Marie Wilson
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CareFest volunteers give schools, nonprofits ‘a little shine’May 05, 2012 6:07 pm - When it comes to caring, 1,500 volunteers from five DuPage County churches took a “show not tell” approach Saturday with the annual CareFest day of service. Vo...
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1,000 support Honor Flight at new DuPage fundraiserMay 05, 2012 4:34 pm - It was inside a 30,000-square-foot hangar at DuPage Airport filled with 1,000 people where two 86-year-old World War II veterans who grew up in the same Chicago neighbor...
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Tentative teachers contract reached in Dist. 204May 05, 2012 2:16 pm - Indian Prairie District 204 and its teachers union have reached a tentative agreement on a two-year contract. Details of the tentative agreement have not yet been prese...
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Naperville woman charged with filing false sex assault reportMay 04, 2012 3:25 pm - A 22-year-old Naperville woman faces a felony charge of disorderly conduct for falsely reporting she was sexually assaulted, authorities said Friday. Sarah C. Eschbach o...
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Lilac Time events planned 'for the love of art'May 04, 2012 8:00 am - While many aspects of Lilac Time are all about blooming bushes, two events are thrown for the love of art (and crafts). The Lilac Time Art and Craft Fair, sponsored by ...
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Lombard chooses 100 percent renewable for electricity aggregationMay 03, 2012 10:41 pm - Lombard residents who go along with the village’s electricity aggregation program can expect to save an average of $309 a year on their power bills under an electricity ...
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19th century Aurora factory impacts park site cleanupMay 03, 2012 11:20 am - In the 1890s, a section of Aurora’s Fox River shoreline that’s soon to be RiverEdge Park was home to one of the key industrial uses of the time — a factor...
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Lombard waives outdoor dining fees for downtown eateriesMay 03, 2012 11:00 am - The changes Lombard trustees approved to regulations governing outdoor dining are a sign of the village's willingness to adapt to promote its downtown, Trustee Peter Bre...
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Lombard freezes pay for about 30 employeesMay 01, 2012 11:28 pm - The base salaries of about 30 village of Lombard employees will be frozen for the next three years based on the results of a salary study that compared their pay with ot...
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Aurora nonprofit aims to expand fiber optic connectionsMay 01, 2012 12:57 pm - The city of Aurora may be ready to share the high-speed Internet service provided by its 47-mile fiber optic network. If aldermen approve a lease with a new nonprofit cr...