Robert Sanchez
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Morton Arboretum launches $63 million capital campaignJun 22, 2016 1:00 am - The Morton Arboretum has launched a five-year, $63 million capital campaign that will allow the outdoor tree museum in Lisle to deepen its scientific and conservation wo...
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DuPage forest preserve approves operating budgetJun 22, 2016 1:00 am - DuPage County Forest Preserve District commissioners have approved an operating budget of roughly $40.1 million for the coming fiscal year. The unanimous vote on the 201...
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Passenger in car that crashed into Aurora pond has diedJun 20, 2016 1:00 am - A 48-year-old Aurora man who was a passenger in a car that plunged into a retention pond on the west side of the city early Sunday morning has died, authorities said. Da...
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West Chicago program encourages dads to read to their kidsJun 18, 2016 7:38 am - Each night, 4-year-old Damian Aviles goes to bed with a book because he knows what's going to happen next: Dad is going to read to him. Damian and his father, Andres Avi...
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11 taken to hospitals after chemical spill at Itasca candy factoryJun 17, 2016 1:00 am - Eleven workers from the Willy Wonka candy factory in Itasca were taken to area hospitals early Friday after getting sick while trying to clean a chemical spill inside th...
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DuPage County sees spike in heroin, fentanyl deathsJun 15, 2016 1:00 am - A spike in drug-related deaths has DuPage County officials again warning about the dangers of heroin and, increasingly, fentanyl. Fentanyl is a painkiller that can be 10...
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DuPage County rejects self-storage facility plan near NapervilleJun 14, 2016 1:00 am - The DuPage County Board on Tuesday soundly rejected a plan to build a self-storage facility along 75th Street after neighbors and the city of Naperville opposed the proj...
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Convalescent center named in honor of retired DuPage judgeJun 14, 2016 1:00 am - The DuPage County Convalescent Center in Wheaton soon will bear the name of a retired judge who recently pledged to donate $2 million to the facility. County board membe...
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DuPage absorbs street lighting district near NapervilleJun 14, 2016 1:00 am - A small taxing district that maintains lights along the streets of a subdivision near Naperville will be absorbed by DuPage County. County board members on Tuesday agree...
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No summer break in DuPage teacher contract talksJun 13, 2016 5:00 am - Summer vacation doesn't necessarily mean a break from teacher contract talks. At a time when most students are focused on rest and relaxation, teachers and officials at ...