DuPage County
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Dog's tennis ball key to DuPage courthouse securityDec 14, 2014 6:45 am - Every morning Deputy Ken Diebert prepares for his courthouse duty by strapping on his usual 12 pounds of gear: Kevlar vest, handcuffs and stun gun. But he also holsters ...
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Dawn Patrol: Our Lady of Guadalupe feast day begins; Dist. 121 apologyDec 12, 2014 4:01 am - Catholics flock to Our Lady of Guadalupe shrine As many as 120,000 pilgrims late last night began celebrating the feast day for Our Lady of Guadalupe overnight on t...
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Joliet man gets 40 years for 1997 Downers Grove murder for hireDec 12, 2014 12:01 am - A Joliet man convicted in the 1997 murder-for-hire slaying of a Downers Grove man was sentenced Friday to 40 years in prison. A jury convicted Jose Ruvalcaba-Quezada, 35...
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Dawn Patrol: Board member: no gay superintendent; Bulls winDec 11, 2014 4:01 am - Warren Township District 121 board member: No gay superintendent Warren Township High School board member Liz Biondi said last week she hopes the district does not ...
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Son of Wood Dale alderman gets 24 years for sexual assaultsDec 11, 2014 12:01 am - The son of Wood Dale Alderman Eugene Wesley was sentenced Thursday to 24 years in prison for the sexual assaults of at least two young girls and the sexual abuse of an 1...
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Ye Olde Town Inn, Billy Goat latest restaurants to close in suburbsDec 11, 2014 12:01 am - Editor's note: A previous version of this story indicated that Family House Restaurant in Schaumburg closed in November. It opened in November. Ye Olde Town Inn and...
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COD events celebrate county's 175th anniversaryDec 10, 2014 10:00 pm - In celebration of DuPage County's 175th anniversary, College of DuPage has teamed up with the DuPage County Historical Museum to present a series of events throughout th...
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Dawn Patrol: Judy Baar Topinka dies; Cubs get Jon LesterDec 10, 2014 4:01 am - Judy Baar Topinka dies after suffering stroke Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka died early this morning at age 70, less than 24 hours after having a stroke, ac...
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Suburbs losing phone tax revenue; will consumers pay later?Dec 10, 2014 4:00 am - Two years ago, revenue from Mount Prospect's phone tax brought in more than $3.2 million. But village officials expect it to generate barely half that amount next year. ...
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Ex-DuPage state's attorney reflects on Topinka fondlyDec 10, 2014 12:01 am - Joe Birkett had ruled out a run for any statewide office in late 2005 when Judy Baar Topinka met him for dinner. Topinka, then a GOP candidate for governor, convinced th...