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Your week in headlines:

Former Food Pantry Executive Director Died of Drug Overdose: Coroner

  • Lethal amounts of Xanax, hydrocodone and acetaminophen were found in Maria Spaeth's system.

Suspicious Item Brings Bomb Squad to Yorkville

  • Police received a report of an "artillery projectile."

Kendall County Food Pantry Gets New Name, Board

  • It will now be called the Kendall County Community Food Pantry.

Yorkville Woman's Body Ditched in Wooded Area After Fatal Drug Overdose

  • She was using drugs while driving around with an Aurora man, who ditched her body when she died, police say.

Did Mark Kirk Call for the Mass Arrest of 18,000 African Americans?

  • We fact-checked U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth's two-part claim about incumbent Sen. Mark Kirk. Here's what we found.

Montgomery Motorcyclist Dies After Weekend Crash

  • He was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.

Oswego Family Wakes Up to Random Peacock in Yard

  • The peacock stayed for around 15 minutes before leaving almost as mysteriously as it arrived.

'Godless' 4th-of-July Sign Sparks Outrage in Oswego

  • People were upset because the sign, now unlikely to make a return appearance, didn't include the word "God."

Health Inspection Report: Oswego Family Restaurant

  • See how the restaurant fared.

Pro-Life Group to Show Graphic Abortion Photos in Aurora

  • The Pro-Life Action League says photos show “the truth about abortion and what it does to unborn children.”

New Superintendent Plans to Save District 308 More Than $1M

  • The money will be saved over the next four years through reorganization and by not filling vacant positions.

Chicagoland Emergency Vehicle Show Coming to Oswego

  • The show will be held Saturday, Aug. 6

Coroner IDs Body Found in Trunk of Burning Car

  • The 31-year-old Aurora man was identified through dental records.

Aurora Parking Lot May Become a New Park

  • The total cost to the city would be $94,200.

Military Service Possible for DuPage Offenders Looking for a Clean Slate

  • First-time, non-violent offenders may be able to enter the military and have their conviction removed.

West Nile Virus Detected in Mosquito Trap in Geneva

  • The city was scheduled to conduct a mosquito spraying Thursday and early Friday.

Geneva's Ben Kanute, 20 Other Illinois Athletes Headed to the Olympics

  • These elite athletes will be headed to Rio de Janeiro to represent the U.S. in August.

Fabyan Windmill is in Need of Volunteers to Run Tours

  • The Kane County Forest Preserve District currently has nine volunteers but needs 18.

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