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DuPage, state police won't enforce panhandling prohibition while lawsuit is pending
Jan 15, 2020 4:19 PM - A state law prohibiting roadside panhandling won't be enforced by Illinois State Police and the DuPage County state's attorney's office until a federal lawsuit challenging the law is resolved. -
Testimony begins in Hinsdale murder case
Jan 15, 2020 2:03 PM - During the opening day of Dominic Sanders' trial on charges he killed a Hinsdale woman in a 2017 home invasion, prosecutors and the defense agreed Wednesday on just two things: the defendant was in Hinsdale that day, and he took two family-heirloom rings from Urban's home. -
Editorial: Solving 44-year-old murder case shows commitment to victims
Jan 15, 2020 1:00 AM - This Daily Herald editorial says that finding Pamela Maurer's killer does more than solve a 44-year-old mystery; it also reaffirms respect for a human life. -
Trial begins for man charged with abusing girl with disabilities
Jan 14, 2020 5:46 PM - A Carol Stream man already imprisoned for possessing child pornography went on trial Tuesday on charges he sexually assaulted and abused a disabled girl. -
DuPage, towns trying to reach deal for new field court in WoodridgeJan 14, 2020 9:47 PM - Municipalities in southeast DuPage are offering to pay some of the annual cost for the county to operate a new traffic court in Woodridge. But it remains to seen whether that will be enough to prevent the county board from simply closing the existing field court in Downers Grove and moving its cases to the main courthouse in Wheaton.
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Judge removes DuPage forest candidate from ballot over hyphenJan 13, 2020 6:10 PM - A candidate who was removed from the March primary ballot because of the hyphen in her name says she will take the case to the appellate court.
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Local Boy Scouts earn two merit badges in metalwork and welding at COD Technical Education Center
Jan 13, 2020 9:25 PM - The College of DuPage Continuing Education department and welding program recently teamed up to assist local Boy Scout of America Troop members earn hard-to-get merit badges and to educate the Scouts on the various technical programs offered at the college. -
How DuPage police solved the 44-year-old murder of Pamela Maurer
Jan 14, 2020 11:05 AM - Forty-four years ago this week, 16-year-old Pamela Maurer left a friend's house to buy a Coke at a nearby McDonald's. But she never returned home. -
One year after fire, future of kennel near Carol Stream remains in question
Jan 12, 2020 4:17 PM - A devastating fire that killed 29 dogs in a kennel near Carol Stream a year ago Tuesday spurred a new state law and led to animal cruelty charges against its operator, but the decrepit building still looks much as it did after erupting in flames. -
DuPage jail offering new treatment for opioid-addicted inmatesJan 10, 2020 5:33 AM - The DuPage jail is offering medication-assisted treatment to inmates struggling with opioid addiction as part of a new program launched by the sheriff's office and county health department.
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