Will County
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GOP takes over, new Illinois Congressmen step upJan 04, 2011 10:00 pm - A chesslike Republican strategy is in the works, with the suburbs serving as key turf in advancing the party's power legislatively and politically on a national scale. M...
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State ethics chief could oversee RTA, Metra, PaceJan 04, 2011 10:00 pm - A plan to make the state's top ethics officer the new watchdog over all of Chicago-area mass transit got a boost Wednesday from approval from the full House. Rep. Jack F...
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Coroner: Naperville drowning victim who drove car into pond was drunkJan 04, 2011 10:00 pm - A Naperville man was legally drunk when he drove his car into a golf course pond and drowned, officials said Wednesday. Will County Coroner Patrick O'Neil confirmed tox...
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Gambling legislation changes to try to help existing casinosJan 04, 2011 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Thanks in part to suburban Republican support, a plan to allow for slot machines at Arlington Park and five new Illinois casinos cleared a preliminary hurd...
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New suburban Congressmen start work todayJan 04, 2011 10:00 pm - As the new Congress gets ready to start work today, freshman lawmakers from the West and Northwest suburbs will be among those taking on the job for the first time. Cong...
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Aurora, Naperville emergency radios prove glitchyJan 04, 2011 10:00 pm - Problems with the new radio system used by public safety officials and city employees in Aurora and Naperville seem to be hitting police patrol officers the hardest, aut...
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Naperville signs off on public smart gridJan 04, 2011 10:00 pm - Naperville residents could begin seeing so-called “smart meters” installed at their homes by as early as summer. City council members voted 8-1 Tuesday night to finance ...
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State government could control transit agency oversightJan 03, 2011 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — A state House committee Tuesday unanimously supported legislation that would give the Illinois executive inspector general authority to oversee the Regiona...
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Death penalty supporters ask lawmakers to think of victims' familiesJan 03, 2011 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — With a vote over the death penalty in Illinois possibly looming in the coming days, supporters of capital punishment Tuesday sought to bring victims' famil...
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Suburban transportation, education, population to change by 2020Jan 03, 2011 10:00 pm - From the introduction of lifestyle centers that changed the way we shop, to a plethora of downtown makeovers that altered how we live and an election that brought the po...