Marie Wilson
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Free coats warm winter for 2,000 AuroransDec 14, 2011 11:00 pm - Winter got warmer Thursday for 9-year-old Natalie Angeles of Aurora. She and her siblings were among nearly 2,000 recipients of free winter coats through the Coats for K...
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Aurora to ask voters about power aggregationDec 14, 2011 11:00 pm - Aurora will ask voters in the March 20 primary election if they want the city to combine their electric accounts and seek savings from suppliers other than ComEd. Elect...
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Panel supports funding Lombard downtown groupDec 13, 2011 11:00 pm - If a Lombard committee has its way, Lombard Town Centre will continue operating in 2012 much the way it did this year — with village funding to support a part-time execu...
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2012 budget gains Aurora approvalDec 13, 2011 11:00 pm - Aldermen approved Aurora’s $381 million 2012 spending plan without the layoffs, furlough days and concessions from unions it took to balance the 2011 budget. The budget ...
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Aurora forms committee for ward redistrictingDec 12, 2011 11:00 pm - Aurora has redrawn its wards before, but officials say the committee charged with redistricting after the 2010 census will be more inclusive than in the past. Instead of...
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71 tubas lead Christmas carols in NapervilleDec 11, 2011 6:30 am - Seventy-six trombones led the big parade in “The Music Man,” but 71 tubas led carolers Saturday in Naperville during the 38th annual Tuba Christmas concert. About 150 li...
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Lombard church tells international Christmas storyDec 09, 2011 11:00 pm - For a Lombard church with a predominantly Indian congregation, putting on another rendition of the traditional Christmas story just didn’t seem quite right. Interna...
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Aurora residents may seek election commission referendumDec 08, 2011 11:00 pm - A new movement may be afoot to disband the Aurora Election Commission. A citizen petition drive is emerging as the latest option, an Aurora alderman says. A proposal las...
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Aurora discusses electric aggregation costs, benefitsDec 07, 2011 11:00 pm - Aurora is one of many communities considering asking voters this spring to agree to aggregate their electric accounts and seek bids from power suppliers other than ComEd...
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Better budget news in Aurora this yearDec 06, 2011 11:00 pm - A year ago, Aurora was in financial trouble. The city faced an $18 million budget deficit and had to offer employee buyouts, seek concessions from unions, lay off eight...