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Why Should Kids Read Every Day? Let's Do the Math

By Lisa Riebe | Thursday at 11:55 a.m.

Student A reads 20 minutes five nights every weekStudent B reads only 5 minutes a night (or not at all)20 minutes/night x 5 times each … Read more ›

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Tempel Lipizzans Leap into 2012!

By Dyana Flanigan | May 18 at 2:21 p.m.

After a hiatus in 2011 to focus on training, Tempel Farms is launching a series of performances featuring the internationally-recognized Lipizzan Stallions. The season kicks … Read more ›

Durbin named to House-Senate panel on transportation bill

April 24 at 7:41 p.m.

Illinois will have a seat at the table when an important U.S. House-Senate panel meets to hash out the next national transportation funding bill. U.S. … Read more ›

Members of the Villa Park Fire Dept. and new firefighter/paramedics
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Villa Park Hires Two Firefighters!

By Mary Hornback | March 15 at 3:15 p.m.

On March 12, 2012 the Villa Park Fire Dept. welcomed its newest members, Blaise Clairardin and Jeffrey Willhoit. Village Clerk Hosanna Korynecky was on-hand to … Read more ›

U.S. District Judge Marvin Aspen stands in his courtroom the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago in 2000. (CHRIS OCKEN, Photo for the Tribune / November 20, 2000)

Super PACs not bound by Illinois contribution limits, federal judge rules

March 13 at 6:13 p.m.

Political action committees that act independently of a candidate are not bound by Illinois’ limits on campaign contributions aimed at curbing corruption, a federal judge … Read more ›

DuPage County assumes oversight of COD campus

By Bob Goldsborough | March 13 at 1:55 p.m.

The DuPage County Board on Tuesday unanimously approved a five-year agreement that settles a long-running dispute between Glen Ellyn and the College of DuPage over … Read more ›

Chicago’s water rate hike causes ripples through suburbs

March 1 at 4:31 p.m.

When Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced plans to nearly double the rate Chicago charges its neighbors for Lake Michigan water, many suburbs began looking for cheaper … Read more ›

Gov. Pat Quinn talks technology in schools Tuesday at Piper Elementary School in Berwyn. (Antonio Perez / February 28, 2012)

Quinn says sales tax windfall could pay for schools

Feb. 28 at 5:14 p.m.

Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn suggested Tuesday that better-than-expected sales-tax collections could be used to plug a hole in state school funding this year. The budget … Read more ›

Congressmen say mass transit will take hit under GOP bill

Feb. 21 at 3:19 p.m.

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 ›

Villa Park Engine 963 on the scene of a structure fire investigation
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Three Villa Park Firefighters to Attend National Fire Academy

By Al Stasch | Feb. 17 at 8:54 a.m.

Trio to study fire and Arson Investigation Deputy Chief Steve Stapleton, Lieutenant Mike Barton, and Firefighter-Paramedic Frank Reposh, members of the Villa Park Fire Department … Read more ›

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