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It's Playoff Time: Show Us Your Spirit
"We've got spirit, yes we do, we've got spirit, how about you?" As the football playoffs get started in Illinois and other sports are in the postseason, we want to find out which area school has the...
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Predict the Score: Chicago vs. Carolina
The Bears are rolling, having won their last four games, while the Panthers are headed in the opposite direction, dropping their last four. Can Chicago make it to 6-1 this week? Patch is getting in on...
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Breast Cancer in Young Women: Resources and Statistics in DuPage County
Generally speaking, a woman in Illinois has a one in 124 chance of getting breast cancer, according to this breast cancer statistics chart from komen.org. An American woman in her 30s has a one in 232...
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Women's Boxing Club a Big Hit
When people think of building relationships and relieving stress, the image that comes to mind isn't normally that of throwing punches and learning how to defend yourself against an opponent. Although...
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This is What $300,000 Will Buy You
1. 2970 Beller Dr., Darien: Priced at $300,000, according to listings. This is a three-bedroom, two-bathroom single-family home. The 1,800 square-foot house sits on a 9,823 square-foot lot and was...
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One Year Later: Kelli O'Laughlin's Lasting Legacy
It has been nearly a year since 14-year-old Kelli O'Laughlin was murdered in her Indian Head Park home. Police say the Lyons Township freshman walked in as her house was being burglarized on October...
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Police Blotter: Car Window Shattered on Mayfair, Car Burglary at Brookhaven
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18 Burglary from Motor Vehicle Sometime between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m., someone broke the rear passenger side window of an SUV parked in the parking lot of Brookhaven Marketplace at 7516...
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Man Charged With Murder of Hinsdale South Grad Pleads Not Guilty
A Willowbrook man charged in the shooting death of a Hinsdale South High School graduate has pleaded not guilty. Juan Cuellar denied a five-count murder indictment during an Oct. 22 hearing. He...
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Illinois Playoff Football Scores, Oct. 26
Join Patch every Friday night to chat about high school football and get the latest scores from your favorite teams and their rivals. We’ll be updating the Illinois high school football scores...
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Patch Roundup: White Sox Hall-of-Famer Cornfield DUI, Cops Taser Half-Naked Guy
Here are some of the top stories from the past week in Patch's west Chicago region. Lemont—New Lenox Police Arrest Retired White Sox Star Carlton Fisk—Police found the Hall of Famer in a cornfield...
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OMG PD: Masturbating Man, 13K Lottery Scam, Runaway Suspect
DARIEN Police Investigate Report of Masturbating Man Darien Police are investigating an incident of indecent exposure that was reported to the department Friday. According to the report, a man in the...
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Shelby Jo the Brussels Griffon Seeks Forever Home
Name: Shelby Jo Age: 3 years Sex: Female Breed: Brussels Griffon mix Good with cats: Yes Good with dogs: Yes (calm ones) More info: Shelby Jo is currently in a foster home while she waits to find her...
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Pension Foes Allied Against Constitutional Amendment
By Jayette Bolinski, Illinois Watchdog SPRINGFIELD — Opposition to a proposed pension-related constitutional amendment that will go before Illinois voters Nov. 6 is creating strange bedfellows — from...
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Dean the Beagle Up for Adoption at West Suburban Humane Society
Name: Dean Age: 4 months Sex: Male Breed: Hound mix Good with cats: Yes Good with dogs: Yes More info: Dean just arrived at the animal shelter from a foster home, and was the biggest and cuddliest of...
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One Year Later: O’Laughlin Vigil and Memorial at Newly-Named ‘Kelli’s...
On October 27, 2011, the horrific murder of teenager Kelli O’Laughlin roiled the Lyons Township community, precipitating a yearlong outpouring that shows no sign of waning. On October 27, 2012,...
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DuPage DUI Arrests, Oct. 28
ELMHURST Oct. 20: A Bensenville man was arrested after police say he drove drunk with two children in his car. Police arrested Steven Masciola, 37, 1045 W. Irving Park Road, after they stopped his...
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Football: Hinsdale South's Season Ends With Loss to Oak Forest
Oak Forest outgained Hinsdale South 364 yards to 93 during a 29-0 win over the Hornets in the first round of the 6A playoffs Friday night, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Hinsdale South had just...
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Hurricane Sandy Will Keep Chicago Cold This Week
Hurricane Sandy is expected to slam into the East Coast late Monday or early Tuesday, and the storm could batter a region that's home to 50 million people with 4-to-11-foot waves, 75-mph winds, a foot...
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Show Us Your Pink Pride in Chicago's Western Suburbs
Showing off your pink pride during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month is a favorite thing to do with survivors and supporters alike. Thousands of hats, shirts, and other pink breast cancer items...
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