The DuPage Health Dept. is hoping to get its H1N1 flu vaccines to more of those who need it most with a pair of appointment-only clinics next month in Glen Ellyn and Downers Grove. The first session will be Saturday, Dec. 12 at Building K of the College of DuPage, and the second will be Sunday, Dec. 13 at Downers Grove South High School.

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Three Elmhurst men arrested and charged Nov. 13 with taking part in a spree of 40 burglaries to vehicles in DuPage County communities will be arraigned in December.

Woodridge officials will need to make some tough choices as they try to cut into a $2.6 million deficit in the current budget.

Although no final decision has been made, Pace riders along two Woodridge routes can be secure in their travels — for now.

Even though Pace Bus Co. has approved their 2010 operating budget, Several proposed Pace suburban bus routes on the chopping block could still be saved, officials said.

Woodridge seeking feedback on possible video gambling ban
The Woodridge Village Board announced they will be accepting public comment at this week’s meeting on a proposed ordinance that would ban video gambling in the village.

Big-time college recruits and state title contenders take the court next week when the high school girls basketball season tips off. Check out your team's prospects here.

If there were a more effective way of weeding out ne’er-do-wells on the Internet, I’d strongly recommend using it. Such a mechanism would be helpful in identifying those who have good intentions and those who want to rip you off.

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After six weeks and more than 10 hours of deliberation, a DuPage County jury has sentenced Brian Dugan of Aurora to death for the 1983 kidnapping, rape, and murder of 10-year-old Jeanine Nicarico of Naperville.

With the Pace Bus Co. Board of Directors expected to discuss route cuts this week, the Village of Woodridge is continuing to fight to save two bus routes slated for elimination.

This summer, Illinois lawmakers legalized video gambling in bars and restaurants to raise funds for capital projects. Since then, more than a dozen communities in the western suburbs have banned the machines, and several more are poised to outlaw them before the end of this year. As many more towns weigh a gambling ban, however, the overall amount of revenue video gambling is projected to raise for the state — estimated at more than 25 percent of the $31 billion capital projects bill — has been put into doubt.

Woodridge will provide future residents a glimpse into the village’s past when it buries a time capsule next month that will be opened in 50 years.

Woodridge’s freshest organic produce might soon be found on pantry shelves instead of in crisper drawers.