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Illinois' Pritzker signs bill into law making name changes easier for convicted felons

By DuPage Policy Journal Report | Feb 17, 2023

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker recently signed a bill into law that makes it easier for people with felony convictions to legally change their names.

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Durkin supports Egofske to represent Illinois' 82nd District, calls him a 'pragmatic Republican'

By DuPage Policy Journal Report | Feb 17, 2023

Republican leaders recently tabbed John Egofske, mayor of Lemont, to replace longtime Illinois state Rep. Jim Durkin after Durkin announced his resignation last month.

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Former Illinois GOP candidate Ives sounds off over low student test scores: 'Make no mistake the DEMOCRATS are responsible for this'

By DuPage Policy Journal Report | Feb 17, 2023

Former GOP gubernatorial candidate Jeanne Ives blasted Democrats over a new Wirepoints report that found not a single student at 53 Illinois high schools could do math at their grade level.

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Wheaton city council says goodbye to longtime staff member: 'He truly cares about the questions and issues that affect this city'

By DuPage Policy Journal Report | Feb 16, 2023

The Wheaton city council says goodbye to a longtime member and friend.

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Miller: Mandate includes ‘at least one electric vehicle charging station for each residential unit’

By DuPage Policy Journal Report | Feb 16, 2023

Local residents are highlighting a pair of bills critics say would result in wasteful spending for builders and homeowners.

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West Chicago School District superintendent as enrollment declines: 'We talked a lot about collaboration and then the feasibility of a building that's $25 million'

By DuPage Policy Journal Report | Feb 16, 2023

West Chicago Elementary School officials recently received a presentation on changes in the school district that have been recommended following an enrollment and population trend study predicting how the future will impact District 33.

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Sohmer: ‘One of the most disturbing trends in our schools has been the decline of student performance’

By DuPage Policy Journal Report | Feb 14, 2023

David A. Sohmer said he is running for a seat on the Wheaton Warrenville Unit School District 200 school board "to bring common sense and academic excellence back to District 200 schools."

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Cabello: 'It looks like police are doing what we feared they would do'

By DuPage Policy Journal Report | Feb 14, 2023

State Rep John Cabello, responding to the recently released arrest rate statistics for the city of Chicago, blames the passage of the Safe-T Act as one of the contributors.

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Grant on Chicago’s low arrest rates: ‘I think it’s a travesty’

By DuPage Policy Journal Report | Feb 14, 2023

State Rep. Amy Grant called Chicago’s single-digit arrest rate for major crimes a “travesty” and called on the city to change direction.

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Erkenswick: ‘Every child deserves an excellent education’

By DuPage Policy Journal Report | Feb 13, 2023

Amanda “Amy” Erkenswick is a candidate for Wheaton Warrenville Unit School District 200 who is focusing her campaign on student outcomes.

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Hobbs: ‘Academic decline is a serious issue for our district’

By DuPage Policy Journal Report | Feb 13, 2023

Kimberly Hobbs, a candidate for Wheaton Warrenville Unit School District 200, said the school district needs to get back to basics and address academic decline.

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Consulting actuaries review what captive insurance companies should consider for 2023

By DuPage Policy Journal Report | Feb 13, 2023

A pair of consulting actuaries at SIGMA Actuarial Consulting Group recently reviewed what captive insurance companies can consider most when reviewing actuaries for 2023.

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Pritzker shares doubts about proposed Chicago Bears stadium in Arlington Heights

By DuPage Policy Journal Report | Feb 13, 2023

Gov. J.B. Pritzker recently hinted that he does not expect to see paperwork on his desk tied to a new Chicago Bears stadium in Arlington Heights anytime soon.

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Garrett: ‘I will try to put a stop to our schools' current grading policy which is not based on merit’

By DuPage Policy Journal Report | Feb 11, 2023

Spencer Garrett has noted Wheaton Warrenville Unit School District 200’s “academic decline” in his reason for running for school board.

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Grant: ‘Parents have said, ‘OK, enough with you lawmakers’'

By DuPage Policy Journal Report | Feb 10, 2023

State Rep. Amy Grant (R-Wheaton) is putting her support behind Parents for Cusd 200 Children.

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Brown: 'amending our complaint to put the state law at issue in our case against Naperville was a no-brainer'

By DuPage Policy Journal Report | Feb 10, 2023

The National Association for Gun Rights (NAGR) has added the state of Illinois to its complaint against Naperville’s ordinance outlawing several types of firearms.

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Trustee of Carol Streams Village Board: 'A dispensary is safer than your pharmacy'

By DuPage Policy Journal Report | Feb 9, 2023

The village of Carol Streams amends some of their zoning codes pertaining to cannabis and alcohol.

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Welson on CUSD 21 School Board candidacy: 'I'm kind of disappointed in our Board of Education – that prompted me to run'

By DuPage Policy Journal Report | Feb 8, 2023

George Welson, a candidate for the CUSD 21 School Board, said that disappointment in the current Board of Education prompted him to run.

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Casten refuses to denounce ‘socialist policies in the United States’

By DuPage Policy Journal Report | Feb 8, 2023

U.S. Rep. Sean Casten (D-IL) chose not to vote on a resolution denouncing socialism.

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Burr Ridge Village Board on parking rearrangement: 'We are giving them some accommodations by allowing landscape islands to be eliminated'

By DuPage Policy Journal Report | Feb 7, 2023

The Burr Ridge Village Board considered a plan during its Jan. 23 meeting to reconfigure the parking arrangement at the Shirley Ryan Ability Lab parking lot, eliminating some landscape islands to create more spaces.