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     State Rep. Randy Ramey (R-Carol Stream) is sponsoring legislation that will give families a break from paying sales tax on certain products they purchase over the 4-day Memorial Day weekend.

     Bob Peickert and Michelle Barton were elected this last Wednesday at the Democratic County Convention which was, for the first time, attended by upwards of 300 people. 215 of those in attendance were the actual electors who cast over 24,000 votes for the slate which emerged out of Operation: Turn DuPage Blue. Their opponents, Rob BIsceglie and Chris Hotckin received about 17, 500 votes. Bob Jeffers, the long-standing treasurer of the organization agreed to stay on regardless of which group was victorious and was swept in by acclamation at the meeting at the Wheaton Community Center auditorium.