that delayed the release of election results for hours during la...
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She won $1,500 in first state lottery. 44 years later, she wins $1 million prizeApr 03, 2018 1:00 am - Carol Vymetal says she just may be the luckiest woman in Woodridge. Back in 1974, she won $1,500 in the Illinois Lottery's inaugural draw, and since then she's been a re...
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Arts in Bartlett faculty to perform in Spring ShowcaseApr 02, 2018 11:00 pm - Arts in Bartlett, a nonprofit arts council, is having its first "gala" type fundraiser, the Spring Showcase, at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 15, at Villa Olivia, 1401 W. Lake St...
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Suburban son of 1985 spelling champ follows in his footstepsApr 02, 2018 5:30 am - Much has changed in world of spelling since Balu Natarajan was crowned champion of the Scripps National Spelling Bee 33 years ago. The Hinsdale resident won the 1985 cha...