Articles filed under DuPage County Board
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DuPage County Board votes to continue invocations at board meetingsMar 26, 2019 1:00 am - The DuPage County Board will continue its decadeslong tradition of beginning meetings with a public prayer. Board members on Tuesday voted 11-6 to approve a resolution a...
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Home rule discussion could be on the horizon in DuPage CountyMar 19, 2019 1:00 am - A push to stop adult businesses from operating in unincorporated areas of DuPage could lead to a discussion of whether the county should pursue home-rule powers. A count...
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DuPage panel examining 'negative effects' of adult businessesMar 13, 2019 1:00 am - Advocates say DuPage County could help combat sex trafficking by creating a licensing process for adult businesses that includes regular inspections and background check...
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'You are the higher powers you've been looking for': Atheist tells board to ditch prayersMar 12, 2019 1:00 am - Hemant Mehta began Tuesday's DuPage County Board meeting by asking everyone to open their eyes and look around. It was an unconventional start to what would normally be ...
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Atheist to give invocation at DuPage board meetingMar 08, 2019 12:00 am - Atheist blogger and author Hemant Mehta on Tuesday will become the first nonbeliever in recent memory to deliver the invocation during a DuPage County Board meeting. The...
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DuPage County has more to spend on roads this yearMar 05, 2019 4:30 am - DuPage County plans to spend $36.1 million this year on a road program that includes pavement resurfacing, intersection upgrades and expansion of a system that allows tr...
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DuPage recognizes sheriff's deputy who saved dogs in kennel fireFeb 02, 2019 12:00 am - DuPage County sheriff's deputy Chris Obrochta was on patrol before dawn on Jan. 14 when he spotted a glow in the distance. Realizing it was a fire, he rushed to the scen...
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DuPage County turns attention to adult businessesJan 29, 2019 12:00 am - Some DuPage County Board members have started a monthslong process to develop plans to mitigate what they call the "negative secondary" effects of adult businesses on th...
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DuPage to provide mental health training to teachers, studentsJan 22, 2019 12:00 am - Mental health training will be provided to hundreds of educators and thousands of students in DuPage County over the next three years as part of an ongoing effort to pre...
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After 2-month wait, DuPage election judges finally getting paidJan 18, 2019 12:00 am - The checks finally are in the mail for more than 2,000 DuPage County election judges who have been waiting to be paid since November. County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek said Fr...