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Burr Ridge board speaks about street conditions: 'I can't think of a street program that does better than Burr Ridge'

By Steven Hughes | Oct 26, 2022

The Burr Ridge village board held a meeting that discussed projects for street improvements.

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Berlin on SAFE-T Act: 'The Illinois General Assembly has removed judicial discretion from the equation and imposed their own will instead'

By Steven Hughes | Oct 25, 2022

Governor J.B. Pritzker signed the Illinois Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today Act that sought to create criminal justice reform, such as law enforcement agencies reporting inmate deaths and ending cash bail.

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GOP Illinoisans called out corruption after its gubernatorial candidate makes controversial comments: 'Chicago was named America's most corrupt city and Illinois the third most corrupt state'

By Steven Hughes | Oct 18, 2022

As thousands of Illinoisans prepare to go vote in the Nov. 8 general election, elected officials are calling out the corruption in the state.

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Addison School District 4 administration updates board: 'Finding out where our strengths are and where we can continue to grow'

By Steven Hughes | Oct 13, 2022

The Addison School District 4 board of education held a meeting to update its goals for the academic year and discussions with principals.

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Keely updates district: 'We continue to do right by the taxpayers in our village'

By Steven Hughes | Oct 13, 2022

The Addison School District 4 board of education held a meeting to give updates on a construction project, finances and one of its programs.

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Addison School District board hears updates

By Steven Hughes | Oct 13, 2022

The Addison School District 4 board of education held a meeting to give updates on a construction project, finances and one of its programs.

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Mazzochi: 'We need to give prosecutors stronger tools to combat fentanyl'

By Steven Hughes | Oct 5, 2022

Rep. Deanne Mazzochi (R-Westmont) recently took to Facebook to stress the need for tougher drug legislation.

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Downers Grove Grade School District 58 told 'We’re in a good position to where we expect to be'

By Steven Hughes | Sep 29, 2022

The Downers Grove Grade School District 58 Board of Education heard some good news at its Sept. 12 meeting.

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District 88 School Board president: 'Thank you for being a good board'

By Steven Hughes | Sep 29, 2022

At the DuPage High School District 88 School Board Meeting on Sept. 12, the board president honored the board’s leadership.

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Dupage High School District 88's Barbanente outlines district's objectives for year

By Steven Hughes | Sep 28, 2022

The Dupage High School District 88 Board of Education held a meeting on Sept. 12 that outlined its goals for the upcoming year.

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Illinois Republicans, Democrats rally together against fentanyl: 'This bill will accomplish several things'

By Steven Hughes | Sep 24, 2022

Fentanyl has been causing problems for the United States for years — the country’s answer for it was the War on Drugs; the idea of punishment and imprisonment will curve people’s addiction.

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Cook County jury awards breast cancer patient damages because of company's cancer-causing fumes: 'Sterigenics was a bad actor'

By Steven Hughes | Sep 22, 2022

A Cook County jury awarded Sue Kamuda damages after the Environmental Protection Agency reported medical tool sterilization company Sterigenics emitted cancer-developing gas from its factories.

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Downers Grove changing how students move up grade levels: 'It does nothing for students'

By Steven Hughes | Sep 17, 2022

As the school year has been happening, students’ way to gain credit requirements and move in grade levels changed after the Downers Grove Community School District School Board voted to remove passage and credit requirements.

West Chicago Elementary School District 33 gains new team members: 'It really does take a village'

By Steven Hughes | Sep 17, 2022

The West Chicago Elementary School District 33 School Board held a meeting to bring three new administrators into its team: a principal, an assistant principal and a coordinator of partnerships.

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Board keeps LGBT-positive book in high school libraries

By Steven Hughes | Sep 16, 2022

Despite criticism, Gender Queer, an LGBT-positive book by Maia Kobabe, will be staying in libraries at Community Unit School District 200.

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Abriendo Puertas housing program to return to Illinois: 'This is not a valid use of tax money'

By Steven Hughes | Sep 14, 2022

The Illinois Housing Development Authority will restart its Abriendo Puertas program to help people of color get housing through forgivable loans from the $10 million in the Rubild Illinois capital funds.

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Ives on Workers' Rights Amendment: '5% levy increases coming'

By Steven Hughes | Sep 14, 2022

The “Workers' Rights Amendment” will be on the ballot for Illinoisans on the Nov. 8 general election, and not everyone's happy.

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Mazzochi concerned by college COVID testing: 'Legislators need to take a hard look at what is happening'

By Steven Hughes | Sep 10, 2022

The University of Illinois System’s Shield Illinois collects saliva samples for COVID-19 testing, testing approximately 20,000 samples daily.

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Public schools reporting low math scores: 'I wonder what Mr. Hubble would think of these current proficiency scores'

By Steven Hughes | Sep 10, 2022

As Illinois public school have recently reopened their doors for the new school year, past test scores are bringing up concerns about students’ performances.

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Grant on elimination of cash bail: 'It should be up to the judge to make a decision'

By Steven Hughes | Sep 2, 2022

Opponents of the Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today (SAFE-T) Act are worried about its elimination of cash bail, effective Jan. 1, 2023.