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Petey the Border Collie/Bulldog Mix Needs a Home
Petey is a 1.5-year-old border collie/American bulldog mix available for adoption at the Hinsdale Humane Society.

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Petey is a 1.5-year-old border collie/American bulldog mix available for adoption at the Hinsdale Humane Society.

Petey is a 1.5-year-old border collie/American bulldog mix available for adoption at the Hinsdale Humane Society.
Cow and Lil Bit are 12-week-old kittens at the Hinsdale Humane Society who are looking for a home.
Cow and Lil Bit are 12-week-old kittens at the Hinsdale Humane Society who are looking for a home.
Here's a round-up of recent, bizarre police report items from the area.
Here's a round-up of recent, bizarre police report items from the area.
Board President reported July 17 that the Illinois State Board of Education will reconsider the district's financial standing if its 2013 audit is favorable.
ALSO: A performance by Lemont native Steve Grand and a free musical at the Lithuanian World Center.
King's Health Spa, formerly located at 930 Ogden Ave., has been closed since 2011, when the village revoked its business license.
Mullins, a former basketball standout at Downers Grove South and Southern Illinois University, was recently named director of mens basketball operations at Loyola.
ALSO: "Living and Traveling Japan" at the Downers Grove Public Library and information local mosquito concerns.
ALSO: Lemont Public Library teaches iPad for Beginners; Lemont Township offers intake for CEDA assistance programs.
The village council voted to purchase a total of four flood-damaged homes this month.
The rising seniors have both committed to playing college baseball at Louisiana State University.
VIDEO: The 50-foot-wide particle storage departed Lemont on Tuesday, beginning a three-night trek across Illinois roads.
VIDEO: The 50-foot-wide particle storage departed Lemont on Tuesday, beginning a three-night trek across Illinois roads.
Lemont Patch accepts letters to the editor and encourages readers to post opinion pieces in local voices.
Downers Grove Patch accepts letters to the editor and encourages readers to post opinion pieces in local voices.