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Then Oberweis DuPage County Campaign Manager Rick Carney of Wheaton, left, introduces Senate hopeful Jim Oberweis, right, as he meets and greets the assembled guests at DuPage County Republican's Lincoln Day Dinner in 2003. (Tribune File Photo / April 30, 2012)

DuPage election commission chairman resigns

April 30 at 2:00 p.m.

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 ›

DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin (Chuck Berman, Chicago Tribune / March 22, 2011)

DuPage Housing Authority on right path, consultant says

April 18 at 6:04 p.m.

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

The Greater Oak Brook Chamber of Commerce 2012 Corporate Community Forum will be presented May 9 at the Oak Brook Bath & Tennis Club

By Greater Oak Brook Chamber of Commerce | April 6 at 2:30 p.m.

The Greater Oak Brook Chamber of Commerce 2012 Corporate Community Forum will be presented May 9 at the Oak Brook Bath & Tennis Club from … Read more ›

Clout-heavy ex-police chief on $30k pension sweetener: ‘I deserve every penny’

March 31 at 7:29 a.m.

The Chicago Sun-Times reports: The recipient of that larger pension, Thomas Sheahan, is a former police chief in Oak Brook, the current village manager in … Read more ›

An electricity consultant for municipalities estimated that ComEd stands to lose up to one-third of its residential customers to aggregation, though the utility will continue to handle billing, complaints, maintenance and delivery. (Stacey Wescott, Chicago Tribune / March 7, 2012)

With voters’ OK, municipalities have work to do on electricity deals

March 22 at 6:12 a.m.

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 ›

DuPage township investigates whether employee did political work

March 21 at 3:26 p.m.

Though he called the allegations “groundless,” the supervisor of a township in DuPage County has begun an investigation into whether one of his employees engaged … Read more ›

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From the community

Education Adocacy Group Stand for Children Endorses Thirteen Candidates In Illinois' March Primary

By Mary McClelland, Illinois Communications Director, Stand for Children | March 15 at 1:06 p.m.

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 ›

County frees D99 from $500,000 storm water project

By Brian Slodysko | March 9 at 7:34 a.m.

DuPage County officials cleared a major hurdle for Downers Grove-based District 99 as officials seek to avoid building a storm water project this summer that … Read more ›

Students, like those trying out for Downers Grove North girls varsity soccer, pay an athletic fee.

D99 officials: Cut student fees

By Brian Slodysko | Feb. 29 at 7:22 a.m.

Two members of the District 99 school board say they want to cut fees charged to students of the Downers Grove-based high school system in … Read more ›

( Chuck Berman )

Early voting underway in Illinois

Feb. 27 at 6:29 a.m.

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 ›

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