Local Politics
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Illinois state lawmakers scramble to advance wetlands protection bill as session end nearsMay 21, 2024 6:15 pm - With less than a week of legislative session remaining in Springfield, lawmakers and environmental advocates are scrambling to pass a bill that would restore protections ...
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Suburban mayors ask state legislature to boost their share of income taxMay 21, 2024 4:26 pm - Suburban mayors are calling on the Illinois General Assembly to restore the local share of state income tax to levels first agreed upon 55 years ago, before cuts began in...
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Why the DuPage Water Commission bought a vacant Northbrook golf courseMay 17, 2024 1:19 pm - The DuPage Water Commission sent ripples through Northbrook with its purchase of the former Green Acres Golf Club.
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Citing ‘unfortunate reality,’ park district closing Palatine Stables this fallMay 16, 2024 12:38 pm - The publicly owned Palatine Stables will close this fall after some seven decades of equestrian operations, the Palatine Park District has announced. “While the memories ...
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Pizzeria settles feud with Elk Grove Village, will receive relocation assistanceMay 15, 2024 2:37 pm - Following a monthslong dispute with village hall, the owner of a long-standing Elk Grove Village pizzeria has inked an agreement that terminates her lease, but also provides funds for a possible relocation.
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St. Charles committee on the fence about plans for townhouse development on Route 31
May 15, 2024 11:10 am - A developer has presented preliminary concept plans for a townhouse complex called The Grove on Route 31 on the city’s north side. As proposed, The Grove would be a 21-un...
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Stephens, Rosemont would be bulldozing a new Bears stadium to the goal lineMay 15, 2024 6:00 am - Columnist Jim O’Donnell believes Rosemont mayor Brad Stephens would have already pushed a Bears stadium proposal over the goal line in his town.
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Opposition to Wheeling gas station plan is mountingMay 14, 2024 1:27 pm - Opponents of a plan to build a gas station, a convenience store and fast-food restaurants on Wheeling’s western edge have mobilized, planting yard signs in surrounding neighborhoods and launching a website.
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McHenry County GOPAC hosts event aimed at Hispanic conservativesMay 10, 2024 12:57 pm - McHenry County GOPAC hosts a “Celebración De Fe Y Libertad” — A Celebration of Faith and Freedom from 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday, May 11, at Flores Banquets, 240 N. Throop St. ...
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‘We are going to fight this’: Republican leaders slating legislative candidates despite new banMay 09, 2024 12:57 pm - Suburban Republican Party leaders are slating candidates for state legislative races that didn’t draw primary contenders despite a new law designed to prevent such aspira...