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He was severely injured in a 2007 explosion in Iraq. He has had more than 50 surgeries.

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He was severely injured in a 2007 explosion in Iraq. He has had more than 50 surgeries.

A former governor praised the incoming village president. The swearing-in is set for Wednesday.
The developer is facing challenging negotiations, adding complexity to its efforts, the city said.
A few years ago, the feds sued Hinsdale over the village's effort to ban a sober living house.
She is set to replace someone who is leaving after four years at the helm.
The attorney responded to a resident's concern about a possible illegality.
Officials plan to go forward with a no-bid contract for the project.
The high school is joining forces with 10 other area districts in bidding out the bus contract.
Officials recommended the teacher's firing. Then the superintendent's spending became an issue.
He is on professional probation for assertions he made about a procedure's ability to detect cancer, according to a state agency.
A man was accused of pushing a woman onto a bed and threatening her, police said.
One wants a tougher approach than the proposal under consideration.
The dispute involves a conservative activist who criticized the teacher.
He promoted two local politicians' candidacies on his Facebook page.
She was arrested in a local neighborhood and taken to the DuPage County Jail.
The hospital is also unusual in the way it handles patients' bills.
He serves both Lyons and Lyons Township. His father was convicted of corruption as Lyons' village president.
An official explains why the agency is changing. The village's moves are drawing criticism.
A perk is removed from Superintendent Brian Waterman's five-year contract.
Five-year-old litigation between the village and the owner was settled last month.