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‘We are at a standstill’: DuPage County Board and County Clerk at odds over clerk’s authorityApr 24, 2024 7:04 pm - DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek continues to refuse to answer questions about no-bid contracts awarded by her office, potentially setting the stage for a legal fight w...
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Schaumburg approves 3-year contract with public works unionApr 24, 2024 6:56 pm - Schaumburg trustees have approved a new three-year contract with the village’s unionized engineering and public works employees that’s retroactive to May 1, 2023. Under t...
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Southwest flights from O’Hare to dip this summer amid Boeing falloutApr 24, 2024 6:21 pm - As the company waits for more planes from Boeing, Southwest Airlines is scaling back O’Hare International Airport flights by about 40% this summer. “We are revising our s...
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Drug deaths down in DuPage County, coroner saysApr 24, 2024 4:12 pm - Deaths due to drug overdoses dropped 24% in 2023 compared to the year before, DuPage County Coroner Dr. Richard Jorgensen announced Wednesday. Jorgensen said in his repor...
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‘We all worked together to be able to save him’: Boys to be recognized at Red Cross Heroes BreakfastApr 24, 2024 4:08 pm - Four Glen Ellyn fifth graders will be among those honored next month at the American Red Cross of Greater Chicago’s 22nd Heroes Breakfast in Chicago. Declan Devlin and hi...
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‘She loved Bensenville’: Former village clerk Vera Johnson dies at 96Apr 24, 2024 3:11 pm - Remembered for her infectious smile, girlish laugh and love of Bensenville, Elvira “Vera” Johnson died last week at the age of 96. Johnson worked in Bensenville governmen...
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Arlington Alfresco set to return May 3Apr 24, 2024 3:10 pm - Arlington Alfresco, Arlington Heights’ popular open-air dining and entertainment zone in the village’s downtown, will return Friday, May 3.
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Park district: No taxpayer dollars will be spent to expand Cosley Zoo parkingApr 24, 2024 2:26 pm - If the Wheaton Park District gets the green light to build a 93-space parking lot across the street from Cosley Zoo, the project would cost an estimated $2.1 million, off...
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In shift away from Arlington Heights, Bears make pitch for new city stadium and public subsidiesApr 24, 2024 1:22 pm - The Chicago Bears on Wednesday unveiled their long-rumored plans for a publicly owned domed stadium on the Chicago lakefront — a shift from their earlier proposal for a p...
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Schaumburg Police Department awarded national accreditation for 11th timeApr 24, 2024 1:00 pm - The Schaumburg Police Department recently received its 11th national accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA) for meeti...