DuPage County
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Making Des Plaines ‘look good’: City buying former restaurant on Lee Street for redevelopmentAug 22, 2025 11:59 am - Des Plaines is breaking out its checkbook and buying more rundown commercial property on Lee Street for future redevelopment.
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Police: Driver was drunk when he crashed car into Westmont music storeAug 22, 2025 10:38 am - A man has been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol after crashing early Friday into the Uncle Jon’s Music store in downtown Westmont.
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‘Lesser of two evils’: Naperville approves local grocery taxAug 22, 2025 8:09 am - Naperville shoppers will continue paying a 1% tax on their groceries. Following the lead of several neighboring communities, Naperville city council members this week voted 5-4 to replace the state’s 1% grocery tax with a local tax.
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DuPage Medical Society Foundation names scholarship grant awardsAug 22, 2025 12:03 am - The DuPage Medical Society Foundation board of trustees announces the awarding of 25 student scholarships for 2025.
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Strike averted: Naperville District 203, teachers reach tentative dealAug 21, 2025 10:35 pm - Just days before a possible strike, the Naperville Unit District 203 school board and the union representing its teachers have reached a tentative contract agreement.
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Greater Family Health opens 12th health center in Des PlainesAug 21, 2025 10:34 pm - Greater Family Health, a major community health center in Illinois, opened its 12th location in Des Plaines on Aug. 18.
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Registration now open for Hanover Township fall tutoring programAug 21, 2025 4:50 pm - Beginning Sept. 16 and running for 10 weeks, the Hanover Township’s fall tutoring program will meet Tuesday and Thursday evenings at the town hall, 250 S. Route 59 in Bartlett.
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Anti-bullying scholarship program at Fremd marks 10 years, seeks new fundingAug 21, 2025 4:32 pm - As the Fremd High School Class of ‘75 gathers for a 50-year reunion this weekend, Pamela Olander of Palatine is hoping for renewed interest in the John Trout Anti-Bullying Scholarship launched at the 40th.
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St. Charles library hosts William Hazelgrove for book talk on massive Gilded Age scamAug 21, 2025 3:48 pm - On Wednesday, Sept. 10, author William Hazelgrove will discuss his book "Greed in the Gilded Age: The Brilliant Con of Cassie Chadwick" at the St. Charles Public Library.
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Puccini selected to succeed retiring Walters as Schaumburg fire chiefAug 21, 2025 3:38 pm - Schaumburg Deputy Fire Chief Fabio Puccini is planned to succeed retiring Fire Chief Jim Walters on Sept. 13.