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William Murphy, oversaw rapid growth as Woodrige mayor, dies

Chicago Tribune 24 Apr 2025
Murphy also emerged as a forceful advocate for all DuPage County municipalities in the early 2000s amid a battle with county leaders who wanted to seize control of the DuPage Water Commission, which distributes Lake Michigan water.
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Now that Pope Francis has died, what happens next?

Chicago Sun-Times 21 Apr 2025
The Rev ... AP ... The Archdiocese of Chicago covers Cook and Lake counties, the diocese of Joliet includes Will and DuPage counties, Rockford includes Kane and McHenry counties, and the diocese of Gary includes Lake and Porter counties in northwest Indiana.
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Daywatch: The ‘return’ of an extinct wolf and its impact on endangered species

Chicago Tribune 18 Apr 2025
The suit, filed Wednesday in DuPage County, alleges that the county, its emergency dispatch service, the village of Villa Park and the company that manages the county’s electronic monitoring were ...
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Woman’s family sues, alleging botched handling of electronic monitoring to blame in her killing

Chicago Tribune 17 Apr 2025
Her daughters have filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against DuPage County, Villa Park and the company that handled pretrial release electronic monitoring, alleging negligence in the weeks leading up to Julie Elguezabal’s death.
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Will County Board OKs pay raises for countywide elected officials, board members

Chicago Tribune 17 Apr 2025
Countywide officials in DuPage County, with nearly 933,000 residents, make just over $151,000 a year and have an auto allowance ... is about 2 1/2 times the geographic size of DuPage County, Brophy said.
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US Sen. Dick Durbin’s slow fundraising fuels speculation about his political future

Chicago Tribune 16 Apr 2025
Rep ... U.S. Rep ... Rep ... The only announced Republican candidate for governor so far, DuPage County Sheriff Jim Mendrick, reported $76,000 in cash on hand after raising more than $9,200 while spending more than $20,640 in the first quarter of the year ... .
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DuPage County’s agricultural roots highlighted in new exhibit at Elmhurst History Museum

Chicago Tribune 15 Apr 2025
Over those hundred years, DuPage County was home to small towns and farming families, first supporting themselves through subsistence farming ... “By 1870, about 20% of the population of DuPage County is German,” Cox said.
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April in Illinois is “Sikh Awareness and Appreciation Month”

News India Times 15 Apr 2025
Invocation by Bhai Mohinder Singh at the Sikh Awareness and Appreciation Month 2025 Proclamation by DuPage County Board.
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