Local Politics
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‘We haven’t gotten anything yet’: Church has yet to ask for changes to development planApr 11, 2024 4:28 pm - A religious group’s controversial proposal to build a church and school in South Barrington can’t move forward until it resubmits a request to amend the property’s develo...
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Rosemont’s Stephens statue will be on the moveApr 10, 2024 2:33 pm - The eight-foot, 1,500-pound bronze-cast statue of Rosemont’s founding Mayor Donald E. Stephens — along with furniture, computers and paperwork that might fit more easily ...
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‘We can’t play the shell game’: Water rate going up 11% in MundeleinApr 10, 2024 1:01 pm - The cost of filling a glass of water from the kitchen tap, taking a shower or flushing a toilet in Mundelein is going up. A divided village board on Monday approved an 11...
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Votes finalized in McHenry County from March primary; Eric Hendricks prevails as GOP county board nominee
Apr 10, 2024 12:17 pm - With votes finalized following a Monday canvass in McHenry County, the Mental Health Board sales tax has officially passed and incumbent McHenry County Board member Eric ...
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Krishnamoorthi: ‘We need an immediate, sustained cease-fire’Apr 09, 2024 7:38 pm - As international pressure on Israel mounts following the deaths of seven aid workers who were killed by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, Democratic Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi of...
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Should DuPage County elected officials get a pay raise?Apr 09, 2024 4:40 pm - DuPage County Board members are considering raises for those colleagues up for reelection in the fall, a question the board must address before each election. One-third ...
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Mount Prospect takes action to stop odors from feed producerApr 09, 2024 3:22 pm - Mount Prospect is seeking an emergency temporary restraining order against an animal and pet food producer that has faced complaints about odors from its plant in the Ken...
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Kane County Board delays vote on sales tax referendumApr 09, 2024 12:35 pm - The Kane County Board on Tuesday delayed deciding whether to ask voters to institute a countywide sales tax. County board Chair Corinne Pierog asked to remove a resolutio...
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Officials say they didn’t know religious group was behind land buy until after it was completedApr 09, 2024 11:49 am - South Barrington Park District officials didn’t learn a religious group was behind the winning bid for 34 acres of public parkland until two weeks after the $2.3 mill...
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Record sum for road improvements in Mundelein’s new budget, officials sayApr 08, 2024 8:49 pm - Mundelein’s newly approved $73.7 million annual budget includes a record sum for road improvements, as well as money for public safety staffing increases and other expend...