Local Politics
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Pedestrian bridge, parking spaces coming to Mundelein park after close voteAug 27, 2025 11:25 am - Mundelein will spend more than a half-million dollars for a pedestrian bridge and additional parking at a popular park — and not all the trustees are happy about it.
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‘It just doesn't seem very Barrington’: Commission opposes gated community at former PepsiCo siteAug 27, 2025 9:47 am - Barrington plan commissioners this week unanimously opposed a proposal for an 88-home gated community, the Claremont, on the former PepsiCo property. However, the final decision on the proposal for 617 W. Main Street rests with the village board, which could reach a final vote at its Sept. 22 meeting.
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DuPage County will spend up to $147K to retain Springfield lobbyistsAug 26, 2025 6:55 pm - DuPage County will spend up to $147,000 to have a pair of lobbying firms represent their interests in Springfield for another year.
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‘Hiring slushie’: Aurora mayor to limit filling of vacant city jobsAug 26, 2025 5:49 pm - Aurora Mayor John Laesch plans to limit filling vacant municipal jobs, as he believes the city should rein in spending amid a potential $29 million budget deficit next year.
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Unlike most suburbs, Mundelein won’t replace expiring state grocery taxAug 26, 2025 2:10 pm - Mundelein won’t replace the 1% state tax on groceries set to expire Jan. 1.
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Mundelein officials rethinking installing EV charging stations due to costAug 26, 2025 11:32 am - Mundelein officials are rethinking a plan to install four electric-vehicle charging stations in the downtown area because cost estimates came in much greater than anticipated.
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From ‘The Swamp’ to the Fiji jungle, Schakowsky staffer runs his own campaign on ‘Survivor’Aug 26, 2025 11:18 am - “You’re going to go, and you’re going to win,“ congresswoman tells staffer headed to Fiji island for Survivor Season 49.
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More personnel changes in Wheeling Police Department as new deputy chief namedAug 26, 2025 11:15 am - Just months after Wheeling’s police chief was deposed and replaced, a new deputy chief has been named to help lead the department.
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Vote on luxury rental housing off Route 31 in Cary pushed to September
Aug 26, 2025 11:15 am - Developers of a proposed luxury mixed-use community in Cary will come back with clearer details on traffic and the effects on property value for a vote by zoning commissioners Sept. 11.
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Arlington Heights won’t loosen flag limitationsAug 26, 2025 11:14 am - Arlington Heights officials on Monday opted not to change the village’s limitations on what types of flags can be flown on village property.