Will County
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Growing the workforce: Suburban colleges add cannabis studies programs to their offeringsJun 15, 2023 5:00 am - As Illinois' cannabis industry grows, area community colleges are adding programs to prepare students for careers in the field. Oakton College in Des Plaines, Harper Col...
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Solar Switch program can provide volume discounts on electricityJun 09, 2023 1:00 am - A utility watchdog has partnered with collar counties and nonprofit advocates to educate consumers on how they can install solar panels at deep discounts and save hundre...
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$700,000 grant allows Aurora food pantry to launch Mobile Meals programApr 07, 2023 1:00 am - A $700,000 federal grant will allow the Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry to bring hot, nourishing meals to people who need them. U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin visited the pan...
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17-year-old was 'sole offender' in deadly Bolingbrook shooting that left 3 dead, police sayMar 06, 2023 12:00 am - A $20 million bail has been set for a 17-year-old facing multiple first-degree murder charges over a shooting in Bolingbrook that left three people dead, including two j...
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Remains found in 1997 identified as missing Aurora womanMar 05, 2023 12:00 am - After more than a quarter of a century, skeletal remains found in a Will County landfill have been identified as those of a missing Aurora woman. Marie R. O'Brien, who h...
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Where early voting has begun in the suburbs, and where it'll start in the rest of themFeb 24, 2023 12:00 am - Know who you're going to vote for in April already? The good news is you can head to the polls in some counties. Early voting for the April election started Thursday in ...
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'Unprecedented opportunity': Chicago, suburbs team up for 7-county economic partnershipJan 04, 2023 12:00 am - Leaders from throughout the seven-county Chicago area gathered Wednesday to announce the creation of a Greater Chicagoland Economic Partnership through which they pledge...
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Effect of judge's ruling regarding end of cash bail differs across the suburbsDec 29, 2022 12:00 am - A Kankakee County judge's ruling late Wednesday that ending cash bail in Illinois is unconstitutional does not apply to courts in Cook, Lake, DuPage or Kane counties, bu...
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In wake of election victories, advocates continue push for community mental health boardsDec 19, 2022 4:30 am - Mental health advocates in the suburbs persuaded voters in November to establish new community boards and a new tax that will fund local organizations that address menta...
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Person running on I-355 taken into custody by state policeNov 26, 2022 12:00 am - A person was reported to be running across Interstate 355 near Lemont on Saturday morning before being being taken into custody. Illinois State Police reported that a Di...