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Automotive
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After years of hard work and dedication to servicing Honda buyers from all over the Chicagoland area, Valley Honda has ... Read more ›
Crime
iPhone stolen from medical facility counter and more
ARRESTS A 20-year-old Aurora man was charged with a variety of offenses following an arrest at 3:49 p.m. on Feb. 20 in the 1000 block … Read more ›
News, Schools
COD OKs raises for police, faculty still without a contract
As negotiations continue for a labor agreement between College of DuPage and the union representing full-time faculty, the Glen Ellyn college’s board approved a contract … Read more ›
Politics and government
Quinn’s bad news budget: ‘Our rendezvous with reality has arrived’
SPRINGFIELD—Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn today delivered a bad news budget speech, calling for prison closures, layoffs and cutbacks to health care for the poor. Read … Read more ›
News, Schools
COD board OKs tuition increase
Tuition will increase for College of DuPage students next year. Glen Ellyn community college officials voted 5-2 Tuesday to raise tuition $4 per credit hour, … Read more ›
Obituaries
Daley Center architect, Jacques Brownson, dies at 88
Jacques Brownson, the chief architect of Chicago’s Richard J. Daley Center, the steely, broad-shouldered modernist skyscraper that ranks among Chicago’s greatest post-World World II designs, … Read more ›
News
DuPage County officials to take long look at viability of county fair
The DuPage County Board should examine the long-term viability of its county fair and how distribution of state funding for the event is handled, a … Read more ›
Government
Congressmen say mass transit will take hit under GOP bill
Illinois congressmen warned today that a major transportation bill being debated in Washington could cut into long-term funding for transportation projects in the Chicago area, … Read more ›
Crime, News
Elmhurst man pleads guilty in 2010 hit-and-run death
The Beacon News reports: Rocio Garza, 23, of Elmhurst, pleaded guilty today in DuPage County Court in connection with a fatal 2010 hit-and-run accident that killed Robert … Read more ›
Sports
Girls basketball: Class 2A Concordia Supersectional: Aurora Central headed to state semifinal after win over Raby
Aurora Central Catholic has come a long way since its 3-23 season four years ago. The Chargers, under coach Mark Fitzgerald, have steadily gained respect. … Read more ›
