Local Politics
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DuPage County keeps federal lobbyistFeb 03, 2025 4:59 pm - DuPage County Board members have agreed to pay a lobbying firm up to $96,000 to represent county interests before Congress and federal executive branch agencies for another year.
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Schaumburg considering maximum price tag of $44.2 million to build new village hallFeb 03, 2025 2:40 pm - After 17 months of preliminary work, Schaumburg officials are at last faced with the actual construction cost of replacing the 52-year-old village hall with a taller, more efficient building.
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Pay raise planned for Lake Barrington administratorJan 31, 2025 8:32 pm - Lake Barrington Village Administrator Sharon L. Peterson is in line for a pay raise.
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‘Losing this funding will cause deaths’: Suburban leaders blast Trump’s federal funding freezeJan 30, 2025 12:34 pm - Suburban gun violence prevention efforts, counseling programs for sexual abuse victims and road improvement projects would be crippled if President Donald Trump’s controversial order to freeze spending on federal grants and loans stands, advocates for those causes said Thursday.
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West Chicago mayor candidate wants lottery to determine ballot placementJan 27, 2025 2:31 pm - A West Chicago mayoral candidate has gone to court, saying he should have been allowed to participate in a lottery that determined the order of names on the April 1 ballot.
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Judge denies request to delay ballot in Glendale Heights caseJan 27, 2025 12:45 pm - A DuPage County judge has denied Glendale Heights Village President Chodri Khokhar’s request to have the county clerk stop preparing the April 1 consolidated election ballot while his request to be put back on it is being considered.
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Get to know Aurora mayoral candidate at League of Women Voters’ forumJan 24, 2025 11:40 am - The League of Women Voters Aurora Area is having a forum for candidates for Aurora mayor
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Arlington Heights OKs disability housing plan, but one trustee calls process ‘despicable’Jan 22, 2025 5:28 pm - A proposal for 25 apartments in Arlington Heights for people with disabilities and veterans was approved this week following years of public meetings and plan revisions.
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Geneva council pulls $68 million referendum from ballot
Jan 22, 2025 11:04 am - The Geneva City Council and Mayor Kevin Burns voted Tuesday to remove a $68 million funding request from the April 1 ballot because of a formula error used to compute the impact on property taxes.
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Candidate forums: Your chance to quiz local hopefuls for library and school boards in Batavia and St. CharlesJan 20, 2025 6:35 pm - Your vote matters! Meet your library and school board candidates in St. Charles and Batavia before you cast ballots in April 1 election.