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Haymarket drug and alcohol treatment center proposal for Itasca loses more support
Sep 13, 2019 10:09 AM - A second DuPage County Board member has withdrawn support for Haymarket Center's proposal to convert an Itasca hotel into a drug and alcohol treatment center. Ashley Selmon, an Addison Democrat whose district includes Itasca, removed her name from a list of supporters just a week before village officials are scheduled to begin their review of the proposal. -
3 years in prison for Aurora man after weapons, cocaine bust
Sep 13, 2019 6:12 PM - An Aurora man has been sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty this week to charges stemming from a January police raid in which two handguns and cocaine were seized. Sean T. Bowman, of the 300 block of Evans Avenue, pleaded guilty Thursday before Kane County Judge Kathryn Karayannis to one count each of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and one count of manufacture/delivery of a controlled substance, both felonies, according to court records. -
Sheriff: Body scanner will help keep contraband out of DuPage County jail
Sep 13, 2019 6:19 PM - A new body scanner will make inmates think twice before trying to bring contraband into the DuPage County jail. -
New owners of Sonny Acres: 'We want to see it last a long time'
Sep 13, 2019 2:43 PM - Mike Fontana and his business partner are the new owners of an autumnal retreat for generations of suburbanites. -
Man accused of hogtying Aurora pharmacist during robbery
Sep 13, 2019 4:25 PM - A Burbank man accused of "hog tying" a pharmacist and stealing prescription medications at gunpoint from an Aurora pharmacy is being held without bond in the DuPage County jail. -
DuPage Coalition ready to bet on a big change for tourism
Sep 12, 2019 1:00 AM - Leaders of the DuPage Coalition for Tourism, a group of municipal, hotel and business leaders formed this past April, want the county's 38 communities to know that the DuPage tourism sector of the economy delivers billions in state and local tax revenue and supports more than 23,500 jobs. Yet, all of this is in jeopardy if an initiative to secure increased investment does not move forward. The hospitality industry, including meetings, conventions and sporting events, is one of the fastest growing industries in the country, and competition is fierce, particularly from Chicago, its metro area and other regional destinations such as St. Louis and Indianapolis. -
Woodridge man held on child porn chargesSep 12, 2019 4:56 PM - A 63-year-old Woodridge man has been charged with five counts of possession of child pornography, authorities said Thursday. John Bowery, of the 2000 block of Roberts Drive, is being held on $35,000 bail in the DuPage County jail.
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Could DuPage County give video gambling another chance?
Sep 11, 2019 11:01 PM - One decade after DuPage became the first county in Illinois to ban video gambling, the vice chairman of the county board says the panel should consider repealing the prohibition. -
Lombard woman has DuPage's first case of West Nile in 2019Sep 10, 2019 5:51 PM - A Lombard woman in her 40s is reported to have the first human case of West Nile virus this year in DuPage County, health department officials said Tuesday.
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DuPage County expected to vote next month on recreational pot sales in unincorporated areasSep 10, 2019 8:20 PM - DuPage County Board members are expected to decide next month whether to allow recreational marijuana sales in unincorporated areas. But even if they reject that idea, DuPage still could impose a county tax on any dispensaries that open in municipalities.
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