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Wednesday, September 17, 2025

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Wheaton hires three female police officers

By LGIS News Service | Aug 21, 2025

The City of Wheaton has hired three new police officers, all women. That's according to a department announcement on Wednesday Aug. 20.

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'They threw Christine into the water;' Chicago 'flash mob' takes over Glen Ellyn’s Sunset Pool, assaults manager

By LGIS News Service | Jul 7, 2025

A “flash mob” of some 200 Chicago residents swarmed Glen Ellyn’s village pool on Saturday afternoon, forcing their way past the entrance and assaulting the pool manager, Christine Giunta-Mayer.

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DuPage County Chairman, Democrat Deb Conroy, issues largest-ever, $30K taxpayer grant to Naperville Democrat advocacy group

By LGIS News Service | Jun 25, 2025

Democrat DuPage County Chairman Deb Conroy has given a $30,000 DuPage taxpayer grant to "Naperville Neighbors United," a Democrat party advocacy group run by Democrat Naperville City Council member and former mayoral candidate Benny White.

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Glenbard South H.S. graduation: Female student unfurls Palestinian Flag

By LGIS News Service | May 23, 2025

A Glenbard South student receiving her diploma stopped on stage and to unfurl a Palestinian flag on stage during the school's 2025 commencement ceremony.

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“If the cops weren’t here, I would beat the living s^#^ out of you:” Ex-Californians defend cross-dressing on streets of downtown Naperville

By LGIS News Service | May 20, 2025

Naperville Police intervened to stop a husband and wife as they threatened physically a man walking downtown city streets holding a “Transwomen are men” sign.

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Glen Ellyn art teacher Becky Illingworth: Trump voters are racist

By LGIS News Service | Nov 13, 2024

Glen Ellyn art teacher Becky Illingworth says Americans who voted for President-Elect Donald Trump are "racists" and that, if they own businesses, those businesses should be boycotted.

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"We haven't seen more crime;" Elmhurst State House candidate Deuter defends Kim Foxx-inspired "SAFE-T Act"

By LGIS News Service | Sep 23, 2024

An Elmhurst City Council member running for Illinois State Representative says so-called "SAFE-T Act" has served to "strengthen our criminal justice system," arguing the elimination of cash bail hasn't made DuPage County less safe.

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Venezuelan illegal alien invasion: Oak Brook shoplifting arrests up 80 percent in '24

By LGIS News Service | May 15, 2024

Orlando Velasquez-Varguilla, an illegal alien from Venezuela now living in Chicago's Loop, at the former Standard Club, traveled to Oak Brook Center on Sat. April 27th to steal clothing from a Nordstom there. But he did not succeed.

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Records: Eight year Addison library employee arrested for child porn, made $21 per hour, worked in book acquisition

By LGIS News Service | May 3, 2024

Steven Krage was in his ninth year working at the Addison Public Library, and had recently been promoted to book "Acquisitions Associate" when he was arrested last week on felony child pornography charges.

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For 2-6 year-olds, Downers Grove Library to host "storytime," craft-making events promoting homosexuality

By LGIS News Service | Apr 24, 2024

The Downers Grove Public Library has announced "storytime" and craft-making events in June that will teach the virtues of homosexuality to children aged 2-6 in the suburb.

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Read the statement by removed Downers Grove Public Library member Bill Nienburg

By LGIS News Service | Apr 16, 2024

Bill Nienburg didn't attend the Downers Grove Village Council Meeting in which he was removed from the village library board. But he sent a letter stating his position.

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Democrats on Downers Grove Village Council vote to remove sole Republican library board member, Bill Nienburg

By LGIS News Service | Apr 16, 2024

A Democrat-majority Downers Grove Village Council voted 4-3 on Tuesday night to remove the only Republican, logistics executive Bill Nienburg, from its six-member, appointed village library board.

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Report: Downers Grove Village Council "ignoring the law" in removing library board member

By LGIS News Service | Apr 16, 2024

Downers Grove's Village Council would be violating state law if it votes tonight to remove Bill Nienburg from the village library board over policy disagreements.

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Downers Grove Village Council to consider removing pro-Pledge of Allegiance, anti -"drag queen bingo" library board member

By LGIS News Service | Apr 15, 2024

The village council of Downers Grove will consider a resolution removing a member from the village library board who has clashed with its "progressive" majority.

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Village of Glen Ellyn sells land to Section 8 Housing developer; Section 8 Apartments coming to Roosevelt Road.

By LGIS News Service | Mar 1, 2024

The Village of Glen Ellyn will sell two vacant village-owned properties to a Chicago-based Section 8 housing developer.

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"The cherished symbol of the holiday season is also black and gay;” Glen Ellyn Public Library promotes "Santa’s Husband"

By LGIS News Service | Nov 16, 2023

As the December approaches, the Glen Ellyn Public Library is stocking Christmas-themed books that also introduce homosexual sex to children.

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Police record of man slain in DuPage "Juneteenth" mass shooting, Reginald Meadows, included battery, robbery, gun charges

By LGIS News Service | Jun 26, 2023

A man shot and killed in a mass DuPage County shooting last week had dozens of previous encounters with law enforcement, including arrests for battery, residential burglary, attempted robbery, home invasion and driving while intoxicated.

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State filings: Republican DuPage County law firm created anonymous LLC that made $5,000 donation to Democrat candidate Conroy

By LGIS News Service | May 2, 2023

An Itasca-based law firm with long ties to the DuPage County Republican Party created a company that made an anonymous $5,000 donation in support of Democrat Deborah Conroy's successful 2022 bid for DuPage County Board Chairman.

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Turnout Report: 118K DuPage voters cast ballots in Consolidated Election, 19 percent turnout

By LGIS News Service | Apr 5, 2023

DuPage County voter turnout in the April 4, 2023 Consolidated Election was 118,191, or about 19 percent of 610,092 registered voters.

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"Solid gold and custom marble;” Lombard library board candidate says taxpayers just funded “the most expensive library in west suburban history"

By LGIS News Service | Apr 3, 2023

A candidate for Lombard's library board says that, if elected, he will deliver a "full audit of all expenditures, contracts and vendors" involved in the construction of the village's new library, recently completed at a taxpayer cost of $27.7 million.