"Democrats blast Cronin over naming Tornatore to fill DiCianni's committee chair role," Daily Herald, 7/17/20.

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"DuPage officials looking for 'concrete actions' to improve race relations, Daily Herald, 6/3/20.

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"Suicide awareness forum focuses on the 'brutal' pressure Naperville high school students feel," Naperville Sun, 1/15/20.

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"Local Leaders Hold Suicide Awareness Program," Naperville NCTV17, 1/14/20.

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"Naperville councilman, DuPage board member holding public forum on suicide awareness," Naperville Sun, 1/3/20.

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"Community Conversations focuses on suicide awareness," Daily Herald, 1/7/20.

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"Six women Dems on DuPage board issue statement of support for passage of abortion bill headed to Senate," Naperville Sun, 5/29/19.

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"Community panelists discuss need for affordable housing in Naperville," Daily Herald, 5/8/19.

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"Elected officials can play big role in increasing affordable housing in Naperville, advocates say," Naperville Sun, 5/8/19.

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"Naperville holding 'community conversation' about affordable housing," Daily Herald, 4/30/19.

 

"'We want to hear their side of the story': DuPage County invites 'adult' businesses to testify at panel," Daily Herald, 3/28/19.

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"Naperville Now: Invocations to continue," NCTV17, 3/26/19. 

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"DuPage County Board votes to keep prayer before meetings," Naperville Sun, 3/26/18.

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"Atheist to give invocation at DuPage board meeting," Daily Herald, 3/8/19. 

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"DuPage is looking for new ways to regulate adult businesses," Daily Herald, 3/1/19, about work the Ad Hoc Adult Businesses Committee (Dawn is co-chair) is doing. 

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"Some new Democrats want DuPage County Board to cease prayers at meetings," Daily Herald, 12/12/18.

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"3 DuPage County Board members want to end prayer at start of meetings," Naperville Sun, 12/13/18.

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"Naperville Now: Prayer At DuPage County Board Meetings Questioned" NCTV17, 12/13/18.

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"DuPage County Board Democrats: Committee assignments skewed against them," Daily Herald, 12/12/18.

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"The good and the bad of Naperville news in 2018: New parks, GOP losses and the death of a beloved mayor," Naperville Sun, 12/29/18.

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"Dawn DeSart, former feature reporter and morning traffic anchor on NBC-owned WMAQ-Channel 5, made history this week..." Robert Feder column, 11/9/18.

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"A Look at the 2018 Election," NCTV17, 11/9/18.

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"Democratic women make unprecedented gains in DuPage County," Daily Herald, 11/7/18,

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