Kendall County
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Healthy counties? Kendall, DuPage yes; Cook noMar 30, 2011 12:00 am - Startling differences in the health of residents living just a few miles apart are highlighted in a new health rankings report that assesses wellness in nearly all the n...
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‘Low levels’ of Japan’s radiation reach suburbsMar 30, 2011 12:00 am - Low levels of radiation from Japan have been discovered in test samples taken in unincorporated DuPage and Will counties, officials said Tuesday. Warrenville-based Exelo...
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Legislation could give county boards more oversightMar 30, 2011 12:00 am - At least partly in response to financial scandals involving two DuPage County agencies, two suburban lawmakers are pushing legislation to give top county officials more ...
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Walsh cooperates, but won't call it compromiseMar 29, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — Underground tunnels have been specially built for members of Congress to conveniently shuttle back and forth from their Washington, D.C., offices. Members h...
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Durbin leads hearing on intolerance against MuslimsMar 29, 2011 12:00 am - Washington, D.C. — A large, crowded room went quiet as Sen. Dick Durbin stood and called his committee and its audience to order. His tone and face were serious as h...
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Transit agencies, lawmakers try to fix paratransit fundingMar 29, 2011 12:00 am - Pace officials hope to avoid budget angst for disabled riders through legislation being pushed by suburban lawmakers. Facing a massive paratransit shortfall, Pace accept...
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House approves smoking in casinosMar 29, 2011 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Casinos looking to stop their declining revenue streams got some help Tuesday after the House approved a measure that would allow smoking on their gambling...
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Wave of pink-slips comes amid state education reform discussionMar 29, 2011 12:00 am - Last week, when the Carpentersville-based Community Unit District 300 school board voted to send layoff notices to more than 360 of the district's least experienced teac...
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O’Hare plans leave suburbs outMar 29, 2011 12:00 am - Daily Herald Editorial Board Both sides give a little and get a little. That’s how you negotiate the end of a feud, even one as lengthy, costly and messy as the battle o...
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Yes, he really sleeps in the officeMar 28, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Set on being what he calls a “radically old kind of representative,” Joe Walsh is one of a handful of U.S. congressmen who sleep in their offices while in t...