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DuPage County Board seeks resident input https:///www.mysuburbanlife.com/elmhurst/newsnow/x536842300/DuPage-County-Board-seeks-resident-input By Staff reports- Elmhurst Press   Posted Jun 23, 2011  Elmhurst, IL — As the DuPage County Board begins to develop to the Fiscal Year 2012 Budget, residents have been asked to contribute by expressing which services matter most and are of highest priority in their community.  According

Keep county pensions in perspective https:///www.dailyherald.com/article/20110621/discuss/706219779/ Few issues today generate more taxpayer anger than generous pension and employment benefits for public officials. As readers ponder Daily Herald reporter Jake Griffin’s recent article on DuPage County Board member pensions, please keep in mind that the examples he used were from a former pension plan that is

Cubs lead way as MLB draws biggest weekend crowds since 2008 https:///www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/chi-cubs-lead-way-as-mlb-draws-biggest-weekend-crowds-since-2008-20110620,0,4954729.story 4:16 p.m. CDT, June 20, 2011 Major League Baseball has drawn its biggest weekend crowds in three years, boosted by sellouts at Wrigley Field, Fenway Park and the Coliseum.  Nearly 1.65 million fans saw games Friday, Saturday and Sunday. That made for the

A Hallowed and Imperfect Ballpark https:///www.nytimes.com/2011/06/20/sports/baseball/yankees-return-to-hallowed-imperfect-wrigley-field.html By TYLER KEPNER Published: June 19, 2011  Bleacher tickets for premium games at Wrigley Field cost $72, which seems like a lot before you pass through the gates on Sheffield Avenue, under the right-field stands. Just inside on Saturday, like a shark behind glass at an aquarium, was Alex

Laura Ricketts and the Cubs step up to promote tolerance.

How Do You Want the DuPage County Board to Spend Your Money? https:///elmhurst.patch.com/articles/how-do-you-want-the-dupage-county-board-to-spend-your-money June 18, 2011  As the budget process for 2012 gets under way, you can make your opinion known by filling out the survey, found in the link below. The DuPage County Board is getting ready to prepare its 2012 budget, and officials

Davis, Cubs stifle Yankees before season-best crowd https:///www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-spt-0618-cubs-yankees-chicago—20110617,0,4421741.story By Paul Sullivan, Tribune reporter 4:11 p.m. CDT, June 17, 2011 The largest crowd of the season turned out at Wrigley Field on Friday and saw the Cubs beat the New York Yankees 3-1 in the opener of a three-game series. The 42,219 in attendance saw Doug

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Cubs offense explodes in 12-7 win over Brewers https:///southtownstar.suntimes.com/sports/5995455-419/cubs-offense-explodes-in-12-7-win-over-brewers.html By Andrew Seligman The Associated Press June 16, 2011 10:28PM The Cubs’ offense was too much for the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday. Kosuke Fukudome had three hits and broke the game open with a three-run homer, Alfonso Soriano and Carlos Pena also went deep, and the Cubs