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News from May 2023

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Prairie State taxes: Glendale Heights residents rank 52nd in total sales taxes paid for February

By DuPage Policy Journal | May 5, 2023

Glendale Heights residents paid $1.3 million in sales taxes, ranking 52nd in total sales taxes paid per municipality in February.

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Grant: 'Ensuring the safety of all Illinois residents, regardless of where they live, is a top priority'

By DuPage Policy Journal Report | May 5, 2023

Rep. Amy Grant (R-Wheaton) is joining a group of Republican lawmakers to promote a package of bills to ensure public safety.

City of Naperville Liquor Commission met April 6

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | May 5, 2023

City of Naperville Liquor Commission met Thursday, April 6

City of Warrenville Board of Fire & Police Commissioners met April 4

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | May 5, 2023

City of Warrenville Board of Fire & Police Commissioners met Tuesday, April 4

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'It is my pleasure to recommend Mrs. Francesca Capp as the next principal of Indian Trail Junior High School': Addison school district reorganizes and expands administration department.

By DuPage Policy Journal Report | May 5, 2023

Members of the Addison school district were excited to make several changes and approvals for positions within the district’s administration at their April 26 board of education meeting, including the naming of a new principal at Indian Trails Middle School.

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Ives on Villa Park School District 45 child gender identity lawsuit: 'Gender transition insanity in DuPage County'

By DuPage Policy Journal Report | May 4, 2023

Former Republican state Rep. Jeanne Ives is blasting an Illinois federal judge's ruling that a man has no claim against the Villa Park School District, which he said conspired with his ex-wife to encourage his child to change genders.

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Carol Stream responsible for 49th-highest sales tax revenue in Illinois during February

By DuPage Policy Journal | May 4, 2023

Carol Stream residents paid $1.3 million in sales taxes, the 49th highest total paid per municipality in February.

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‘My staff is very dynamic,’ says Principal Burke of Benjamin Franklin Elementary staff

By DuPage Policy Journal Report | May 4, 2023

Benjamin Franklin Elementary Principal Jeff Burke discussed ideal student attributes at the April 17 board meeting of the Glen Ellyn School District.

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‘We had to show how we have grown over the past four years,’ says Principal Diveley of Hadley redesignation

By DuPage Policy Journal Report | May 4, 2023

Things are looking up for Hadley Junior High School as a recent Glen Ellyn School District board meeting revealed the campus had been redesignated as a school to watch.

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Addison residents paid 20th-largest sum in sales taxes in Illinois during February

By DuPage Policy Journal | May 4, 2023

Addison residents paid $2.1 million in sales taxes, the 20th highest total paid per municipality in February.

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Former Rep. Ives: 'I want my money back with interest from ComEd for paying these goons'

By DuPage Policy Journal Report | May 4, 2023

Former Republican Illinois State Rep. Jeanne Ives says that the guilty verdict in the ComEd 4 trial is a clear indicator of corruption in the state’s political atmosphere.

City of Naperville City Council met April 5

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | May 4, 2023

City of Naperville City Council met Wednesday, April 5

City of Warrenville City Council met April 3

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | May 4, 2023

City of Warrenville City Council met Monday, April 3

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Illinois spending on immigrant welcoming centers criticized as funding falls short in other areas

By DuPage Policy Journal Report | May 3, 2023

Illinois residents are angry about the State’s continual spending on immigrant welcoming centers.

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$4,446 in DuPage Water Commission Sales Tax collected in February for DuPage County

By DuPage Policy Journal | May 3, 2023

In February, DuPage County saw a decrease in DuPage Water Commission Sales Tax collection compared to the previous month.

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Rickelman: 'We also monitor mosquitoes in three places throughout town'

By DuPage Policy Journal Report | May 3, 2023

The Village of Bolingbrook Board of Trustees voted its approval of a mosquito control contract at its April 25 meeting.

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City of Naperville Planning and Zoning Commission met April 6

By Corazon L. Gonzales | May 3, 2023

City of Naperville Planning and Zoning Commission met 7 p.m. Thursday, April 6.

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DuPage County residents paid 2nd-largest sum in sales taxes in Illinois during February

By DuPage Policy Journal | May 3, 2023

DuPage County residents paid $12.4 million in sales taxes, the second highest total paid per county in February.

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Prairie State sales taxes: Oak Brook residents paid 38th-largest sum in February

By DuPage Policy Journal | May 3, 2023

Oak Brook residents paid $1.6 million in sales taxes, the 38th highest total paid per municipality in February.

City of Naperville City Council met April 5

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | May 3, 2023

City of Naperville City Council met Wednesday, April 5