The chairman of the DuPage Election Commission has resigned in the wake of a report that criticized a broad range of practices at the bipartisan … Read more ›
Politics and government
DuPage Housing Authority on right path, consultant says
The DuPage Housing Authority is on a path toward getting its financial house in order after mismanaging more than $10 million in federal funding, but … Read more ›
From the community
Poverty in DuPage County
Poverty in DuPage County has been increasing over the past several years. Food pantries and other services have had significant increases in the number of … Read more ›
With voters’ OK, municipalities have work to do on electricity deals
About 300 local governments statewide, about half in the Chicago region, held referendums Tuesday on whether to aggregate electricity, a process by which municipalities and … Read more ›
From the community
Stand for Children congratulates Representative Jim Durkin on his 82nd House District win in the Illinois primary
Attributable to Mary Anderson, Executive Director of Stand for Children “Stand for Children congratulates Representative Jim Durkin on his 82nd House District win in the … Read more ›
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Education Advocacy Group Stand for Children Endorses Fourteen Candidates In Illinois' March Primary
Stand Supports Senator Kirk Dillard, along with Thirteen Additional Democratic and Republican Candidates Committed to Prioritizing Students before Adults in their Education Policy Decisions Chicago … Read more ›
Hinsdale and Clarendon Hills officials lobby for law to ease police merger
Officials from Hinsdale and Clarendon Hills lobbied this week in Springfield for legislation that would ease the way for their two police departments to merge. … Read more › 1 comment
From the community
Downers Grove Township Open House
The Township of Downers Grove is hosting their 3rd annual Open House in honor of Local Government Week. The Township offices will be open to … Read more ›
Early voting underway in Illinois
Early voting in Illinois for the March 20 Republican and Democratic primaries starts Monday and runs through March 15. The practice has become an increasingly … Read more ›
Quinn’s bad news budget: ‘Our rendezvous with reality has arrived’
SPRINGFIELD—Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn today delivered a bad news budget speech, calling for prison closures, layoffs and cutbacks to health care for the poor. Read … Read more ›
