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Wheaton Park District commissioners to fill vacant board seatFeb 05, 2024 8:57 am - The Wheaton Park District is accepting applications from residents interested in filling an open seat on the board of commissioners. The seat was left vacant by the death...
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Casten heading into primary with huge cash lead over opponentsFeb 05, 2024 8:44 am - As he campaigns for a fourth term in Congress, U.S. Rep. Sean Casten of Downers Grove has a million-dollar fundraising lead over the two challengers vying to defeat him i...
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Metra ticket app woes continue MondayFeb 05, 2024 7:58 am - After multiple problems last week, Metra’s Ventra ticket app malfunctioned again Monday affecting morning and afternoon commutes. Metra’s app provider Cubic apologized fo...
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‘We’re passionate about the history’: Why new Catlow Theatre owners are trying to restore venue to former gloryFeb 05, 2024 6:00 am - Maybe it’s obvious, hearing Brian Long marvel at the walnut flooring in the 1893 Barrington building anchored by his Long & Co. Jewelers. The question still needs to be asked: Why is he doing this?
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Time to kick some tires: Chicago Auto Show returns with test drives, new models and a ‘normal’ vibeFeb 05, 2024 6:00 am - Expect some surprises at the 2024 Chicago Auto Show opening at McCormick Place on Saturday. There will be new players including Tesla vamping on the Chicago stage for the...
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Family of man fatally shot by Carol Stream police hires attorneyFeb 04, 2024 5:22 pm - As authorities continue to investigate the fatal shooting of a man by Carol Stream police Saturday, the family of the man left dead has hired an attorney to conduct their...
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Temperatures climb, but ice still star of the show in Downers GroveFeb 04, 2024 5:05 pm - The arrival of unseasonably mild weather may have conjured up thoughts of an early spring for many a suburbanite, but ice was still the star of the show this weekend in Downers Grove.
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‘Truly invaluable’: Hanover Township opens new emergency services stationFeb 04, 2024 1:46 pm - Hanover Township officials dedicated a new emergency services station on Saturday, formally opening a facility from which volunteers will respond to emergencies and other...
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Huntley’s Weiss Park set for new amenities, renovationsFeb 04, 2024 12:50 pm - The Huntley Park District has received a $509,000 state grant to fund renovation to Weiss Park that will include a new playground, a zip line feature, paved walking paths...
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At least 46 reported dead in Chile as forest fires move to densely populated areasFeb 04, 2024 8:31 am - VIÑA DEL MAR, Chile — Intense forest fires burning around a densely populated area of central Chile have caused at least 46 deaths, Chile's president said Saturday evenin...