DuPage County Daily Living
On July 7th, Governor Pat Quinn signed legislation waiving state sales taxes on all back-to-school related purchases for the week of August 6 through August 15, 2010. This is a first-ever sales tax amnesty for all of Illinois.
I found some interesting statistics regarding DuPage County population. The chart below was generated by the Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission in 2003 and provides a 2030 population forecast.
Could it be that preparations to widen Butterfield Road (Rt. 56) have begun? I live in the Wheaton-Warrenville area and have noticed quite a bit of activity on the south side of Butterfield Road near the DuPage River bridge just east of Warrenville. Huge black pipes are being connected along the roadway. Are these new…
Like anyone else, I don’t want some rushing moron blasting into the intersection against the light. So, why am I still bothered by red light cameras?
For the past month, ungoing resurfacing work on IL Route 59 has slowed and often dead-stopped traffic from Warrenville north through West Chicago. The major delays should be a thing of the past now… The vast majority of work remaining will focus on lane-painting and shoulder-work. If you’ve had to sit through any of the…
Clearly, no home in DuPage County is immune to the sour turn the real estate market has taken, not even Naperville homes.
On average, the DuPage County area receives about 35″ on rain annually. Wouldn’t it be nice to keep more of that water to use when dry weather settles in? A rain barrel!
You probably don’t need me to tell you this, but look around your house and yard. They have arrived in full force. Ants are everywhere right now.