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Plainfield didn't reach 7,000 residents until 1995. Then the Will County village mushroomed, adding 20,000 new residents from mid-2005 to mid-2006 alone, to reach the current population of more than 37,000, according to the village. Read more about Plainfield, IL
Plainfield didn't reach 7,000 residents until 1995. Then the Will County village mushroomed, adding 20,000 new residents from mid-2005 to mid-2006 alone, to reach the current population of more than 37,000, according to the village. Read more about Plainfield, IL
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Retired Bolingbrook public works head will be paid as a consultant
Bolingbrook trustees have voted to pay former Public Works Director Michael Drey $80 an hour to be a consultant as the town wades through two water-related lawsuits. The hiring of Drey last week comes just weeks after he retired as Bolingbrook's...
Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Romeoville, Bolingbrook, Science and Technology
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Plainfield approves drive-through Starbucks at Rt. 59 and 126
Plainfield residents will be able to drive through a Starbucks on their way to work in the morning. Village trustees Monday approved a permit for a drive-through window at a Starbucks proposed for the southeast corner of Illinois Routes 59 and 126....
Tags: Starbucks Corp., Memorial Day, Local Government
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McCarthy, Sarandon film scenes in downtown Wilmington
Star-News, Wilmington, N.C."Tammy" is in full swing in the Port City. On Friday, the comedy starring Melissa McCarthy, Susan Sarandon, Dan Aykroyd, Kathy Bates, Allison Janney, Mark Duplass and Toni Collette attracted a horde of onlookers during filming in downtown Wilmington,...Tags: Will Ferrell, Mark Duplass, Melissa McCarthy, Eastbound & Down (tv program), Allison Janney
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Work starting on 95th Street extension
Construction is getting underway on the 95th Street bridge extension project, according to Naperville officials. The project, conceived more than two decades ago, will connect Plainfield-Naperville and Boughton roads and provide a new bridge over the... -
Starbucks passes first hurdle in Plainfield
The Plainfield Planning Commission recently voted in favor of letting a second Starbucks set up shop at the southeast corner of Main Street and Illinois Route 59. It was the latest step in a more than yearlong effort to bring some sort of coffee...
Tags: Starbucks Corp., Bartlett
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Work planned on more than 20 Will County roads
Will County motorists can expect to see some major road projects this summer as the county plans to spend $74 million on 21 road projects. County Engineer Bruce Gould said work will begin soon on various projects that include the widening of Renwick and...
Tags: Romeoville, Transportation, Road Transportation, Travel
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Trustees grant Coilplus a tax break for extension
Plainfield trustees voted unanimously this week to grant Coilplus a 5-year, 50-percent tax break for a planned extension of its facilities. The steel manufacturer is looking to build a 76,000-square-foot addition to its existing 160,000-square-foot...
Tags: Dunkin' Donuts
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Former Plainfield teacher reaches plea deal in student sex case
A former Plainfield high school teacher accused of having sex with a 16-year-old student in 2011 pleaded guilty to lesser charges in a deal last week, her attorney and a Will County state's attorney's spokesman said. Ashley Blumenshine, 29, who taught...Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, Lawyers, Punishment
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Friends: Former Plainfield resident killed in Texas explosion a hero
To hear some friends tell it, Kevin Sanders was a hardcore Superman fan, the type who had a trove of figurines and other collectibles in his home. And in the end, they say, the 33-year-old Chicago area native died a hero. Sanders had moved to Texas...
Tags: Palos Hills, Emergency Incidents, Explosions, Human Interest, Frankfort
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Pace poised to expand buses on shoulders of Stevenson/I-55
Tribune reporterPrompted by growth in ridership, Pace will expand its bus-on-shoulders service on the Stevenson Expressway/Interstate 55, the agency said today. As first reported by the Tribune in March, the improvements to routes 755 and 855, which link the far...Tags: Metra, Bolingbrook, Near West Side, Trips and Vacations, Travel
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Pace poised to expand bus-on-shoulder service
Prompted by growth in ridership, Pace will expand its bus-on-shoulders service on the Stevenson Expressway/Interstate 55, the agency said Tuesday. As first reported by the Tribune in March, the improvements to Routes 755 and 855, which link the far...
Tags: Metra, Bolingbrook, Near West Side, Trips and Vacations, Travel
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Plainfield resident named top recruiter in state Army National Guard
A Plainfield resident and soldier in the Illinois Army National Guard was named the branch's top recruiter in the state last month. Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Neville received the Director's 54 Ring on April 11 at Camp Lincoln in Springfield. The award...
Tags: Army National Guard, New Lenox
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