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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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
Wheaton event offers assistance to veterans in need
Veterans in need are being urged to attend an event next week at the DuPage County Fairgrounds where they can get job and legal assistance and receive free food, clothing, haircuts and medical exams. The event, Homeless Veterans Stand Down, is intended to serve veterans from DuPage, Kane, Kendall and Will counties. It will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday at 2015 Manchester … [Read more...] about Wheaton event offers assistance to veterans in need
A Lithium Chloride Spill at the Willy Wonka Factory sends 12 Employees to the Hospital
A chemical spill at the Willy Wonka Candy Factory in DuPage County sent a dozen employees to the hospital Friday morning. Officials say the workers were making Nerds and other popular sweet treats just before 1:30 a.m. in northwest suburban Itasca when a 5-gallon container of lithium chloride spilled. At least 18 employees complained of having problems breathing and 12 were … [Read more...] about A Lithium Chloride Spill at the Willy Wonka Factory sends 12 Employees to the Hospital
Hanover Park expands County Farm Road as well as add New Pedestrian Bridge
Construction is poised to begin on a long-sought bridge and trail in Mallard Lake Forest Preserve near Hanover Park that will cross County Farm Road and connect to the neighboring Hawk Hollow Forest Preserve. DuPage County Forest Preserve District officials are planning to break ground Tuesday on the roughly $3.5 million project, which is being funded with county, state and … [Read more...] about Hanover Park expands County Farm Road as well as add New Pedestrian Bridge