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Thursday, December 19, 2024

News from December 2016

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Oak Brook Village protests IDOT approval of Oakbrook Terrace red light cameras

By Ruth de Jauregui | Dec 4, 2016

Cameras will be placed just outside of Oak Brook Village boundaries at intersection of Highway 83 and 22nd Street.

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Downers Grove receives Excellence in Financial Reporting award

By JoAnna Brown | Dec 4, 2016

The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) has awarded the Village of Downers Grove a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for its Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR).

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City of West Chicago repainting its 340 fire hydrants

By JoAnna Brown | Dec 4, 2016

Fire hydrants in the City of West Chicago will get a makeover through the end of the year, weather permitting.

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State's public high schools vote this month on several IHSA proposals

By John Severance | Dec 4, 2016

The December ballot for the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) contains eight proposals that member schools will consider, with voting underway and set to last through the end of the month.

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Westmont Village Board places purchase orders

By Jenie Mallari-Torres | Dec 4, 2016

The Westmont Village Board met Oct. 27 to place purchase orders.

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Wood Dale City Council replaces police vehicles

By Jenie Mallari-Torres | Dec 4, 2016

The Wood Dale City Council met Oct. 27 to replace police vehicles.

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Geneva Committee of the Whole awards bids

By Jenie Mallari-Torres | Dec 4, 2016

The city of Geneva Committee of the Whole met Oct. 24 to award bids.

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Dupage HSD board purchases Chromebooks for district

By Jenie Mallari-Torres | Dec 4, 2016

The Dupage High School District 88 Board of Education met Oct. 17 to purchase Chromebooks for the district.

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Woodridge police commissioners hear public comments

By Jenie Mallari-Torres | Dec 4, 2016

The Woodridge Board of Police Commissioners met Oct. 20 to hear public comments.

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Illinois' debt per capita ranks among 10 highest in U.S., at nearly $15,000

By DuPage Policy Journal | Dec 2, 2016

Ranking among the top 10 states for debt per capita, Illinois is exhibiting a continuously increasing amount of red ink per resident — particularly pension debt, but also other calculated liabilities.

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Think tank: Further talks between state, AFSCME would be waste of time

By DuPage Policy Journal | Dec 2, 2016

The state's largest public employee union is calling for Gov. Bruce Rauner to continue negotiating after talks were declared to be at an impasse earlier this month, but further talks with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) would be pointless, an attorney for a Chicago-based think tank said recently.

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Illinois jobless rate ticks up, despite 2,200 jobs added

By DuPage Policy Journal | Dec 2, 2016

The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) recently released the latest data on the state's unemployment rate and job growth, and although 2,200 new jobs were created, the unemployment rate increased to 5.6 percent.

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Glen Ellyn native, Northwestern soccer goalie shows grit in tense game

By Brent Zell | Dec 2, 2016

Robert White went into his first collegiate soccer start a little nervous and came out of it with a lot of emotion – and an unfortunate repeat performance.

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Ex-Bloomingdale Bears hockey player fast-becoming Blackhawks star

By Brent Zell | Dec 2, 2016

Former Bloomingdale Bears hockey player Ryan Hartman is a regular scorer this season for the Chicago Blackhawks, according to the NHL team's website.

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judge (Circuit Court/18th Circuit) candidate Brian Telander returns $2,500 contribution from Robert Stringini

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 2, 2016

The campaign committee of judge (Circuit Court/18th Circuit) candidate Brian Telander, Citizens to Elect Brian Telander for Judge, returned a $2,500 contribution from Robert Stringini on Dec. 2

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Former state school employee Taylor paid in $42K to teachers' pension fund, could collect $555K in retirement

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 1, 2016

Former state school employee Karen Taylor, who retired in November 2016, saved $42,094 toward a pension over 10 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.

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Former state school employee Olson paid in $51K to teachers' pension fund, could collect $896K in retirement

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 1, 2016

Former state school employee Kathryn Olson, who retired in November 2016, saved $51,077 toward a pension over 12 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.

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Former state school employee Guerra paid in $144K to teachers' pension fund, could collect $2.55M in retirement

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 1, 2016

Former state school employee Ana Guerra, who retired in November 2016, saved $144,276 toward a pension over 25 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.

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Former state school employee Williams paid in $143K to teachers' pension fund, could collect $2.28M in retirement

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 1, 2016

Former state school employee Paul Williams, who retired in November 2016, saved $143,039 toward a pension over 24 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.

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Former state university employee Miller paid in $8K to pension fund, could collect $172K in retirement

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 1, 2016

Former state university employee Kristine Miller, who retired in November 2016, saved $8,364 toward a pension over 17 years working for state universities, State Universities Retirement System of Illinois records show.