Kendall County
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Sobek: New Waubonsee campus opens in AuroraApr 12, 2011 12:00 am - The 2010 census solidified Aurora’s position as the second-largest city in the state. It didn’t take this news to confirm what many already knew — Aurora is a city on t...
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Not curiosity, rather innocuous stuff, nearly kills our catApr 12, 2011 12:00 am - Romantics are smitten with the notion that curiosity is what kills cats. Having grown up on a farm, I would compile a feline mortality list that ranks curiosity far behi...
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Customer benefits debated in push for $2.6 billion “smart grid”Apr 11, 2011 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Utility officials and consumer advocacy groups sparred Monday over the consumer benefits of a ComEd plan to spend $2.6 billion upgrading the state’s el...
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House panel rejects clearing Metra boardApr 11, 2011 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — A plan to remove all the Metra board members from their posts and strip away future members’ salaries, pensions and benefits was rejected by a House commit...
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Tollway audit finds favoritism in hiringApr 11, 2011 12:00 am - Political connections mattered more than qualifications for some jobs at the Illinois tollway, an audit indicated Monday. The report centered on people hired in 2003 and...
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Suburban lawmakers pitch ideas to save money on local governmentApr 10, 2011 12:00 am - Tiny governments across the suburbs would have to prove they're needed or be merged into others. Voters would be able to eliminate certain township positions. Those are ...
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Tornado watch in effectApr 10, 2011 12:00 am - A tornado watch is in effect for the west and northwest suburbs as a strong storm is making its way across the state. The watch will remain in effect until 1 a.m. in Kan...
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Zion power plant safety questionedApr 09, 2011 12:00 am - With worst-case scenarios unfolding at the Fukushima nuclear site in Japan, people in the shadow of the shuttered Zion power plant sought answers to security questions S...
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Immigrants moving to suburbsApr 09, 2011 12:00 am - When Fernando Molina left central Mexico to move to Illinois, he was searching for affordable housing, job opportunities and established Hispanic neighborhoods with groc...
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Bean rules out 2012 bid for 8th District seatApr 08, 2011 12:00 am - Former Congresswoman Melissa Bean of Barrington has ruled out another bid for the 8th District seat, according to a Washington, D.C., newspaper. The Democrat served the ...