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New Lenox man killed in Will County crash
A 23-year-old man was killed Wednesday when his car crashed into a creek in the south suburbs, authorities said Thursday. Ryan M. Rassman of New Lenox was heading west in a 1991 Chevrolet Cavalier on Baker Road, a half mile east of Illinois Highway 52,...Tags: Rivers, Manhattan, Transportation Accidents, Bodies of Water, Maywood (Cook, Illinois)
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Garden Experts Share A Few Tricks Of The Trade
Chicago TribuneBy now, you've likely visited your garden center and plunked down some cash for plants. Your spade and gloves are at the ready, your little plot just begging to be planted. What could make this moment more perfect for a gardener — a little inside...Tags: St. Charles, Internet, Joliet, Wilmette, Morton Arboretum
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Hospital is a win-win move for Will County
Congratulations to Silver Cross Hospital upon their approval by the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board to build a new state of the art hospital in Will County. With Silver Cross's planned partnership with Children's Memorial Hospital more and...Tags: Economic Policy, Joliet, Veterans Affairs, Emergency Planning, Defense
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Meeting Illinois' energy needs
Contrary to several quotes in "How coal got a dirty name; Will County plan latest victim of critics of pollution, rising construction costs" (Page 1, June 9)," there is nothing to cheer about in the recent announcement that another coal-fired power...Tags: Plant Openings, Nuclear Power, Coal, Natural Gas, Energy Saving
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Wind turbine regulations approved by Will County Board
Tribune reporterAfter months of delays, alternative-energy advocates got what they wanted Thursday when the Will County Board unanimously approved an ordinance greenlighting installation of wind turbines to power homes and businesses. With public demand growing for...Tags: Illinois, Renewable Energy
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Book sheds light on Will County pioneers
Tribune reporterIt began as a simple quest to learn who was buried below the tidy rows of stone markers in a small yard in western Joliet. When research suggested the largely unknown grave site could hold the remains of as many as 400 people—veterans, teachers,...Tags: Joliet, Wars and Interventions, History, Farms, People
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West Nile funding reduced in Will County
Tribune reporterState funding cuts could jeopardize a Will County program to combat West Nile virus, local officials said Thursday. A grant the Will County Health Department gets for its West Nile surveillance program was cut in half this month. The cuts will hurt the...Tags: Diseases, Hazardous Materials, Retroviruses, Illinois
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Does Chicagoland really need another airport?
In the May 25 Tribune transportation section special, "O'Hare: Built in a year," David Young draws a contrast between the rapid construction of O'Hare Airport a half century ago and today's protracted efforts to build public work projects. He cites the...Tags: Gary, O'Hare International Airport, Indiana, Wisconsin, Midway
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1st 2008 animal rabies case in Will County reported
The first 2008 case of animal rabies in Will County was reported this week, officials said Wednesday. A rabid bat was found Tuesday in the yard of a Naperville home on Crimson Court, officials said. Testing by the Illinois Department of Public Health...Tags: Government Health Care, Diseases, Medicaid, Animals, Health Organizations
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Fallout from Peterson case could end coroner elections in Will County
Tribune reporterRepublicans on the Will County Board are seeking information on how to replace the elected county coroner—a Democrat—with an appointed medical examiner. GOP members of the board's Executive Committee on Thursday asked State's Atty. James...Tags: Local Elections, Police, Frankfort, Elections, Drew Peterson
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