Robert Sanchez
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Wheaton borrowing $6 million for bridge, road repairsJan 13, 2010 10:00 pm - Wheaton plans to borrow $6 million to pay for its North Main Street project and the reconstruction of the bridge carrying Wesley Street over the Union Pacific Railroad t...
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DuPage sheriff candidates debate courthouse staffingJan 13, 2010 10:00 pm - DuPage County sheriff challenger Mike Quiroz says he would increase the number of patrol deputies countywide if he's elected. But Sheriff John Zaruba calls his opponent'...
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Wheaton Warrenville Dist. 200 wants input on superintendent searchJan 13, 2010 10:00 pm - Wheaton Warrenville Unit District 200 school board members are seeking input from the community in their quest to find a new superintendent. The school board parted ways...
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Wheaton eliminates 17 positionsJan 11, 2010 10:00 pm - Wheaton has eliminated 17 positions to reduce costs and address a projected $1.5 million shortfall in the city's budget. Officials confirmed Tuesday that 12 employees ha...
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Warrenville's first police dog, Bandit, retiringJan 05, 2010 10:00 pm - Matt Komar was a young patrolman nine years ago when he approached his superiors at the Warrenville Police Department with an unexpected request. Komar, then 25 and dist...
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Franklin music instructor receives highest honorJan 03, 2010 10:00 pm - Carrie Provost was a fourth-grader when a teacher sparked her lifelong love of the violin. When she was a junior in high school, a music instructor helped set her on a p...
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Six from suburbs who made 'ultimate sacrifice' in 2009Dec 31, 2009 10:00 pm - U.S. Army Pfc. Michael Pearson personifies the vagaries - and the horrors - of war in the 21st century. The 22-year-old Bolingbrook soldier was one of 13 people killed i...
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Probe continues into high school obstacle course accidentDec 29, 2009 10:00 pm - An elevated obstacle course at Community High School in West Chicago will remain closed until officials determine what caused a senior girl to fall from a 20-foot-tall p...
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Police chase ends in 4-vehicle crashDec 28, 2009 10:00 pm - A major Lombard intersection was closed for more than an hour Monday afternoon after a police chase ended in a four-vehicle crash. Authorities say two men were fleeing f...
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Wheaton mayor says 'huge cuts' needed, tax hike won't fix shortfallDec 21, 2009 10:00 pm - Wheaton officials say higher property taxes alone won't be enough to make up for a projected $1.5 million shortfall in the city's budget. Mayor Michael Gresk said "huge ...