Elisabeth Mistretta
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Kotecki to leave DuPage forest board seatAug 03, 2011 12:00 am - After more than 20 years serving on the DuPage County Forest Preserve commission, Roger Kotecki will not seek re-election in March of next year. Because he wants to spen...
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Wood Dale community rallies to look for Oregon dogAug 01, 2011 12:00 am - She doesn't know it yet, but Queenie might be the most sought after dog in town. Nearly a dozen strangers who have never even met the Queensland Heeler Red have launched...
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Bloomingdale loses longtime volunteer, businesswomanAug 01, 2011 12:00 am - Life in Bloomingdale would be a lot different if it weren’t for Georgene Geils. A resident of the village since 1958, Geils was the longtime owner of Econo-Mart, she vol...
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Addison woman's eviction leads to protest, arrestsJul 29, 2011 12:00 am - Before Luz Smedbron was set to be evicted from her Addison home Friday morning, she received a phone call from someone she didn't know. “He said they wanted to protest t...
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Bloomingdale clerk resigns to focus on careerJul 28, 2011 12:00 am - After 10 years in her post, Bloomingdale Village Clerk Susan Bartucci will resign at the end of the week. Bartucci said in a statement she chose to step down because her...
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Itasca seeks members for home-rule committeeJul 27, 2011 12:00 am - Itasca officials voted Tuesday to form a committee that will explore whether the village should seek home-rule status in a referendum during the March 20 election. Villa...
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Wood Dale police chief retiring after 35 yearsJul 27, 2011 12:00 am - Even though he’s a 35-year police veteran, Wood Dale Chief Frank Biniewicz drops any tough exterior he might have when talking about his upcoming retirement on Aug. 30. ...
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Itasca OKs new $115,000 boardwalkJul 27, 2011 12:00 am - Nature lovers in Itasca must say goodbye next week to the boardwalk that runs through the wetlands and marsh near Spring Brook Nature Center — but only temporarily. Work...
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DuPage Habitat opens Addison home improvement resale shopJul 22, 2011 12:00 am - Think of it as a mash-up of your favorite big-box home improvement store and a Goodwill resale shop. That's the way manager Jim Fessler describes the new DuPage Habitat ...
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Bloomingdale school wants special-needs playgroundJul 22, 2011 12:00 am - Parents and staff at Bloomingdale’s DuJardin Elementary School are raising money to build a $300,000 playground that will be accessible to special-needs students. More ...