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Sprawling over 40 square miles and four counties, Illinois ' second-largest city is transforming its once-industrial downtown and reversing its down-at-the-heels image. Read more about Aurora, IL
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Sprawling over 40 square miles and four counties, Illinois ' second-largest city is transforming its once-industrial downtown and reversing its down-at-the-heels image. Read more about Aurora, IL
Find community news and events at TribLocal Aurora.
Find community news and events at TribLocal Aurora.
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Indiana National Guard soldiers killed in action back on U.S. soil
The bodies of four Indiana National Guardsmen killed in Afghanistan – including one from Starke County – are now back on U.S. soil this morning.
The flag draped caskets of all four arrived at the Air Force base in Dover, Delaware last night....Tags: Afghanistan
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Indiana soldiers killed in action in Afghanistan
WSBT-TV ReporterThe Indiana National Guard says four soldiers with an Indiana-based National Guard unit died in Afghanistan when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb. Indiana Adjutant General Martin Umbarger said Saturday the four members of the Valparaiso-based 713th...Tags: Bombings, Explosions, Afghanistan, Emergency Incidents
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Family of fallen soldier speaks for first time
PLYMOUTH – For the first time since a road side bomb killed four Indiana National Guard members last week, the family of one of those soldiers talks about the loved one they lost.
Spc. Robert Tauteris Junior, 44, was killed in a road side bomb...Tags: Armed Conflicts, Human Interest, Afghanistan, Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations
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2,500 rubber ducks stolen from Illinois police academy
YORKVILLE, Ill. (AP) — A flotilla of yellow rubber ducks intended for a fund-raising event has been stolen from a police academy in suburban Chicago. The Beacon-News in Aurora says Friday that some 2,500 ducks took flight this week from the...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes, Chicago, Yorkville (Kendall, Illinois), Illinois
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Thousands still without power after storms hit Chicago region
Maintenance crews restored power to tens of thousands of homes overnight after severe thunderstorms in the Chicago region brought powerful winds and reports of funnel clouds Wednesday evening. By 11:30 a.m., of the more than 78,000 customers affected by...
Tags: Tornadoes, Air Transportation Delays, Shabbona, Millennium Park, Chicago White Sox
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FACTBOX-U.S. coal-fired power plants scheduled to shut
ReutersJun 13 (Reuters) - U.S. power companies have shut or converted over 15,000 megawatts (MW) of coal-fired power plants since 2009 and have plans to shut or convert another 35,000 MW over the 10 years or so. Cheap natural gas prices and strict...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Edison International, Springfield, Barack Obama, Dynegy Incorporated
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Naperville, Lisle police blotter: June 12
The following items were taken from police reports: Naperville •A 23-year-old woman was charged with battery after a June 1 altercation at a residence in the 1300 block of Duke Drive. •After a June 2 incident at a business in the 1600...Tags: Crimes, Lisle, Drug Trafficking, Theft, Hillside
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One hurt in morning accident on I-88
One person suffered minor injuries in an accident that disrupted traffic on Interstate 88 near Farnsworth Avenue in west suburban Aurora this morning, police said. The accident happened about 6:20 a.m., according to Illinois State Police Master Sgt....
Tags: Motorvehicle Accidents, Transportation Accidents
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Metra weighs extending service to Kendall County
Metra officials Friday recommended that the commuter rail agency consider extending service to Yorkville in Kendall County, rather than halting at slightly closer-to-Chicago Oswego, an issue that has been discussed for more than a decade. Board members...
Tags: Science and Technology, Metra, Oswego, Yorkville (Kendall, Illinois)
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Disaster-assistance information available, and more
News briefs from Kane County and the Tri-Cities. Kane County Disaster-assistance information available Disaster-assistance teams from the Federal Emergency Management Agency are in Kane County to provide information and register residents affected...
Tags: Labor Day, Human Interest, Arts and Culture, Orange County Regional History Center, FEMA
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A difficult musical spins its web at BoHo Theatre
Twenty years have passed since "Kiss of the Spider Woman" (book by Terrence McNally, music and lyrics by the great John Kander and Fred Ebb) appeared on Broadway. And in 1993, the tragic drama of Luis Alberto Molina, a homosexual window dresser imprisoned...
Tags: Entertainment, Theater, Music Theater, John Kander, Spider (music group)
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Illinois runner overcomes figurative hurdles as flat racing star
Ashley Spencer still thinks of herself a hurdler. That was the reason she went to Illinois, to be coached by Olympic bronze medalist Tonja Buford-Bailey, one of the leading 400-meter hurdlers in U.S. history. Spencer never ran flat 400s — other...
Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, College Sports, Track and Field, Awards and Prizes, Illinois Fighting Illini
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