DuPage County tourism could be facing a makeover after a strategic consultant was hired to hold town meetings on Monday and Tuesday to gather ideas and to present recommendations. The DuPage County Convention and Visitors Bureau hired Mitch Nichols, founder of Bellingham, Washington-based Nichols Tourism Group, which also has worked with the Chicago Office of Tourism, the … [Read more...] about DuPage County looks to it’s citizens to try and Improve Tourism
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Naperville Schools and Hospitals are saying No, to the popular app Pokemon Go
If you’re walking around Naperville looking for Pokémon to catch, you need to watch out where you do it, not just for your own safety, but because some businesses might not want you there. Edward Hospital is one of them. "We are in the process of requesting that Edward-Elmhurst Health's main campuses – Edward Hospital in Naperville and Elmhurst Hospital – be removed as … [Read more...] about Naperville Schools and Hospitals are saying No, to the popular app Pokemon Go
DuPage County offers Small Time Crooks a Chance at Redemption
Nonviolent first-time offenders in DuPage County will have a new option starting today that could lead to their court cases being dismissed and records expunged: join the military. Military recruiters will be on hand once a month outside the county's felony and misdemeanor courtrooms to prescreen potential recruits who have run afoul of the law for the first time. A … [Read more...] about DuPage County offers Small Time Crooks a Chance at Redemption
Elmhurst City Council votes against residential tax in downtown
The Elmhurst City Council unanimously decided not to create a new special service area (SSA) for residents living in the central business district. With Mayor Steve Morley absent and Alderman mark Mulliner serving as mayor pro tem during the July 5 meeting, the council voted 13-0 to approve a recommendation from the Finance, Council Affairs and Administrative Services … [Read more...] about Elmhurst City Council votes against residential tax in downtown
Hornets Attack a Wheaton Postal Worker and Put Her in the Hospital
A female postal worker was taken to the hospital after being stung multiple times by Hornets while out on her mail route in Wheaton. The woman was delivering mail in the 900 block of Dartmouth Drive when she was attacked by the Hornets. Witnesses told ABC 7 Chicago landscapers were removing the nest from a tree at the same time that the postal worker was walking by. The … [Read more...] about Hornets Attack a Wheaton Postal Worker and Put Her in the Hospital