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Woman gets 8 years for shooting boyfriend with shotgun
Special to the TribuneA Downers Grove woman has been sentenced to eight years in prison for firing a shotgun through a bedroom door and wounding her boyfriend following an argument, DuPage County prosecutors said Wednesday. Vickie Podruzek, 44, pleaded guilty to one count of...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Injuries and Wounds, Justice System, Lawyers, Prosecution
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Records: Teacher resigned after explicit photos found on school computer
A Downers Grove middle school teacher resigned and gave up her teaching certificate after explicit photos were found on her school computer and authorities began investigating allegations that she shared them with an underage boy, according to records...
Tags: Criminals, Computer Crime, DuPage County, Abusive Behavior, Freedom of Information Act
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D99 creating new math curriculum
Math instructors at the Downers Grove high schools are developing a new curriculum based on the state's more difficult learning standards, one that will introduce some new courses. The Common Core Standards, which Illinois adopted in 2010, revamp...
Tags: Science and Technology, Mathematics, Students, Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning
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Timeless 'Let's All Go to the Lobby' has deep local roots
It's one of the most iconic movies in American cinema history, despite its running time of less than one minute. In the film, four animated concession items — a candy bar, some popcorn, a box of candy and a soft drink — march up a movie...
Tags: Employees, Entertainment, Betty Boop (fictional character), Popeye the Sailor (fictional character), Grease (movie)
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Business litigation attorney confirmed as federal judge
Special to the TribuneThe U.S. Senate today voted to confirm Chicago lawyer and former federal prosecutor Thomas M. Durkin to a vacant judgeship on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Currently a business litigator, Durkin, 58, becomes the sixth...Tags: Judges, Trials, Dick Durbin, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice
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Dealer claims oil changes due twice as often
Q: I have had experiences with Volkswagen dealers where I was told that oil and filter changes are due every 5,000 miles, but according to the factory manual, the oil and filter should be changed every 10,000 miles. My daughter has a 2007 VW Rabbit and...Tags: Orefield, Chicago Tribune, Berwyn, Naperville, Fuel-efficient Vehicles
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Secretary sentenced to 10 years for embezzling $500,000
Tribune reporterA woman with a history of theft – including using tape and a weighted string to fish cash out of a lock box-- was sentenced to 10 years in prison Monday for stealing more than $500,000 from a Downers Grove law firm where she worked as a secretary....Tags: Judges, Trials, Laws, Crime, Law and Justice, Corporate Crime
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Legal secretary admits embezzling $550,000 from law firm
Special to the TribuneA legal secretary who, according to DuPage County prosecutors, used her law firm’s money “as her own personal ATM machine,” pleaded guilty Thursday to stealing more than a half-million dollars over a five-year period. While employed...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Legal Service, Trials, Theft, Justice System
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First human West Nile virus case in DuPage County reported
Tribune reporterA Downers Grove woman in her 50s has contracted the first reported human case of West Nile virus in DuPage County this year, the DuPage County Health Department announced today. Department spokesman David Hass said the county was notified Tuesday about...Tags: High Blood Pressure, West Nile Virus, Kidney Disease, Diabetes, Headaches
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Downers Grove girl target of Internet sex stalking by Texas man, authorities say
DuPage County has charged a Texas man with having sexually explicit conversations over the Internet with a 13-year-old girl from Downers Grove, authorities said today. Rudolph Figueroa, 45, of Corpus Christi, Texas, has been extradited to Illinois and is...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, YouTube, Justice System, DuPage County, Lawyers
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Harry H. Cable, 86, of Laurel View Village, formerly of Davidsville, Johnstown and Orlando, Fla.
Harry H. Cable, 86, of Laurel View Village, formerly of Davidsville, Johnstown and Orlando, Fla., died Nov. 8, 2012 at Memorial Medical Center. Born Jan. 30, 1926 in Conemaugh Township, the son of Henry and Nellie (Yoder) Cable. Preceded in death by...Tags: American Diabetes Association, Funeral Parlor and Crematorium, Human Interest, U.S. Army, Darien (DuPage, Illinois)
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Illinois Tollway '13 budget to be subject of hearings, available on-line
Staff ReporterThe Illinois Tollway’s proposed 2013 budget will be the subject of two public meetings next week and is available on-line for review and comment, the agency has announced. The tentative spending plan covers annual maintenance and operations on...Tags: Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, Huntley, Budgets and Budgeting, Science and Technology, Elgin
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