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Despertar Latino Coordinates Fundraiser

Despertar Latino invites you to our special event to raise funds for our organization. We are 6 months into this new project which is growing strong with the efforts of all of us who are part of our community organization. Join us next Thursday March 28, 2024 at our office located at 401 E North…

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Joyce Ann Plumlee Obituary

Joyce Ann Plumlee, age 83, a resident of West Chicago, IL, passed away on Tuesday, March 26, 2024. She was born June 5, 1940 in Kankakee, IL to Donald & Orvelette Gadbois. Joyce was a devoted wife, mother of 3, grandmother of 16, and great-grandmother of 7. She attended Our Ladies Academy and graduated from…

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Court Grants State’s Motion to Deny Pre-Trial Release for Carol Stream Man Charged with Murder of His Wife

DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Carol Stream Chief of Police Don Cummings announced today that Judge Joshua Dieden has granted the State’s motion to deny pre-trial release for a Carol Stream man charged with the murder of his wife, twenty-six-year-old Maricela Simon Franco, following a domestic altercation at her apartment. Baltazar Perez-Estrada, 33…

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Klein Road Closed through June Due to Construction

Klein Road will be closed to thru traffic at all times through June 2024 as the City’s contractor, Alliance Contractors, Inc., begins construction in the area. During this time, motorists will be detoured to Fair Oaks Drive. Construction activities are scheduled for Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and Saturdays from 8:00…

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West Chicago Public Library Partners with Illinois Humanities Road Scholars to Present Native American Program

West Chicago, IL – 04/18/2024 : 7 pm — Next month, the West Chicago Public Library District will host an Illinois Humanities Road Scholars Speakers Bureau presentation entitled A Brief History of the Reintroduction of the Native Americans into Illinois by Gerald Savage, Ho Chunk Nation Native American. The program is about an hour long and will begin at 7…

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Why are flags at half staff in Illinois? Governor Orders Flags At Half Staff In Honor of Christina Musil, Dekalb Sheriff's Deputy Killed in Line Of Duty - West Chicago Voice Newspaper

Funeral Today For Dekalb Deputy Killed In The Line of Duty

A tragic incident has rocked DeKalb County as the community mourns the loss of 35-year-old Sheriff’s Deputy, Christina Musil. Thursday, while on duty and parked on the right shoulder of southbound Illinois Route 23, Musil’s life was cut short when a single-unit Kenworth truck veered off the roadway and collided with her vehicle, ultimately resulting…

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