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[edit] Does this belong?

Okay, I can't help but think that the line "DuPage also plays host to a rich local music scene. Some of the better-known bands to come out of the area include Material Issue, Lucky Boys Confusion, Spitalfield, and 15 Minutes Late." doesn't really belong in this article, but I can't think of where it would go. --Rob 21:17, 5 August 2005 (UTC)

An anonymous user added it, and I found it questionable too, mostly because I was unaware of any thriving DuPage music scene. I added Material Issue because they are more famous than the 3 bands originally added. If the bands are at all notable, I don't think that the sentence is out of place. --goethean ॐ 21:32, 5 August 2005 (UTC)
I've never heard of Material Issue or 15 Minutes Late, but Spitalfield and Lucky Boys Confusion are both medium-known. Lucky Boys Confusion were on the Craig Kilborn Show at one point, and Spitalfield has gotten some play on MTV2. I know DuPage has a pretty supportive local music scene. There's a message board light blue extra dot com that has a lot of info about the DuPage/Chicago music scene.

Info on material issue: http://www.hotshotdigital.com/WellAlwaysRemember.4/JimEllisonBio.html — goethean ॐ 15:45, 8 November 2005 (UTC)

Interview with complementary discussion of the DuPage music scene: http://www.redlinedistribution.com/interviews/frontside.shtml

The drummer from My Chemical Romance is from Darien.

[edit] Wikipedia is not a billboard for budding Garage bands

I have to admit that I my not familiar with the "band scene, but most of these bands listed appear to just Garage band and not appear notable enough to merit inclusion to this entry. There appears to be very limited citations and this does not justifies notability. In all fairness this section should be removed.JoeBonham 03:56, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Chicago

Where the article talks about a small part of O'Hare that is in Chicago also being in Dupage has a link to a Maqquest map that doesn't say anything. We need to find a citeable reference for this.

Chicago - A very small part of the City of Chicago covering a western section of O'Hare International Airport falls within DuPage County's boundaries.[1]
Better link? — goethean ॐ 19:29, 20 October 2005 (UTC)
According to the "DuPage County" article in the Encyclopedia of Chicago, In 1946 Chicago acquired land for O'Hare Airport, including a portion of northeast DuPage.— goethean ॐ 19:27, 20 October 2005 (UTC)
The page itself should include these links, not just to satisfy me on the talk pages. The map definitely shows part of the airport in Dupage county. Do we know for sure that the entire airport is inside Chicago? The Encyclopedia of Chicago also is clear that Chicago bought Dupage land, but it's silent about the possibility that this land automatically becomes dupage when it's in CHicago. The map would seem to say not which means these two links together are pretty clear evidence. Tedernst 08:41, 21 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Unincorporated areas

It would probably be a good idea to mention some of the unincorporated areas of DuPage county as there used to be quite a few.

I don't know that Neatpete86's reference provides evidence for his claim. Much of the whitespace in the image is taken by Fermilab, Argonne Labs, and forest preserves. I believe that FermiLab is part of Batavia, Illinois, but don't know about the municipal status of the other areas. — goethean ॐ 17:52, 1 March 2007 (UTC)


[edit] <remove comment by sockpuppet>

"profound vindictiveness"? "bull****"? "out of control, blinded with bitter hatred"? "makes the world an evil and foul place"? "vindictive hate"? I have no opinion on whether those edits should remain, but is that really the sort of language one uses when talking about a guy who removed a handful of restaurants? Don't you think you're slightly overreacting? --YbborTalk 13:18, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
Maybe they are really, really good restaurants. --Kralizec! (talk) 16:13, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
Just to be clear, the above user is a frequent sockpuppet around these parts, and has been permanently banned.[2]. The anon IP he's used is of a piece with his other socks[3]. --Eleemosynary 19:42, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
Here and I was hoping it was just an irate gourmand ...  ;-) --Kralizec! (talk) 23:04, 11 July 2007 (UTC)