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News from June 2015

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St. Charles schedules strategic planning meeting for June 15

By Mark Reccek | Jun 8, 2015

The City of St. Charles will be soliciting feedback from residents on information collected for the strategic plan, on June 15.

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Sens. Kirk, Durbin request federal relief for tornado damage

By Mark Reccek | Jun 8, 2015

U.S. Sens. Mark Kirk (R-IL) and Dick Durbin (D-IL), along with the entire Illinois Congressional Delegation, sent a letter to President Obama last week, asking him to issue a U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Disaster Declaration for DeKalb and Ogle counties.

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Downers Grove doing its best to recover lost and frozen funds

By Mark Reccek | Jun 8, 2015

The Village of Downers Grove is keeping the public appraised about the municipal and school district assets invested with the Illinois Metropolitan Investment Fund (IMET) that have been restricted as a result of alleged fraud.

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Sen. Durbin, 30 other senators call for stringent predatory lending rules

By Mark Reccek | Jun 5, 2015

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and 30 other senators offered their support Thursday for the steps taken by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) with regard to new rules to prevent predatory practices in payday and similar types of lending, and urged the agency to issue stringent rules to combat the onslaught of devastating financial consequences that such highly priced loans have on consumers.

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Downers Grove's drinking water meets, exceeds government standards

By Mark Reccek | Jun 5, 2015

The Village of Downers Grove recently released its annual Water Quality Report (WQR), which contains important information about the source and quality of the area's drinking water during 2014. The report is required by the Environmental Protection Agency, under the 1996 amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Warrenville police to present check at Illinois Law Enforcement Special Olympics Torch Run

By Mark Reccek | Jun 5, 2015

On Sunday, June 7, the Warrenville Police Department will be presenting a check during the Illinois Law Enforcement Special Olympics Torch Run.

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Villa Park Pride Commission accepting Residential Landscaping Awards nominations

By Mark Reccek | Jun 5, 2015

The Villa Park Pride Commission is hosting this year's Residential Landscaping Awards.

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Roskam's Obamacare inspector general bill gains steam

By Jamie Barrand | Jun 4, 2015

Legislation introduced last month by Illinois U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam (R-Dist. 6), to mandate that a special inspector general watch over the progress of the Affordable Care Act's implementation, has gained the backing of major conservative groups such as Americans for Prosperity, Americans for Tax Reform and the Galen Institute.

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Congressmen bet Illinois goods on Stanley Cup win with Florida representatives

By Amanda Rupp | Jun 4, 2015

Portillo's beef sandwiches, deep-dish pizza among the delicacies up for grabs.

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Sen. Mark Kirk testifies on behalf of veteran hospital care

By Amanda Rupp | Jun 4, 2015

U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) recently testified in front of the Senate Veterans’ Affair Committee on behalf of his bill S. 297, the Frontlines to Lifelines Act of 2015, which will allow veterans to care for one another at local VA hospitals.

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Ill. lawmakers call for federal relief for small businesses impacted by April tornadoes

By Jamie Barrand | Jun 4, 2015

Entire Illinois Congressional Delegation asks Obama to help DeKalb and Ogle counties.

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Lombard's commuter parking pay stations now available

By Amanda Rupp | Jun 3, 2015

The village of Lombard's electronic commuter parking pay stations started to operate this week in three locations: near the south side of the pedestrian underpass, next to the ramp and stairs; near the west side of the Hammerschmidt daily fee lot; and on the north end of the pedestrian underpass stairs and ramp.

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State Sen. Cunningham sponsors bill to end excessive compensation packages in universities

By Mark Reccek | Jun 3, 2015

State Sen. Bill Cunningham (D-IL) has sponsored a bill that will address excessive executive compensation packages at public universities and community colleges in the state.

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Quigley, Durbin introduce Urban Flooding Awareness Act

By Amanda Rupp | Jun 3, 2015

U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL) and Sen. Dick Durbin (D- IL) recently introduced a new bicameral Urban Flooding Awareness Act to seek solutions for urban areas that have been most affected by the increased flooding.

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Rep. Hultgren welcomes news of preclearance negotiations with Sweden

By Mark Reccek | Jun 3, 2015

U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL) received news Tuesday that the U.S. intends to enter into negotiations to expand air preclearance operations to ten new foreign airports, including Stockholm Arlanda in Sweden.

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Kotowski pushes for education investment plan

By Mark Reccek | Jun 2, 2015

Illinois state Sen. Dan Kotowski (D-Park Ridge) has proposed an investment plan that will ensure the state's 2 million children receive education into the fall.

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Hultgren welcomes AKHAN Semiconductors to Illinois district

By Mark Reccek | Jun 2, 2015

Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL) on Monday welcomed global technology leader AKHAN Semiconductors Inc. (AKHAN SEMI) to Gurnee, Illinois.

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Cullerton bill requires civics course to graduate from high school

By Mark Reccek | Jun 2, 2015

Legislation passes through House and Senate with bipartisan support.

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Radogno calls out Democrats for stalling to fix state's problems

By Mark Reccek | Jun 2, 2015

Senator blames legislative leaders for refusing to negotiate with Republicans

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Rep. Patti Bellock receives House support to strengthen Equal Pay Act

By Mark Reccek | Jun 1, 2015

Legislation cosponsored by State Rep. Patti Bellock (R-IL) aims to strengthen the state’s commitment to ensuring equal pay for women in the workplace; expand the Illinois Equal Pay Act of 2003 to cover all employers and create a two-tiered civil penalty system for violations has passed the House.