DuPage County
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College Achievers: Warren graduate Ziegler off to a hot start for Illinois State volleyballSep 13, 2026 4:18 pm - College Achievers: Warren Township High School graduate Ruth Ziegler, a junior opposite hitter on the Illinois State University women’s volleyball team, was named to the Missouri Valley Conference preseason all-conference team and was this season’s first player of the week.
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‘People are in danger’: Wheaton residents urge action to install traffic light at risky crossingSep 13, 2026 3:32 pm - Residents of Marian Park apartments in Wheaton are demanding a traffic light on Roosevelt Road after 28 years of accidents, including three fatalities and 11 pedestrian injuries.
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Police say Flock is invaluable. But as misuse mounts, many wonder how to rein in the surveillance systemSep 13, 2026 3:32 pm - Automated license plate readers — increasingly synonymous with Flock, though there are other brands on the market — photograph the license plates and other identifiers of passing vehicles. Police officers are then able to search and share the data for investigations. But a growing number of cops throughout the Chicago area and across the country have been accused of searching those databases for personal reasons. Civil liberties activists too are alarmed that law enforcement departments could use the cameras to work with immigration officials or surveil ordinary citizens.
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‘Edgy’ Tim O’Halloran: Who are the area’s midseason player of the year candidates?Sep 13, 2026 3:27 pm - Rivals prep football expert “Edgy” Tim O’Halloran presents his list of the area’s midseason prep football player of the year candidates
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Elmhurst University gets federal funding for health sciences studiesSep 13, 2026 1:05 pm - Elmhurst University has received $950,000 from the federal government for its health sciences studies.
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Motorcyclist killed in Mount Prospect crashSep 13, 2026 12:44 pm - A Des Plaines man was killed Saturday night when the motorcycle he was driving collided with an SUV in Mount Prospect.
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Batavia considers temporary lot as possible solution to downtown parking woesSep 13, 2026 11:24 am - Batavia aldermen will discuss Tuesday whether to turn the site of the former Shumway Foundry into a parking lot that would alleviate a shortage of spaces in the southern part of downtown.
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Decision on Aurora recall referendum expected MondaySep 13, 2026 11:11 am - The Aurora electoral board said it plans to reach a final decision Monday on whether two referendum questions aiming to allow for the recall of a sitting mayor and at-large aldermen can appear on the November ballot.
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‘Safe, stigma-free alternative’: DuPage County Crisis Recovery Center marks anniversarySep 13, 2026 9:43 am - In its first year of operations, DuPage County’s Crisis Recovery Center has completed more than 2,200 onsite assessments, providing mental health and addiction recovery services to thousands of residents and easing the strain on area emergency rooms.
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Cross country: St. Charles North edges Hersey on tiebreakerSep 12, 2026 3:54 pm - The 51st annual Harvey Braus Invitational was as close a finish for the team title as you can get in boys cross country Saturday morning at Lake Park. Led by undefeated i...