Elisabeth Mistretta
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Bloomingdale may consolidate dispatch to cut costsOct 18, 2011 12:00 am - Bloomingdale officials may consolidate the village’s 911 services in an effort to save up to $230,000 a year. Like many other towns, Bloomingdale is grappling with a bud...
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Bensensville extends golf course taxing districtOct 17, 2011 12:00 am - Bensenville leaders hope an extension of the tax increment financing district for the old Legends of Bensenville golf course will attract new business to the village. On...
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Breast cancer survivors to ‘Make Strides’ with walksOct 14, 2011 1:00 am - They’ve cooked hundreds of cupcakes for bake sales. Others have washed dozens of cars. And on Sunday, participants in the annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer wal...
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Bloomingdale Dist. 13 searching for new superintendentOct 14, 2011 12:00 am - Officials in Bloomingdale School District 13 are meeting next week to prepare for interviews with a pool of new superintendent candidates. Superintendent Kim Perkins, wh...
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DuPage forest officials talk cutting own payOct 13, 2011 6:00 am - As they prepare to unveil scaled back benefits for new employees, DuPage County Forest Preserve commissioners this week discussed lowering their pay, too. Commissioner J...
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Friends, family to honor Winfield athlete who died in accidentOct 13, 2011 12:00 am - Although nearly a year has passed since Bethani Werner of Winfield died after being hit by a car, friends and family have vowed to keep her memory alive through a schola...
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Itasca poised to bring Scottish Fest back through 2014Oct 12, 2011 6:00 am - Keep that kilt handy, because Itasca leaders are considering a three-year agreement with the Illinois St. Andrew Society that would keep its Scottish festival in the vil...
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Lisle parks host Halloween happenings this weekendOct 12, 2011 12:00 am - As you toss on your witch hat and cape or don fangs for the Halloween happenings at the Lisle Park District this weekend, make sure to remember your running shoes, too. ...
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Roselle continues cost-cuttingOct 11, 2011 12:00 am - After eliminating Roselle's assistant finance director position last week to cut costs, village officials on Monday preliminarily agreed to spread the work among remaini...
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October is ‘Gatsby’ month at 3 DuPage librariesOct 07, 2011 12:00 am - Bloomingdale librarian Julie Keating can count a list of all the reasons F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby” is bringing people together. First, the book is the foc...