DuPage County
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Increased purity, decreasing costs driving heroin useSep 29, 2014 5:30 am - Purity up. Cost down. Experts say it's a formula that has contributed to the rising number of heroin addicts and deaths in the suburbs and nationwide. It also provides s...
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DuPage coroner: Heroin a 'challenge to our society'Sep 29, 2014 5:15 am - In his 20 years as a trauma surgeon, Richard Jorgensen encountered plenty of tragic deaths. It wasn't until he took office less than two years ago as DuPage County coron...
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Dawn Patrol: Durbin calls for air-traffic inquiry; Bears lose to PackSep 29, 2014 5:00 am - Durbin calls for inquiry into fire at Aurora air-traffic center As federal officials declared it will be at least two more weeks until the Chicago Center air-traffi...
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Former Wheaton North Booster president gets jail, probationSep 29, 2014 1:01 am - The former Wheaton North High School Booster Club president accused of stealing nearly $11,000 from the organization was sentenced Monday to a combination of jail time a...
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Renovations begin after mold shut down Kane County morgueSep 29, 2014 1:01 am - Renovation work has begun at the Kane County coroner's office and morgue, which was shut down in June because of a mold infestation and autopsies outsourced to DuPage Co...
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Naperville smart meter opponent's trial beginsSep 29, 2014 1:01 am - The trial of a Naperville woman accused of struggling with officers attempting to arrest her began Monday with allegations she elbowed a police officer in the chest duri...
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Ray Graham official pleads guilty to theftsSep 29, 2014 1:01 am - A Chicago woman pleaded guilty Monday to stealing Illinois Link Cards from two disabled residents of Lisle's Ray Graham Association. Nakarria L. Bell, 31, of the 1500 bl...
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Fog could cause traffic delays earlySep 29, 2014 1:01 am - Patches of fog could cause traffic delays Monday morning in parts of Kane, DuPage and McHenry County, meteorologists warn. Most affected areas will have visibility of s...
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Durbin calls for inquiry into fire at Aurora air-traffic centerSep 28, 2014 1:00 am - As federal officials declared it will be at least two more weeks until the Chicago Center air-traffic facility in Aurora is back at full capacity, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin ...
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Stormwater funding divides DuPage chairman candidatesSep 27, 2014 11:00 pm - DuPage officials know what could be done to alleviate flooding throughout the county. The problem, they say, is DuPage simply doesn't have the money it would take to pay...