Dupage Policy Journal

Bailey at the DuPage County Fair: 'County fairs are a great way to celebrate the agriculture industry'

By Bree Gonzales | Aug 10, 2022

Illinois gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey and Lt. Governor candidate Stephanie Trussell continue their tour of Illinois County Fairs.

Chirico steps down: ‘It’s time to let someone else chart this community’s course’

By Bree Gonzales | Jul 20, 2022

Naperville Mayor Steve Chirico noted he was stepping aside as mayor hours before a controversial vote on a gun ban in the city.

Bailey to speak at Kankakee County RCC: 'We will not be bullied into sacrificing our principles'

By Bree Gonzales | Jul 14, 2022

Republican gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey will be speaking at the Kankakee County Republican Central Committee meeting on July 14.

Newsome: ‘The Illinois Republican Party needs to get much more aggressive in our fight against radical leftists’

By Bree Gonzales | Jun 23, 2022

Terry Newsome, a candidate for Precinct Committeemen District 141, is calling on conservatives to be on the offensive against radical leftism.

Bailey: 'Gov. Pritzker is an extreme leftist who hates parents'

By Bree Gonzales | Jun 22, 2022

Gubernatorial candidate Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Louisville) is on a bus tour of the state’s 102 counties. The tour is set to end on June 25, just three days before the June 28 primary.

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Bailey: 'Such a brazen and vicious attack upon law enforcement sadly flows from a culture of disrespect for police'

By Bree Gonzales | Jun 22, 2022

Darren Bailey, a candidate for governor, recently expressed his thoughts on the Naperville shooting involving a police officer.

GOP candidates promoting education, parents' rights to hold meet and greet in Darien

By Bree Gonzales | Jun 21, 2022

A group of Republican candidates is holding a meet and greet in Darien prior to the June 28 primary.

Hois: ‘Too many parents are not paying attention’

By Bree Gonzales | Jun 10, 2022

GOP activist Laura Hois is decrying a recent report that shows steep declines in the levels of achievement of Illinois public schoolchildren.

Awake Illinois to host anniversary dinner:‘I appreciate you sharing our event info with anyone who is for education’

By Bree Gonzales | Jun 9, 2022

Awake Illinois is asking event guests to sign up for free for its Saturday, June 18 dinner.

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Adcock on Awake Illinois event: 'It's going to be really good'

By Bree Gonzales | Jun 8, 2022

Awake Illinois is hosting an event at Hotel Arista in Naperville on Saturday, June 18 to celebrate the first anniversary of its advocacy.

Indian Prairie superintendent: “Confidentiality” prevents me from discussing sociopathic student behavior with school parents

By Bree Gonzales | May 31, 2022

Indian Prairie School District 204 Superintendent Dr. Adrian B. Talley is accused of not doing enough to protect kids after a video of an assault of a seventh-grader was filmed at the school.

Free healthcare power of attorney event raises suspicions of Awake Illinois

By Bree Gonzales | May 31, 2022

Indian Prairie School District 204 board member Justin Karubas is leading a free session on designating a healthcare power of attorney.

Aurora Alderman Lawrence on Irvin: ‘It's frustrating to watch you know a made-up character by a marketing department’

By Bree Gonzales | May 27, 2022

Aurora Alderman Rick Lawrence said, at a recent town hall, that Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin is putting on an act in his run for governor.

Evans: ‘Our campaign just received a HUGE endorsement'

By Bree Gonzales | May 26, 2022

Illinois 11th Congressional District Republican candidate Jerry Evans has landed an endorsement from Roger Claar.

Dubiel: ‘Fauci for sure has to be investigated’

By Bree Gonzales | May 25, 2022

GOP candidate for U.S. Senate Matt Dubiel is calling for an investigation into Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

Irvin's girlfriend: ‘You don’t know who my boyfriend is. He’s the mayor of Aurora’

By Bree Gonzales | May 20, 2022

Aurora Mayor and GOP gubernatorial candidate Richard Irvin is facing unwanted attention after a police report indicates he fixed charges against his girlfriend after she hit a security guard at a cannabis dispensary.

Blanchard shuns library board candidate: 'We’ve seen how the conservative voice has worked out on the library board in the past'

By Bree Gonzales | May 20, 2022

EQuality Downers Grove’s Mary Blanchard is dismissing a library board candidate for being a “white conservative.”

Disturbing videos of kids fighting at Downers Grove South: jeering comments include, 'This was the most funniest fight I ever seen'

By Bree Gonzales | May 14, 2022

A troubling trend of fights at Downers Grove South is being featured on an Instagram page.

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Irvin reluctant to comment on Roe v. Wade leak: 'We got to wait for the final decision'

By Bree Gonzales | May 11, 2022

GOP gubernatorial hopeful Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin is being tight-lipped about the historic leak of a draft decision that would overturn American federal rights to abortion.

Thiele: ‘I also recommend the Board take no removal action of Gender Queer from the District 99 libraries’