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  • Formento: Glen Ellyn honors Citizen of the Year, Community Awards

    The Glen Ellyn Chamber of Commerce and the Village Fair Committee have joined together again to present the Community Awards for 2015. The following a ...
    NEW: Jan. 28, 2015 - 11:33 am

  • Pinkney: Grandparents Raising Grandchildren find support and success

    More than 2.5 million grandparents in America are raising their grandchildren, and almost 100,000 throughout Illinois do so, according to AARP. For ma ...
    Jan. 28, 2015 - 11:14 am

  • Kaneland Connection: Kaneland passes on STEM school opportunity

    SUGAR GROVE – Calling it “one of the most difficult” decisions she has had to make in a decade, interim Kaneland Superintendent Renee Goier on Monday ...
    Jan. 27, 2015 - 11:01 pm

  • Phalen: Warrenville reflects on the end of the American Civil War, 150 years later

    In 2011, the Warrenville Historical Society joined the national commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War, which broke out in 1 ...
    Jan. 26, 2015 - 4:13 pm

  • Smith: Technology initiative redefines learning in District 205

    The U.S. Department of Education's National Education Technology Plan challenges educators to “create engaging, relevant and personalized learning exp ...
    Jan. 26, 2015 - 12:55 pm

  • Helton: 2015 brings recognition, TV segment to District 88

    As we head into the second semester of the 2014-15 school year at DuPage High School District 88, we would like to share with you some exciting news, ...
    Jan. 26, 2015 - 12:40 pm

  • Craver: Sportsplex Wars Episode II: Revenge of the TIF

    I don’t know about you, but I’m currently in a love-hate relationship with sports, and that’s not counting the Bears’ abysmal season.
    Jan. 24, 2015 - 11:18 pm

  • Forssberg: Westmont has momentum heading into 2015

    2015 is here with a strong start in the Westmont Business Community.The Westmont Chamber has prepare ...
    Jan. 23, 2015 - 7:14 pm

  • Ashton: Movie season at the Downers Grove Library

    Now is the season of the year when all our thoughts turn to the movies.At the Downers Grove Public L ...
    Jan. 23, 2015 - 6:58 pm

  • Mathieson: Looking back, looking ahead with start of new year in downtown Wheaton

    The 2015 new year in downtown Wheaton holds great promise for the property owners and individual business owners within the district, while also compe ...
    Jan. 23, 2015 - 6:50 pm

  • White: Be a hometown tourist in downtown Glen Ellyn

    With the cold weather upon us, and spring break already on the minds of many, I am reminded how often we forget to be a tourist in our town. 
    Jan. 23, 2015 - 6:48 pm

  • Breinig: Looking back at a year of great progress in Carol Stream

    Road construction and other public improvement projects were the predominant theme in 2014. On the heels of one of the most brutal winters in recent h ...
    Jan. 23, 2015 - 6:46 pm

  • Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down for Elmhurst

    THUMBS UP: Good news for one section of Elmhurst residents in the ongoing battle against flooding. The DuPage County Board last week approved an agree ...
    Jan. 23, 2015 - 5:30 am

  • Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down for Lombard

    THUMBS UP: You’ll need your best movie guy voice for this one… In a world of rising costs, one theater is giving moviegoers hope. It appears the recen ...
    Jan. 23, 2015 - 5:30 am

  • Letter: Foundation CEO thanks local businesses for toy donations

    To the editor:The mission of the Pediatric Oncology Treasure Chest Foundation is to provide comfort ...
    Jan. 22, 2015 - 7:28 pm

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