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Saturday, March 9, 2013

Where Will Police Stop You on St. Patrick's Day? They're Not Telling

No-Refusal Weekend: Kane County State's Attorney Joe Mahon: “I will not say which municipalities will participate. I only will announce when we will have the No-Refusal operation."

Want to know where police will be doing random stops on St. Patrick's Day weekend? You might get a Breathalyzer test, but don't hold your breath waiting for an answer to that one. Kane County law-enforcement agencies will work with the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office on a No-Refusal operation during the upcoming St. Patrick’s Day weekend. “This office has a responsibility to prosecute DUI offenders, and to educate the public not to drive when they drink,” Kane County State’s Attorney Joe McMahon said. “As has been our practice, I will not say which municipalities will participate. I only will announce when we will have the No-Refusal operation. “We believe that in past No-Refusal operations, prior publicity has helped to reduce …

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John Hanses

11:25 pm on Tuesday, March 19, 2013

You have a right of travel, not a right to drive. If you do not want to obey the law then there are consequences. If you want to fight it get drunk get a dui that way you will have standing standing with the court. But that is a lot of money to find out that you are wrong.   more ›

Monday, January 31, 2011

How Governments Use Social Media in the Fox Valley

How do local governments use Facebook and Twitter? How do they handle negative or inappropriate comments? Patch finds out.

When the village of Montgomery launched its Facebook page (see story here), officials checked around. They looked at other cities, towns and villages, as well as park districts and other governmental entities, scoping out how they use social media to connect with people. Here’s a quick look at some local governments up and down the Fox Valley, and how they’ve handled the Facebook and Twitter experience. Yorkville Facebook: No. Twitter: @CityofYorkville, 20 followers Spokesman Glory Spies said the city plans to join Facebook in the near future, beginning with a page for its parks and recreation department. She said the city has not seen a great response on Twitter, but it comes in handy when she needs to get information out quickly. Oswego …

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