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Welcome to summer: Skilling predicts 97 degrees

Lots of heat and humidity are on the menu for the  Memorial  Day weekend, with an especially hot Sunday looming. According to the forecast from … Read more ›

Automotive
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Orland Park Acura Dealership Announces Availability of 2013 Acura ILX, Introduces Deal

Orland Park’s Joe Rizza Acura, a 2011 Dealership of Distinction, is now featuring the new 2013 Acura ILX in stock ... Read more ›

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(Tribune illustration / March 10, 2012)

Old Illinois weather records remarkably accurate

The keepers of the oldest known official Illinois weather records relied on glass thermometers and observations, but recent research finds their data to be remarkably … Read more ›

News, Sports

Best Buy Classic brings hoops talent from all over the nation to the area

More than 300 basketball teams from across the country will invade the north and northwest suburbs for the Best Buy Chicago Classic. The tournament runs … Read more ›

Health and fitness, News
Rep. Sara Feigenholtz, seen here last October, is sponsoring a bill that cuts health care for the poor. (E. Jason Wambsgans / October 27, 2011)

Health care cuts gain steam in Illinois House

House lawmakers today pushed forward with deep cuts in the state’s health-care system for the poor, a plan that the fate of the state’s overall budget … Read more ›

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From the community

DuPage PADS helps the homeless recover from illness with dignity

The recession has taken its toll on the nation’s economy with 12.7 million people unemployed, according to recent statistics. Losing a job can have a … Read more ›

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Penelope, Benjamin and Alexander Dean
From the community

Local Boy’s Birthday Party Benefits York Township Food Pantry

The Dean boys had a birthday party on Saturday May 12, Benjamin is turning 5 and Alexander is turning 7. For the second year in … Read more ›

Children and family, Entertainment, Seasonal
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Top 10 things to do this weekend

Concert to Benefit DuPage Habitat for Humanity’s First Ever Women Build Initiative DuPage Habitat for Humanity, a local affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, will … Read more ›

Health and fitness, News
A floodwater mosquito, left, and a culex mosquito at the Northwest Mosquito Abatement District in June 2011. The culex can carry the West Nile Virus whereas the floodwater is more of a pest, officials say. (Keri Wiginton, Chicago Tribune / May 23, 2012)

Mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus found in DuPage

Mosquitoes that tested positive for West Nile virus were found in five DuPage County communities this month, the county health department announced Wednesday. Mosquitoes that … Read more ›

News, Sports

Area tennis teams hoping for success at state meet

Two-time defending boys tennis state champion New Trier will have its work cut out for it to try to win its third straight title. The … Read more ›

News, Other, Sports
Palos Heights' Tom Pukstys is an assistant Olympic coach who will bring in some top field athletes to Lisle in June.  (Jeff Vorva/Tribune)

Big throws at a big show — Benedictine hosts world class track and field athletes June 9

A few weeks before some of the best shot put, discus, javelin and hammer throwers in the country try out for the London Olympics in … Read more ›