Local Politics
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Kane County GOP elects chair to second two-year termApr 21, 2024 8:45 pm - Andro Lerario has been reelected for another two-year term as chair of the Kane County Republican Party. Precinct committee persons reelected Lerario, who ran without opp...
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Wheeling expands, renames business grant programApr 19, 2024 7:13 pm - A Wheeling grant program that helps business owners pay for renovations and other site improvements is expanding again — and getting a new name. Perhaps most significantl...
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Why a former garbage dump could be turned into a solar farmApr 18, 2024 8:00 pm - A private company wants to create a solar farm on the site of a former landfill in South Barrington. The proposal is for vacant land at 541 E. Mundhank Road. The 110-acre...
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Des Plaines awards $250,000 in social service grantsApr 17, 2024 5:15 pm - Thirty-seven community programs and groups that aim to assist troubled kids, homeless people, sexual assault victims and others in need will receive grants totaling $250,...
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South Barrington cops getting pay raisesApr 16, 2024 12:21 pm - South Barrington police officers will get pay raises under a new four-year contract. The village board approved the pact with the union representing full-time patrol offi...
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Schaumburg trustees poised to adopt $341 million budget for ‘more challenging’ year aheadApr 16, 2024 6:29 pm - Schaumburg trustees have voted 5-0 to recommend a proposed $341.2 million budget for the upcoming fiscal year that Village Manager Brian Townsend predicts will be one of ...
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Flood prevention a key focus of new North Barrington budgetApr 16, 2024 6:35 pm - A flood prevention project in North Barrington is the showcase project in North Barrington’s new annual budget, officials said. The village board on Monday night approved...
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Palatine council takes a pass on Gaza cease-fire resolutionApr 16, 2024 6:32 pm - Palatine leaders declined Monday to formally support calls for a cease-fire in Gaza, but said they will relay advocates’ message to the village’s congressional representa...
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Des Plaines moves to ban sale of unregulated hemp productsApr 15, 2024 8:29 pm - The Des Plaines City Council on Monday took a big step toward outlawing the local sale of potentially intoxicating products made from hemp or kratom plants. Without oppos...
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Barrington considering TIF district for downtown redevelopmentApr 16, 2024 6:36 am - Barrington is taking its first steps toward creating a new tax increment financing district to spur redevelopment in the “Golden Triangle” area of the village’s downtown....