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Add the Punchline to Our Little Red Wagon Cartoon
Are you blessed with insight and good humor? Or just bored today? Share your wit with your neighbors by entering Patch's comic caption challenge. Just add your dialogue for today's comic in the comment...
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Downers Grove South High School Names Four New Head Coaches
The athletic department at Downers Grove South High School has selected four new head coaches to serve its football, girls soccer, boys golf and girls track programs. Taking over as head football coach...
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Photo: Where in Darien is Patch?
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Downers Grove Business Owners: Free Social Media Training from Patch
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Police Blotter: More Mailboxes Damaged
After several residents' mailboxes were damaged on Halloween, another rash of them were damaged a couple of weeks later. Between Nov. 10 and Nov. 12, Darien police received five reports of broken...
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Who is Darien's 'Citizen of the Year'?
Darien's Citizens of the Year in 2012, Robert and Charleen Vuillaume, were honored for the difference they make through The Gift of Carl Foundation, which provides awareness and educational...
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Cakes for a Cause: Woman Donates Baking Profits to Help Feed Hungry
A Darien woman is making life a little sweeter for people in the area by combining her greatest passions: baking and volunteering. Julie Stone has loved baking all of her life, but it wasn't until a...
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City Says No Tax Increase for Darien Property Owners
Residents won't see an increase in property taxes this fiscal year after city council approved an tax levy ordinance Monday night. "If you're reality and home value didn't change, then you will be...
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Illinois Senate OK's Illegal Immigrant Driver's License Bill
The Illinois Senate on Tuesday approved legislation that could allow undocumented illegal immigrants to have driver's licenses. State Senators voter overwhelmingly in favor of Senate Bill 957, which...
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Sold! Local Home Sales: Dec. 6 Edition
A four-bedroom, three-bathroom single-family house at 1018 Timber Ln., Darien, recently sold for $211,000. The home has newer windows, remodeled bathrooms with ceramic tile and an eat-in kitchen that...
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6 Foreclosed Properties in Darien
For more info on these properties, click here. Patch Asks: Have you purchased a foreclosed home?
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Interested in Volunteering for DuPage County?
DuPage County Health Department in the search for volunteers. The County is providing Public Health Emergency Preparedness Training and is seeking interested people to participate. Anyone over the age...
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Illegal Pills Found After DUI Accident: Police Blotter
MONDAY, NOV. 19 Drug Equipment Rami M. Salhi, 23, of the 7800 block of south McCarthy Road in Palos Park, was charged with possession of drug equipment. Police stopped him near Cass Avenue and I-55 for...
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Darien Mom Cited After Teen Party at Her House
A Darien mom was cited for parental responsibility after a number of juveniles were arrested for underage drinking after a party that took place at her home Nov. 24. Mary Ann Mungo, 52, of the 1900...
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Where Will Santa Be This Month?
What's more exciting for a kid than meeting Santa Claus? If you want to get a photo you'll cherish or give your child a shot to tell Santa what he or she wants for Christmas, here's where you can find...
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This is What $620,000 Will Buy You
1. 12595 Thornberry Dr., Lemont: Priced at $619,900, according to listings. This is a four-bedroom, four-bathroom, 3,800 square foot, single family house built in 2007. The home has a nine-foot...
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Where Have You Spotted Coyotes in Darien?
Are coyotes a problem in Darien? Our Facebook friends say yes. The Chicago area has seen a significant increase in the coyote population since the 1990s, and the Illinois Department of Natural...
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Darien Businesses to Like on Facebook
There are a lot of benefits to liking local businesses on Facebook. Besides telling your friends and neighbors your favorite places in town, you can get to know those places more through their Facebook...
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