Kendall County
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Local lawmakers help create diabetes groupMar 31, 2011 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — In 2006, Crystal Lake Rep. Michael Tryon received the bad news many Illinoisans also are hearing — he had Type 2 diabetes. Five years later, Tryon and a g...
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House sets redistricting hearingsMar 31, 2011 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois House has scheduled 15 hearings — including a handful in the suburbs — to take testimony on the every-decade task of redrawing political bound...
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Suburban mayors concerned about Senate Republicans cutsMar 31, 2011 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Suburban mayors are concerned that local governments could face big budget problems should a Senate Republican proposal to cut $300 million from cities and...
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Former Aurora resident becomes a voice for the homelessMar 30, 2011 2:00 am - When most people think of homelessness, the image that comes to mind is of “a grizzly man on a city street,” says Diane Nilan. This is not exactly what she sees. Nilan ...
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Watch for motorcycles, IDOT reminds driversMar 30, 2011 12:00 am - Out cruising on I-90 last June, Earl Hobbs didn't feel invisible but that's what his motorcycle was to the driver in the next lane. Chatting on a cell phone, the driver...
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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...