Articles filed under Counties
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Veterans Path to Hope lends a hand with finding jobs, housing and moreJun 30, 2023 6:00 am - Veterans coming home after serving their country don't always get the respect they deserve. Oftentimes, they return to unemployment, homelessness and despair. The volunt...
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Farmers sought to help block drifting snowJun 30, 2023 5:30 am - Smoke and heat have been front and center lately, but McHenry County transportation officials want to get a jump on winter and are recruiting farmers to help. The county...
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How the Kane County sheriff's office is using these spike strips to end chasesJun 30, 2023 5:30 am - Last August, Kane County deputies were trying to stop a vehicle driving 90 in a 45 mph zone near Aurora, blowing a red light. As the chase went on, the vehicle drove in...
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Missing man last seen in BloomingdaleJun 30, 2023 1:00 am - Cook County sheriff's police have requested the public's assistance in locating an 85-year-old man who was reported missing. Phillip Crail has a medical condition that p...
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Driver gets 17-year sentence for transporting drugs on I-90Jun 30, 2023 1:00 am - A man has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for transporting a variety of drugs on I-90 in Kane County. Darieln A. Moran-Sanchez, 25, of Maplewood, Minnesota, will ha...
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Cook, DuPage counties in 'severe' drought, though fire risk limited in suburbsJun 29, 2023 5:00 am - With Illinois entering its sixth week of a worsening drought, fire risk is heightened, but local fire departments say the weather phenomenon hasn't presented too much of...
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Full house: DuPage needs help finding pets a homeJun 29, 2023 1:00 am - Dozens of animals at DuPage County Animal Services' shelter need your help finding a home. With 80 dogs, 119 cats and 34 small and exotic animals, the shelter recently r...
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Neighbors ask for 'robust' patrols July Fourth in wake of Juneteenth shootingJun 29, 2023 1:00 am - DuPage County officials are being asked to patrol the site of a fatal Juneteenth shooting during the July Fourth celebrations. Burr Ridge resident JoAnn Krypel Tuesday t...
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DuPage County approves funds to expand mental health servicesJun 28, 2023 5:00 am - DuPage County Board members approved $7.75 million to help build a new crisis recovery center to address mental health needs. The center, estimated to cost $25.8 million...
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DuPage County Board thanks retiring health department directorJun 28, 2023 1:00 am - After 16 years with the DuPage County Health Department, the last 10 as its executive director, Karen Ayala offered few words Tuesday as county board members recognized ...