DuPage County
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DuPage chairman candidates debate the fairgroundsOct 29, 2014 1:01 am - A candidate for DuPage County Board chairman is suggesting one way the county fairgrounds could expand without moving the DuPage County Fair. But Robert Peickert's oppon...
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No new trial for man convicted of Downers Grove murderOct 29, 2014 1:00 am - A former Joliet man found guilty last month of murder in the 1997 slaying of a Downers Grove man has been denied a new trial. Judge George Bakalis ruled Wednesday that p...
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Sleep Out Saturday to raise money for the homeless on Nov. 1Oct 28, 2014 11:00 pm - A person earning minimum wage would need to work 89 hours a week to afford rent in DuPage County. And, among the more than 71,000 DuPage residents who live in poverty, ...
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Dawn Patrol: Fremd cheers Teacher of the Year; Elgin man stabbedOct 28, 2014 5:01 am - Illinois' Teacher of the Year welcomed home to Fremd Fremd High School automotive teacher Steven Elza was welcomed home yesterday with love and a standing ovation j...
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DuPage board members pay tribute to McBrideOct 28, 2014 1:01 am - Jerry "JR" McBride cared little about the politics that came with being a DuPage County Board member, friends say. On Tuesday, those who had served with him on the count...
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Batavia man gets 16 years in prison after $2.7 million pot bustOct 28, 2014 1:01 am - As the economy crumbled in 2007 and 2008, so did Richard Ecklund's flooring business and his ability to pay his mortgage. So the 50-year-old Batavia man turned to dealin...
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Dawn Patrol: Bears routed by Patriots; benefit concert tonightOct 27, 2014 5:00 am - Irish tenor's concert tonight to benefit Arlington Hts. family World-renowned Irish tenor Anthony Kearns will perform a benefit concert to help Mark Beuligmann, an ...
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DuPage candidates strongly differ on stormwater feeOct 27, 2014 1:01 am - A state law that gave DuPage County the ability to impose a stormwater utility fee continues to divide county board candidates. District 4 county board incumbent Grant E...
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Addison robbery gets Chicago man 7 years in prisonOct 27, 2014 1:01 am - A Chicago man who pleaded guilty to the Dec. 20, 2011, armed robbery of an Addison clothing boutique had two more years tacked onto a prison stint he is already serving ...
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Bloomingdale teen sentenced for summer 2013 'crime wave'Oct 24, 2014 12:00 pm - The first member of what DuPage County Judge John Kinsella called a “two-man crime wave” that preyed on suburban businesses last summer, is headed to prison. Nicholas Pa...