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Monday, October 13, 2025

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Prairie State Taxes: Wheaton residents rank 67th in total sales taxes paid per muncipality for August

Wheaton residents paid just over $1.4 million in sales taxes, ranking 67th in total sales taxes paid per municipality in August.

By C. F. Donald | Oct 12, 2025

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Prairie State Taxes: Bartlett residents rank 66th in total sales taxes paid per muncipality for August

Bartlett residents paid just over $1.4 million in sales taxes, ranking 66th in total sales taxes paid per municipality in August.

By C. F. Donald | Oct 12, 2025

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Westmont residents rank 61st in total sales taxes paid per muncipality in Illinois for August

By C. F. Donald | Oct 11, 2025

Westmont residents paid just under $1.6 million in sales taxes, ranking 61st in total sales taxes paid per municipality in August.

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Prairie State Sales Taxes: Oak Brook residents paid 27th-largest sum per muncipality in August

By C. F. Donald | Oct 11, 2025

Oak Brook residents paid approximately $2.7 million in sales taxes, the 27th highest total paid per municipality in August.

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DuPage County responsible for 2nd-highest sales tax revenue in Illinois during August

By C. H. Benoit | Oct 11, 2025

DuPage County residents paid just under $17.1 million in sales taxes, the second highest total paid per county in August.

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House candidate Trussell on protests: 'If you impede the work of law enforcement, you will be detained'

By Y. S. Wenger | Oct 8, 2025

Stephanie Trussell, a candidate for the Illinois House of Representatives District 42, expressed her views on public safety and protests.

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Local Government Meetings today in DuPage County

By C. H. Benoit | Oct 8, 2025

DuPage County Local Government Meetings today.

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Westmont announces November electronics & recycling event with expanded item list

By Y. S. Wenger | Oct 7, 2025

The Village of Westmont Environmental Improvement Committee is organizing another electronics and recycling event in partnership with eWorks, Flat Can Recycling, and DuPage County.

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Westmont urges public to report street and sidewalk issues as winter approaches

By R. U. Cooper | Oct 7, 2025

Over the past three years, the Village of Westmont has allocated more than $4.25 million to street and sidewalk maintenance.

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Local government meeting today in DuPage County

By C. H. Benoit | Oct 7, 2025

DuPage County Local Government Meeting today.

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DuPage County announces government events for Oct. 5-11

By C. H. Benoit | Oct 6, 2025

DuPage County has the following events planned for this week.

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DuPage County taxpayers give approximately $5.9 million in Countywide Sales Tax in August

By B. S. Doyle | Oct 6, 2025

In August, DuPage County saw an increase in Countywide Sales Tax collection compared to the previous month.

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DuPage County taxpayers give just over $3.3 million in County Motor Fuel Tax in August

By B. S. Doyle | Oct 4, 2025

In August, DuPage County saw an increase in County Motor Fuel Tax collection compared to the previous month.

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FOIA reveals leftist Downers Grove Library trustee Sladek resigned over gay 'oral sex' joke aimed at son of concerned parent

By DuPage Policy Journal Reports | Oct 4, 2025

Former Downers Grove Public Library (DGL) trustee Marti Sladek abruptly resigned in late July after making crude, sexually explicit remarks to a library employee about a 15-year-old boy, according to internal emails from the library’s trustees provided to the DuPage Policy Journal.

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Wheaton launches winter gear drive and calls for volunteers for food distribution

By Y. S. Wenger | Oct 3, 2025

The Wheaton Community Relations Commission has announced the return of the Wheaton Gives Back program, offering residents two ways to help those in need this October.

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$778,491 in County Sales Tax collected in August for DuPage County

By B. S. Doyle | Oct 3, 2025

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

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Glen Ellyn announces schedule of Halloween events and trick-or-treat hours

By A. S. Dejesus | Oct 3, 2025

The Village of Glen Ellyn has announced a series of Halloween-themed events for October, culminating in recommended trick-or-treat hours on Friday, October 31 from 3 to 7 p.m. A Halloween Home Decorating Contest is underway, with entries due by...

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Glen Ellyn president nominates Robert R. Duncan to fill vacant trustee seat

By R. U. Cooper | Oct 3, 2025

Village President Jim Burket has announced his intention to appoint Robert R. Duncan to the Glen Ellyn Village Board of Trustees, following the recent death of Trustee Steve Szymanski.

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Westmont offers free leaf collection program in November to prevent flooding

By Y. S. Wenger | Oct 3, 2025

Residents in Westmont are being encouraged to keep fallen leaves away from storm drains and gutters this fall to help prevent flooding and protect the water supply.

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Opinion: Hartnett on DG Library: ‘An unaccountable library administration supported by an unaccountable Library Board’

By Regina Hartnett, former Downers Grove Library staff member | Oct 2, 2025

The Downers Grove Village Board and the Downers Grove Library Board are currently investigating whether to have an elected or appointed library board.