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DuPage County, in the western suburbs of Chicago, has the highest per capita income in the Midwest and is one of the wealthiest counties in the U.S. Yet there are many people in the community who lack the means to purchase homes. This chronic need for affordable housing inspired the ...
Santa Clara County's largest city is San Jose, and it is home to the world-renowned Stanford University. The Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge is also there with its marshes and salt ponds. You may also like: 100 best community colleges in America Colorado: Boulder...
Fairfield County is part of theNew York City metroarea and has attracted top businesses in healthcare and financial services, specifically some of the largest hedge funds in the area. Residents here can live in a city or the country and find top-notch public and private schools—at less cost...
The Bay Area California city of San Jose is one of themost diverse communities in the nation. Considered the hub of the region's Silicon Valley, San Jose also has one of thehighest costs of livingin the country, with median household incomes in the triple digits and significantly higher tha...
Pick up any cans or paper you see and enjoy some of DuPage's natural areas.- David Tate,Illinois Prairie Path2.Reduce your lawn size by creating plots of native flowers and grasses. Few people realize that mowing an average lawn is the equivalent of driving a car 50 miles. Smaller ...
Byline: Jim DavisLook at it this way: Just a few more days, and all this will be over.Then, we'll get back to the regular diet of murder and mayhem, government intrigue and all the other staples of covering DuPage County.The truth of the matter is, with very few exceptions, the ...
winds of 80 to 90 mph, hail and more than an inch of rain in a band that ripped through portions of DuPage and Cook counties."It pretty much developed in western Illinois and then blew up as it came toward us," said forecaster Amy Seeley of the National Weather Service in Romeoville....