Local Politics
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Illinois, Trump administration in legal battle over immigration policy
Feb 06, 2025 7:23 pm - Illinois participated in one court battle with the Trump administration Thursday when a federal judge temporarily blocked enforcement of an executive order that sought to end “birthright citizenship” under the U.S. Constitution.
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Democrat sues to get on ballot for York Township supervisor electionFeb 06, 2025 4:35 pm - A man who wants to run for York Township supervisor is suing the township clerk for not certifying his name on the April 1 ballot.
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Lake Barrington board meeting canceled because of expected absencesFeb 05, 2025 1:30 pm - Lake Barrington officials canceled a village board meeting scheduled for Monday night because not enough trustees were able to attend to have a legal session.
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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