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Thursday, August 21, 2025

News from August 2022

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Illinois U.S. Rep Sean Casten: "This is not a real solution to keeping children safe at school. We can protect our schools by passing..."

By DuPage Policy Journal | Aug 10, 2022

Sean Casten has 22,594 Twitter followers as of Aug. 9.

DuPage County Judicial and Public Safety Committee met May 3

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella | Aug 10, 2022

DuPage County Judicial and Public Safety Committee met Tuesday, May 3.

City of Naperville City Council met July 19

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella | Aug 10, 2022

City of Naperville City Council met Tuesday, July 19.

More failure at Chicago Public Schools: About one-third of traditional schools are half empty or worse

By Matt Rosenberg, Wirepoints | Aug 9, 2022

Teachers union power politics, weak  administrations, and absent political leadership have left Chicago  Public Schools with a glaring and intractable problem: increasingly  empty, failing schools. Of CPS’ 478 stand-alone “traditional” or non-charter, non-contract schools, one third of them, 150, are less than half-full, according to CPS.

Pritzker’s response to the Jenny Thornley matter is either dishonest, derelict or both

By Mark Glennon, Wirepoints | Aug 9, 2022

Still deeper into the hole they go.We finally got a response from Gov. JB Pritzker on what he knows  about the Jenny Thornley matter, which we are following closely.

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Workers Rights Amendment Cartoon

By Eric Allie, Illinios Policy Institute | Aug 9, 2022

Workers Rights Amendment Cartoon

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Home sales in Woodridge during week ending July 16

By DuPage Policy Journal | Aug 9, 2022

There were eight reported residential sales in Woodridge in the week ending July 16, according to BlockShopper.com.

Burr Ridge-based Travel and Leisure company Accel Entertainment Inc. (ACEL:NYQ) sees value fall 29.3% in week ending Aug. 6

By DuPage Policy Journal | Aug 9, 2022

McDonald's Corp. (MCD:NYQ) was the highest Travel and Leisure company headquartered in Illinois on Aug. 3.

Value of Itasca-based Leisure Goods company Knowles Corp. (KN:NYQ) fell 100% in week ending Aug. 6

By DuPage Policy Journal | Aug 9, 2022

Yunhong CTI Ltd. (CTIB:NAQ) was the highest Leisure Goods company headquartered in Illinois on Aug. 3.

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Illinois U.S. Rep Sean Casten: "No child in our community should wonder where their next meal is coming from. In June I helped pass..."

By DuPage Policy Journal | Aug 9, 2022

Sean Casten has 22,594 Twitter followers as of Aug. 8.

Value of Industrial Transportation company Federal Signal Corp. (FSS:NYQ) based in Oak Brook fell 19.9% in July

By DuPage Policy Journal | Aug 9, 2022

Federal Signal Corp. (FSS:NYQ) was the highest Industrial Transportation company headquartered in Illinois on July 29.

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Home sales in Winfield during week ending July 16

By DuPage Policy Journal | Aug 9, 2022

The following residential sales were reported in Winfield in the week ending July 16, according to BlockShopper.com.

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Elmhurst taxpayers give $1.2 million in Municipal Sales Tax in July

By DuPage Policy Journal | Aug 9, 2022

This is a decrease from the month before.

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How much did retired Illinois teachers in West Chicago Community High School District 94 make on average in 2020?

By DuPage Policy Journal | Aug 9, 2022

How much did retired Illinois teachers in West Chicago Community High School District 94 make on average, according to contribution data accumulated from FOIA requests?

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Illinois State Rifle Association on Glen Ellyn Village Board gun ban: ‘ISRA opposes this proposal’

By DuPage Policy Journal | Aug 9, 2022

The Illinois State Rifle Association is advocating for it members to protest the Glen Ellyn Village Board’s workshop, which proposes a ban on some forms of guns.

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Elmhurst collects $9,118 in Municipal Automobile Renting Tax in July

By DuPage Policy Journal | Aug 9, 2022

This is an increase over the month before.

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Woodridge 93rd highest taxed Illinois municipality in July

By DuPage Policy Journal | Aug 9, 2022

Woodridge was ranked 96th the month before.

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Pekau: Casten promised to protect SALT deductions. He didn’t.

By Press Release | Aug 9, 2022

“Seems like Casten is for your family and business right up until they get in the way of big government deals for his family and their business,” Pekau says.

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Illinois U.S. Rep Sean Casten: "Climate hazards, like extreme storms, droughts and floods, are expected to aggravate 58% of known diseases...."

By DuPage Policy Journal | Aug 9, 2022

Sean Casten has 22,594 Twitter followers as of Aug. 8.

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DuPage Forest Preserve volunteer program finalist for Governor's Hometown Award

By DuPage Policy Journal | Aug 9, 2022

A DuPage Forest Preserve District volunteer program initiated during the COVID-19 pandemic has been named one of four finalists for the Illinois Governor’s Hometown Award. The winner will be announced at the Illinois State Fair on August 18.