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Dawn Patrol: Businesses cope with floods; Bears' draft pick
By Christopher Placek and Lee Filas - 04/26/13
Businesses continue to clean up from floods. Jacob Nodarse says he was forced to kill Darien family. Cameras could be coming to Kane County courtrooms. Weil Cadillac gets money from Libertyville. O'Hare flight delays blamed on federal furloughs. FULL STORY
By Christopher Placek and Lee Filas - 04/26/13
Glen Ellyn, COD reach lift station agreement
By Christopher Placek - 04/26/13
Glen Ellyn public works employees will now be able to work on a village-owned sanitary lift station located on College of DuPage property, under an agreement approved this week. The lift station was constructed in the early 1970s on COD property at... FULL STORY
By Christopher Placek - 04/26/13
Glen Ellyn public works employees will now be able to work on a village-owned sanitary lift station located on College of DuPage property, under an agreement approved this week. The lift station was constructed in the early 1970s on COD property at... FULL STORY
Sprinkler douses factory fire in West Chicago
By Christopher Placek - 04/26/13
An automatic sprinkler system was able to extinguish a fire Friday afternoon at a factory in West Chicago, authorities said. The automatic fire alarm system activated about 3 p.m., calling fire companies to the scene of Advanced Electronics at 721... FULL STORY
By Christopher Placek - 04/26/13
An automatic sprinkler system was able to extinguish a fire Friday afternoon at a factory in West Chicago, authorities said. The automatic fire alarm system activated about 3 p.m., calling fire companies to the scene of Advanced Electronics at 721... FULL STORY
Glen Ellyn mayor won't sign off on budget
By Christopher Placek - 04/25/13
In his final days as village president of Glen Ellyn, Mark Pfefferman says he won't be signing onto the village's $48.1 million budget because he believes the village should have "higher standards." In a largely symbolic gesture, he told village... FULL STORY
By Christopher Placek - 04/25/13
Bloomingdale man charged with growing pot
By Christopher Placek - 04/25/13
Authorities discovered 42 mature marijuana plants and other juvenile plants Wednesday night in the basement of a Bloomingdale home, officials said Thursday. The DuPage County Sheriff's Office and Bloomingdale Police Department officials reported... FULL STORY
By Christopher Placek - 04/25/13
Authorities discovered 42 mature marijuana plants and other juvenile plants Wednesday night in the basement of a Bloomingdale home, officials said Thursday. The DuPage County Sheriff's Office and Bloomingdale Police Department officials reported... FULL STORY
Mom of murder suspect sentenced for obstruction
By Christopher Placek - 04/25/13
The mother of a Willowbrook man charged with murder was sentenced Thursday for trying to conceal evidence in the case, authorities said. Elva Hernandez, 43, also of Willowbrook, was sentenced to two years in prison after entering a guilty plea to... FULL STORY
By Christopher Placek - 04/25/13
No decision yet on federal funding for DuPage cleanup
By Christopher Placek - 04/25/13
Communities throughout DuPage County will have to wait a little longer to find out if they're going to be reimbursed by the federal government for costs related to last week's floods. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency on Wednesday extended a... FULL STORY
By Christopher Placek - 04/25/13
Flooded Glen Ellyn Library providing curbside service
By Christopher Placek - 04/24/13
While the Glen Ellyn Public Library remains closed due to flooding, patrons are still able to pick up books curbside at the building's front door. The library began limited curbside service this week while crews continue to clean up inside from a... FULL STORY
By Christopher Placek - 04/24/13
Glen Ellyn wants downtown designated as historic district
By Christopher Placek - 04/23/13
Glen Ellyn's downtown is a few steps away from becoming part of the National Register of Historic Places. Granacki Historic Consultants, the firm that prepared the village's nomination packet, will submit the village's nomination to the Illinois... FULL STORY
By Christopher Placek - 04/23/13
Glen Ellyn might regulate secondhand stores
By Christopher Placek - 04/22/13
Glen Ellyn officials are reconsidering an ordinance that would regulate some stores that sell secondhand goods. The proposed ordinance would require businesses such as jewelry and electronics stores that buy secondhand goods to photograph and enter... FULL STORY
By Christopher Placek - 04/22/13
Glen Ellyn officials are reconsidering an ordinance that would regulate some stores that sell secondhand goods. The proposed ordinance would require businesses such as jewelry and electronics stores that buy secondhand goods to photograph and enter... FULL STORY
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