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By Dan Petrella, dpetrella@mysuburbanlife.com
Fri Sep 05, 2008, 01:16 PM CDT
Despite falling home prices and a slight increase in wages, the typical DuPage County family still cannot afford the typical home in the county, according to a report released Wednesday by the DuPage Homeownership Center.
By Laura Castle, lcastle@mysuburbanlife.com
Fri Sep 05, 2008, 12:53 PM CDT
Despite harsh criticisms, local employers might be jumping on a Web site that helps verify employee immigration status following a presentation by U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert, R-13th District, of Hinsdale.
By staff reports
Thu Sep 04, 2008, 04:31 PM CDT
The DuPage County Health Department is sponsoring a three-night series of parenting classes for families with 1- to 4-year-old children on Mondays in September.
By staff reports
Thu Sep 04, 2008, 03:37 PM CDT
DuPage County is holding two events where residents can have personal documents shredded free of charge.
By staff reports
Thu Sep 04, 2008, 03:35 PM CDT
Two DuPage County state legislators are holding a seminar on Internet safety and identity theft tonight in Wood Dale.
By staff reports
Thu Sep 04, 2008, 03:32 PM CDT
DuPage County Board member Jim Healy, R-5th District, of Naperville, has been appointed vice chairman of the national transportation committee for the National Association of Counties.
By Staff reports
Thu Sep 04, 2008, 02:38 PM CDT
Students who need help with homework can find it at the Roselle Public Library through an online tutoring service designed to help with homework questions.
By David Heitz, dheitz@mysuburbanlife.com
Thu Sep 04, 2008, 12:52 PM CDT
Area residents are not happy with Illinois Department of Transportation plans that could eliminate more homes and businesses in Bensenville to build airport roadways in a community already been hit hard by O’Hare International Airport expansion.
By Dan Petrella, dpetrella@mysuburbanlife.com
Thu Sep 04, 2008, 09:28 AM CDT
Just when officials appeared ready to abandon efforts to restore a historic farmhouse in a forest preserve near Bartlett and West Chicago, a private donor has kicked in cash to make sure the 163-year-old structure remains standing.
By David Heitz, dheitz@mysuburbanlife.com
Wed Sep 03, 2008, 05:18 PM CDT
Bloomingdale will celebrate its past and look to its future with the annual Septemberfest celebration, a daylong event held in the historical district.
By Laura Knapp, Correspondent
Wed Sep 03, 2008, 04:52 PM CDT
State Sen. Carole Pankau, R-23rd District, of Itasca, has devoted more than half her life to public service.
By Brian Hudson, bhudson@mysuburbanlife.com
Wed Sep 03, 2008, 03:19 PM CDT
Through Friday, Sept. 12, Pace is not charging fares on Route 714, which runs from downtown Wheaton to Naperville with stops at College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn along the way.
By Andrew Westel, awestel@mysuburbanlife.com
Wed Sep 03, 2008, 03:03 PM CDT
Dancing, singing, joking seniors have fine tuned their acts in preparation for the big Senior Idol talent competition at the Northeastern Illinois Area Agency on Aging's Senior Lifestyle Expo at Drury Lane Theatre and Conference Center in Oakbrook Terrace. The Senior Lifestyle Expo is Chicagoland's largest event of its kind with more than 4,500 people attending over two days and it's all for a good cause, since proceeds benefit Holiday Meals on Wheels.
By staff reports
Wed Sep 03, 2008, 11:36 AM CDT
Tightened credit and increased down payments are just two indications of the new reality in lending practices. To find out how these changes impact potential homebuyers, the DuPage Homeownership Center is offering free classes for first time home buyers from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the following dates:
By Dan Petrella, dpetrella@mysuburbanlife.com
Tue Sep 02, 2008, 04:58 PM CDT
With about two months to go till Election Day, national media reports have led two local groups to question the accuracy and security of electronic voting machines used in DuPage County. Meanwhile, election officials are seeking to assure voters that their ballots will be properly counted.
By Dan Petrella, dpetrella@mysuburbanlife.com
Tue Sep 02, 2008, 11:14 AM CDT
Three bats have tested positive for rabies so far this year in DuPage County, and eight people throughout the county have been treated for the disease, according to the DuPage County Health Department.
By John Koys, correspondent
Fri Aug 29, 2008, 01:43 PM CDT
Jared Bruns was in third grade when terrorists flew airplanes into the World Trade Center twin towers, the Pentagon and a Pennsylvania field on Sept. 11, 2001. Five years later as a Boy Scout, he started working on an idea for a living memorial to all the people who were killed that day.
By Petras Barcas, pbarcas@mysuburbanlife.com
Fri Aug 29, 2008, 11:26 AM CDT
A Streamwood man and two Chicago men have been convicted of stealing copper cable from a ComEd substation in Kane County.
Ronald R. Moore, 30, a resident of the 1100 block of Fulton Drive, and Chicago residents Joseph J. Lewis, 33, and Javan K. Brown, 34, have each been convicted of theft of more than $10,000.
Thu Aug 28, 2008, 04:29 PM CDT
By David Heitz, dheitz@mysuburbanlife.com
Thu Aug 28, 2008, 02:24 PM CDT
The Glendale Heights Police Department is being inspected by national law-enforcement experts this week to see if it should be awarded national accreditation.
By David Heitz, dheitz@mysuburbanlife.com
Thu Aug 28, 2008, 02:11 PM CDT
Officials in Roselle are hoping to change local driving habits with cameras scanning one of the busiest intersections in the village.