Robert Sanchez
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Tolls would almost double to fund $12 billion board wish listJul 28, 2011 12:00 am - To complete tollway projects long on the drawing board, you'll have to pay for them, officials announced Thursday. Tolls would almost double in a 15-year capital plan th...
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DuPage board member McBride recovering from brain surgeryJul 27, 2011 12:00 am - DuPage County Board member J.R. McBride had surgery this week to remove a benign brain tumor, county officials announced Wednesday. “I would like to thank everyone for t...
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Reduced plea in 12-year-old Wheaton murderJul 27, 2011 12:00 am - A man who had claimed that he was “merely present” for a Wheaton drug dealer’s murder 12 years ago pleaded guilty Wednesday to attempted armed robbery as part of a deal ...
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Top 10 DuPage County Fair memoriesJul 24, 2011 12:00 am - The DuPage County Fair, which opens Wednesday, has come a long way from the uncertainty that surrounded its future in 1987. That year, the five days of livestock, countr...
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Can developer bail out DuPage housing group?Jul 22, 2011 12:00 am - A developer insists the DuPage Housing Authority might not have to repay some of the millions of dollars it owes the federal government. But first, Michael Pizzuto must ...
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Judge: 'Disastrous' to close DuPage youth homeJul 19, 2011 12:00 am - Finding a new home for DuPage County's juvenile offenders would be "disastrous" for the kids and the county, a judge warned Tuesday. Judge Stan Austin became the second ...
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Muslim group tweaks Lombard mosque planJul 19, 2011 12:00 am - A group hoping to build a mosque near Lombard has revised its plan in an effort to eliminate concerns about traffic congestion. DuPage County Board members could vote as...
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Plant sale benefits convalescent centerJul 08, 2011 12:00 am - More than 120 people shopped for a variety of additions to their gardens Friday during the DuPage Convalescent Center’s annual plant sale. The sale was expected to raise...
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Quinn on gambling, pay raises and ethicsJul 07, 2011 12:00 am - Gov. Pat Quinn Wednesday said he’s been meeting with all kinds of people with an interest in the massive gambling expansion plan on his desk — including suburban mayors ...
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Quinn signs bill giving county boards more oversight authorityJul 06, 2011 12:00 am - Calling it “a good step forward” toward ethics, honesty and openness in local government, Gov. Pat Quinn Wednesday signed legislation giving suburban county boards more ...