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• DuPage GOP maintains pivotal role in state government, local chairman says

  Local Government

  Caitlin Nordahl | Aug 7, 2017

  

  The more things change, the more they stay the same, DuPage GOP Chairman Brian Krajewski said in a recent press release.

• Who are the Village of Downers Grove's highest-paid employees?

  Local Government

  Local Labs News Service | Jul 26, 2017

  

  Here are the 50 highest-paid employees of the Village of Downers Grove, according to 2015 Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) records:

• Here are the 50 former employees of the Village of Downers Grove receiving the highest annual pension payouts

  Local Government

  Local Labs News Service | Jul 26, 2017

  

  Here are the 50 former employees of the Village of Downers Grove receiving the highest annual pension payouts, according to 2015 Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) records:

• Fredk A. and Richard Dallman sell 5611 Carpenter St., Downers Grove for $1.21M

  Real Estate

  Local Labs News Service | Jul 21, 2017

  

  On July 14, 2017, Providence R E Group LLC purchased a home at 5611 Carpenter St., Downers Grove from Fredk A. and Richard Dallman for $1,209,000.

• Unpaid fines for Downers Grove-based campaign committee totaled $2,450 in January 2017

  Politics

  Local Labs News Service | Jul 3, 2017

  

  One campaign committee in Downers Grove has overdue fines amounting to a total of $2,450, records obtained by the Dupage Policy Journal show.

• Analysis: DuPage County fire, police pension funds paid $132 million, lost $7 million on investments in 2016

  Local Government

  Kyle Wahe | Jun 27, 2017

  

  Sixty-five of the 66 DuPage County police and fire pension funds paid out a total of $132,496,530 in benefits to 2,355 retirees and inactive recipients in 2016 while losing $7,568,241 on their investments, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of the funds' mandated financial filings with the Illinois Department of Insurance.

• Bellock labeled best by Illinois anesthesiologists group

  Business

  Caitlin Nordahl | Jun 19, 2017

  

  The Illinois Society of Anesthesiologists (ISA) cited Rep. Patti Bellock's (R-Hinsdale) work on patient safety legislation and other health care initiatives in naming her "Legislator of the Year" recently.

• DuPage GOP sends out early recruiting call for 2018 elections

  Local Government

  Caitlin Nordahl | Jun 11, 2017

  

  Chairman Brian Krajewski is calling on area conservatives to join the DuPage Republican Party as it begins work on the 2018 election, which will feature several prominent and critical races, according to the group's newsletter.

• Teacher's union members vying for control of Downers Grove school board

  Glenn Minnis | Mar 20, 2017

  

  Two former teachers’ union presidents have launched campaigns to capture seats on the Downers Grove Grade School District 58 school board.

• Downers Grove ranked 494th in state in lottery ticket sales for January 2016

  Local Government

  Local Labs News Service | Mar 17, 2017

  

  The Village of Downers Grove had the 494th highest lottery ticket net sales statewide per capita for the month of January 2016 -- up 19 spots from its December ranking.

• Downers Grove school board candidates raise some eyebrows

  Schools

  Glenn Minnis | Mar 10, 2017

  

  Like any good teacher, Greg Harris appears capable of challenging his listeners -- but this time, they are quite a bit older than usual.