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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 ›

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

Stand for Children congratulates Senator Carole Pankau on her 23rd Senate District win in the Illinois primary

By Mary McClelland, Illinois Communications Director, Stand for Children | March 21 at 9:44 a.m.

Attributable to Mary Anderson, Executive Director of Stand for Children “Stand for Children congratulates Senator Carole Pankau on her 23rd Senate District win in the … 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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From the community

Education Advocacy Group Stand For Children Endorses Eleven Candidates In Illinois' March Primary

By Mary McClelland, Illinois Communications Director, Stand for Children | Feb. 22 at 11:35 a.m.

Stand Supports Senator Carole Pankau, along with Ten Additional Democratic and Republican Candidates Committed to Prioritizing Students before Adults in their Education Policy Decisions Chicago … Read more ›

Quinn’s bad news budget: ‘Our rendezvous with reality has arrived’

Feb. 22 at 7:47 a.m.

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 ›

Brien Sheahan (Submitted photo)

Another DuPage County Board member calling it quits

By Bob Goldsborough | Jan. 18 at 12:36 p.m.

Another DuPage County Board member has announced an abrupt and unexpected resignation from the board, as well as a decision not to run for re-election … Read more ›

House Republicans want to roll back Illinois corporate income-tax hike

Dec. 14, 2011 at 2:04 p.m.

Ahead of next year’s election, Illinois House Republicans today proposed rolling back the corporate income-tax increase approved in January. The Democrat-led General Assembly raised the … Read more ›

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