Safiya Merchant
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Fire in Naperville leaves home uninhabitableAug 26, 2014 1:01 am - A Tuesday bedroom fire in a Naperville house has left the building uninhabitable until repairs are made, officials said. The incident occurred on the 1700 block of Schey...
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Metra train strikes, kills man in Des PlainesAug 26, 2014 1:00 am - A man in his 40s died after he was hit by an outbound Metra train on the Union Pacific/Northwest Line late Tuesday afternoon in Des Plaines. The man was pronounced dead ...
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Dist. 93 adds bus routes to avoid bridge workAug 22, 2014 1:01 am - Three new school bus routes will be operating Monday in Carol Stream Elementary District 93 for students who might otherwise have trouble reaching classes because of ong...
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College of DuPage votes to cut tuition next springAug 22, 2014 1:00 am - College of DuPage trustees have voted to cut tuition by $4 per credit hour beginning with the spring 2015 semester — just months after approving a $4 increase that's tak...
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Fostering a love of art at Glen Ellyn Festival of the ArtsAug 21, 2014 1:01 am - Miles Evans has been taking pictures since he was 7 when he started bringing his camera to his brother's sporting events. Since then, the Glen Ellyn resident has develop...
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College of DuPage board: Trustee embarrassed membersAug 21, 2014 1:00 am - The College of DuPage board voted Thursday to censure Vice Chairman Kathy Hamilton for “inappropriate conduct.” The vote was not unanimous, however. Hamilton and Truste...
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Dawn Patrol: 4½-hour wait for a Cubs win; U-46 minority program flapAug 20, 2014 5:00 am - Waiting until 1:15 a.m. for same Cubs score as at 8:45 p.m. The Cubs are entering the serious spoiler portion of their schedule, but the biggest spoiler last night ...
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Carol Stream crafting crime-free housing ordinanceAug 19, 2014 1:01 am - Carol Stream is working to develop a crime-free housing ordinance for rental properties. Under the village's draft of a residential rental licensing and crime-free housi...
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Fire breaks out in Northrop Grumman electrical vault roomAug 19, 2014 1:01 am - A reported fire and explosion late Tuesday afternoon caused an estimated $200,000 in damage at Northrop Grumman in Rolling Meadows. The fire was contained to an electric...
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Carol Stream Culver's owner, workers bound by transplantsAug 18, 2014 5:30 am - Even in death, Amy Adams' son helped others. At age 10, Zane Adams died after he was hit by a train 16 years ago in Wheaton. Not long after, Amy got some eye-opening n...