Articles filed under Counties
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Bliss Road lane closure, detour to start Monday, for four-month culvert projectMar 11, 2021 12:00 am - Bliss Road in Sugar Grove will be closed to southbound traffic from Main Street Road near Batavia to Healy Road starting Monday, as a concrete box culvert is replaced. T...
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Early, mail-in voting in 2021 'a completely different situation' compared to general electionMar 10, 2021 4:30 am - With early and mail-in voting ramping up throughout the suburbs, local election authorities say their outreach efforts have reverted to pre-pandemic levels ahead of the ...
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Cook County launches new system for Freedom of Information requestsMar 10, 2021 12:00 am - Cook County has launched a new online system for filing Freedom of Information Act requests. The new FOIA system uses GovQA software to allow requesters to track their p...
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Questions and answers about Batavia mass vaccination siteMar 10, 2021 12:00 am - Once the necessary contracts are finalized by Kane County officials, a COVID-19 mass vaccination site is expected to open within a month at a former retail building in B...
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Lake Co. State's Attorney to focus on violent crime, victim's rightsMar 10, 2021 12:00 am - Lake County State's Attorney Eric Rinehart said his office is changing the way violent crime cases are prosecuted. Rinehart, who is marking his 100th day on the job Wedn...
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Carpentersville loses COVID-19 mass vaccination siteMar 10, 2021 12:00 am - In a late reversal, Carpentersville will not host a COVID-19 mass vaccination site after all, a Kane County official confirmed Wednesday. The decision was made late Tues...
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4-cents-per-gallon fuel tax coming to Lake County this summerMar 09, 2021 12:00 am - A 4-cent-per-gallon fuel tax will take effect in Lake County beginning July 1. The Lake County Board on Tuesday enacted the measure by a vote of 14-7. The approval was e...
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COVID-19 mass vaccination sites coming to Batavia, CarpentersvilleMar 09, 2021 12:00 am - Editor's notes: Since this story was published, Kane County officials have decided not to open the proposed Carpentersville mass vaccination site. For more on the ma...
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5 charged with election fraud in DuPage CountyMar 09, 2021 12:00 am - Five people are accused of committing fraud during the November election in DuPage County, authorities said. Darrick Kent, 43, and Amy Kent, 41, of Austin, Texas, have b...
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Environmental scholarships availableMar 09, 2021 12:00 am - The Friends of Moraine Hills State Park is offering two $1,000 scholarships to students who will be entering college and pursuing a career directly related to preserving...