Amy Boerema
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Aurora an approval away from new police facilitiesOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Construction of Aurora's new police headquarters should start within the next few weeks. Aldermen on Tuesday reviewed three contracts totaling $4.76 million to build a s...
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Aurora to decide on red-light camerasOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Aurora motorists who run a red light could soon be caught on camera. In an effort to increase safety at dangerous intersections, aldermen are considering a plan to put u...
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Fox Valley parks to seek tax hikeOct 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Fox Valley Park District trustees plan to ask voters for a $57 million tax increase in February to help pay for an all-encompassing list of capital projects. That was th...
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Aurora part of anti-violence, anti-drug eventsOct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - The message is simple: Stay away from violence and drugs. It's a point Aurora residents will hear again and again in coming weeks as the city gears up to participate in ...
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Aurora library enjoys the silenceOct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - These days, it's a lot quieter at the Aurora Public Library's Eola Road branch. And that silence is "music to my ears," branch manager Elizabeth Bumgarner says. One of t...
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Parental consent proposal introduced in AuroraOct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - Aurora city leaders Thursday got their first look at a proposal to require minors to obtain parental consent before receiving medical treatment. Alderman Rick Lawrence, ...
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Aurora mayor's office to get $127,000 makeoverOct 10, 2007 11:00 pm - Aurora Mayor Tom Weisner's office is slated to receive a makeover that could cost up to $127,000, and not everybody is happy about it. Aldermen approved the project in a...
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Sept. 11 memorial coming to AuroraOct 10, 2007 11:00 pm - Six years later, the wounds have yet to heal. But suburban residents can pay their respects to those who died in the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, as well as those involved...
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GAR Hall near the top in preservation votingOct 10, 2007 11:00 pm - Supporters of Aurora's Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Hall put up a good fight, but their efforts weren't enough to clinch first place -- and thus a guaranteed gran...
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Aurora welcomes new deputy police chiefOct 10, 2007 11:00 pm - Gregory Thomas knows Aurora. The west-side resident grew up in town and started as a cadet with the city's police department in 1978. On Tuesday, the city council approv...