Marie Wilson
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Aurora's new 911 dispatch center up and runningDec 01, 2010 10:00 pm - The difference between the old and new Aurora dispatch centers is like night and day for 911 operators, but residents who call for help won't notice a thing. And that's ...
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Lombard rejects chickens in backyardsDec 01, 2010 10:00 pm - Mary Beth Lynch had chickens in her Lombard yard more than 30 years ago, but hens won't be clucking on her property or the property of any other Lombard resident anyti...
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Aurora readies for second winter of 'sensible salting'Nov 30, 2010 10:00 pm - Aurora public works crews say they're ready to combat slippery roads this winter with the same “sensible salting” technique that saved the city money last year. Chief o...
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Lombard celebrates Jinglebell JubileeNov 30, 2010 10:00 pm - Organizers of Lombard's fifth annual Jinglebell Jubilee say it should be a picture-perfect holiday gathering. And with seven groups involved in planning and paying for t...
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Lombard to tweak business grantNov 30, 2010 10:00 pm - In five years, Lombard has approved 11 applications for its downtown retail business grant. But members of the economic and community development committee want more bu...
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Aurora lays off 8 police officersNov 29, 2010 10:00 pm - Eight Aurora police officers received layoff notices from the city Monday night, despite their union's protests against shrinking the size of the force. All the layoffs ...
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Aurora woman helps police clean up streetsNov 28, 2010 10:00 pm - When drug dealers and gang leaders began claiming the territory on both sides of Annie Miller's east Aurora home in the mid-1990s, she almost decided to move. But then, ...
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Elgin crash causes injuriesNov 26, 2010 10:00 pm - A dump truck and a pickup truck crashed Saturday morning in Elgin, injuring a 61-year-old man and requiring a helicopter to transport him, police said. The accident happ...
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DuPage downtowns a 'more low-key' experienceNov 25, 2010 10:00 pm - It was 9:40 a.m. The door of Wise Penny Resale Shop inched open enough for a woman to slide her arm through and hand numbers to about five people gathered by the entranc...
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Hundreds gather for Naperville photo shootNov 25, 2010 10:00 pm - “PEACE” came to Naperville Friday afternoon. More than 400 people gathered along the city's downtown Riverwalk to spell out the word for a photograph that will be featur...