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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

Poverty in DuPage County

By Kim Savage | April 6 at 3:20 p.m.

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 ›

U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert will face a big challenge in the fall from former U.S. Rep. Bill Foster in the new 11th District. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Illinois congressional races are key nationally in the fall

March 22 at 6:18 a.m.

Armed with new district boundaries that Democrats drew to favor their own candidates, party leaders said Wednesday that they hope to pick up two to … 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 Ron Sandack on his 81st House District win in the Illinois primary

By Mary McClelland, Illinois Communications Director, Stand for Children | March 21 at 10:23 a.m.

Attributable to Mary Anderson, Executive Director of Stand for Children "Stand for Children congratulates Senator Ron Sandack on his 81st House District win in the … Read more ›

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From the community

Stand for Children congratulates Representative Jim Durkin on his 82nd House District win in the Illinois primary

By Mary McClelland, Illinois Communications Director, Stand for Children | March 21 at 9:51 a.m.

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 ›

Last week, MECCA board members Hani Atassi, from left, board president Abdulgany Hamadeh and Syed Hussain listen to a DuPage County committee hearing about the size of the group's dome and minaret. The panel didn't recommend a variance for the taller structures, and the full board voted against them Tuesday. (Chuck Berman, Chicago Tribune / March 6, 2012)

DuPage board rejects dome and minaret for mosque near Willowbrook

March 14 at 6:00 a.m.

A group planning to build a mosque and cultural center near Willowbrook failed again Tuesday to win approval for a dome and spire to be … Read more ›

Investigators from area departments are on the scene of an early morning fire at a building that housed the legislative office of Illinois State Sen. Ron Sandack. (Photo by Brian Slodysko)

Update: Investigators search for cause of fire that destroyed State Sen. Sandack’s office

By Brian Slodysko | March 12 at 11:32 a.m.

The Downers Grove legislative office of state Sen. Ron Sandack was destroyed in a blaze early Monday morning, according to the Downers Grove Fire Department. … Read more ›

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