Local Politics
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Why Wheeling could get a new, multimillion-dollar aquatic centerJul 21, 2025 2:26 pm - Wheeling Park District officials are considering constructing a new, multimillion-dollar aquatic center.
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Maine Township receives grants for facility improvements, addiction recovery programJul 21, 2025 2:24 pm - Maine Township officials will use $280,000 in newly approved state grants to install new flooring in township hall, help fund addiction recovery efforts and improve public infrastructure.
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Whose downtown is it? Mayors wary transit board will control development near stationsJul 20, 2025 9:00 pm - Legislation proposes creating a transit authority to oversee Metra, Pace and the CTA and allow transit-oriented development, alarming some suburban mayors concerned about local control.
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Companies warn Illinois will be ‘toxic tort’ capital if bill is signed, but lawyers call it ‘fundamental fairness’Jul 19, 2025 12:45 pm - The big question is whether Gov. JB Pritzker will sign a measure allowing more out-of-state lawsuits on toxic exposures.
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Ex-police chief Jamie Dunne poised to lead Chicago Executive Airport boardJul 18, 2025 1:51 pm - Former Wheeling Police Chief Jamie Dunne soon could be appointed chair of the Chicago Executive Airport’s board.
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Audio recording by District 203 school board member prompts police investigationJul 18, 2025 11:04 am - A Naperville Unit District 203 school board member is the target of a complaint after she claimed to have recorded a citizen’s advisory committee meeting.
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Naperville may increase local sales tax to offset grocery tax repealJul 16, 2025 9:05 am - Naperville officials are leaning toward a home rule sales tax increase to help offset the loss of revenue from the elimination of a statewide grocery sales tax.
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Barrington could borrow $3 million to fund downtown makeoverJul 15, 2025 8:39 pm - Barrington officials discussed a proposal this week to pay for downtown streetscape improvements set to begin this year by borrowing $3 million over 15 years.
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Deer Park officials to talk electric scooter regulationsJul 15, 2025 6:36 pm - The Deer Park village board will meet as a committee of the whole Thursday to discuss electric scooter use in town.
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Campton Hills postpones annexation hearing again on housing development
Jul 15, 2025 11:37 am - Campton Hills officials canceled a public hearing scheduled for Tuesday night on a 962-acre annexation to allow more time to work with Geneva District 304.