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- October 17, 2024
State Rep. Deanne Mazzochi, R-47th, Elmhurst, who has supported Oak Brook’s efforts to have red-light cameras at 22nd Street and Route 83 removed, has introduced a bill that would ban all red-light cameras in Illinois. House Bill 1718 was filed Feb. 11 and assigned March 9 to Transportation: Vehicles and Safety Committee. The Bill amends
READ MORE* Jake Griffin at the Daily Herald has the best story I’ve yet seen about the governor’s corporate loophole closure proposal. There’s just too much good stuff to excerpt, so you should definitely click here and read the whole thing. However, buried deep down is this little nugget… State Rep. Fred Crespo, a Hoffman Estates
READ MOREFRANKFORT, IL — Emily Biegel is one of five candidates running for three open positions on the Lincoln-Way Community High School Board of Education. Biegel is a high school teacher, and also serves as a precinct committeeperson. Biegel recently filled out the Patch candidate survey, and her answers can be found below: If you are
READ MOREHOMER GLEN, IL — Clare Lund is running unopposed for an unexpired 2-year term on the Homer Township Public Library Board of Trustees. Lund works as a school librarian, and has a Master’s degree in Library and Information Science. Lund recently filled out the Patch candidate survey, and her answers can be found below: If
READ MOREELMHURST, IL — Five Elmhurst aldermen say they want a plan in place so that the city can access money from the federal government’s $1.9 trillion stimulus package. At Monday’s City Council meeting, the aldermen are asking for the issue to be referred to two City Council committees to draft the plan. According to a
READ MOREState government has been able to earn more than $1 billion on its investments since 2015, State Treasurer Michael Frerichs said Monday in announcing what he called a milestone. The last time a treasurer earned that amount for the state while in office was Judy Baar Topinka in 1999. Topinka, a Republican who served three
READ MOREFor millions of students in Illinois, attending school a year into the COVID-19 pandemic still means logging onto a computer or completing assignment packets. Though some students have adjusted well, many others have not had an easy time learning over the past year. But while the federal government granted Illinois’ request to waive standardized tests
READ MOREEVANSTON, IL — Ahead of Evanston’s upcoming municipal elections, Evanston Patch provided candidate questionnaires to all candidates on the ballot. The April 6 ballot will contain two candidates for Evanston city clerk, along with competitive races in eight wards, according to the Cook County Clerk’s Office. After former Ald. Jane Grover pulled out of the
READ MOREBy Kent Casson | For The Daily Leader Legislative issues at the county, state and federal levels were covered during the annual Livingston County Farm Bureau Legislative Breakfast on Friday. State Senator Jason Barickman spoke about the police reform bill in Springfield, which he called “alarming.” Barickman acknowledged it will have an impact on Illinois
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