Kendall County
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Aldermen receive Aurora's plan to purchase YWCAApr 06, 2010 11:00 pm - Aurora aldermen were presented Tuesday, for the first time, with the city's plan to purchase the YWCA lot. The city wants to turn it into a temporary parking lot to acco...
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Hollywood Casino wants to remove riverboat from FoxApr 06, 2010 11:00 pm - It's been nearly eight years since gamblers won and lost big on Aurora's Hollywood Casino riverboat. But that hasn't stopped its patrons from "goin' to the boats" that h...
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Dist. 204 staff, parents lobby to keep valued music classApr 05, 2010 11:00 pm - Indian Prairie school officials played host to an open mic of sorts Monday, and 15 people took the stage to save one of the middle schools' most valued music courses. Th...
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Student loan legislation won't affect local community college lendingApr 04, 2010 11:00 pm - While community college officials across the suburbs express resounding support for the student loan overhaul signed into law by President Barack Obama, they also admit ...
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Abortion opponents protest at Aurora clinicApr 01, 2010 11:00 pm - A young couple pulled their white car into the parking lot of Aurora's Planned Parenthood clinic Friday morning as nearly 200 abortion protesters followed the Stations o...
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Business owners fear costs, regulations of health-care reformApr 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Health-care reform is supposed to lower costs, but among skeptical suburban business owners, at least one industry is sure to see a cost increase: tanning salons. Effect...
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Half of suburban residents still uncounted in censusMar 31, 2010 11:00 pm - The U.S. Census forms arrived in the mail two weeks ago, and as of today, only about half of all suburban residents have filled them out. A snapshot of census participat...
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Beacon demolition shows promise for Aurora's downtownMar 31, 2010 11:00 pm - A decade of planning and saving began to pay off Wednesday, bringing with it a renewed enthusiasm for the future of downtown Aurora. After one last walk-through, some k...
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Library foundation to auction building piecesMar 31, 2010 11:00 pm - Three years or more may pass before the former Beacon-News site on River Street is transformed into the "21st-century resource" library officials hope to one day put the...
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Industry group angles to stop rejection of video pokerMar 31, 2010 11:00 pm - In the wake of numerous suburbs rejecting legalized video gambling in bars and other businesses, supporters of the state-authorized expansion are moving to stem their lo...