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Lisle mayoral candidate Stephen A. Winz failed in his bid for mayor after several incidents in his past came to light during his campaign. With 93.33% of precincts reporting, Winz had 903 votes, coming in behind Christopher R. "Chris" Pecak with 1,498 votes and ahead of Sara Sadat with 755 votes. Winz, a village trustee, was involved in a bar fight in 2017 after he allegedly harassed a one-legged man. In a police report by Lisle Police Officer Jason Hurt regarding the incident, Hurt wrote that...

Resident registration begins at 9:00am on April 26. Non-resident registration begins at 9:00am on May 3. MORE INFO Phase 4 Recreation Updates The Downers Grove Park District is working hard to navigate the evolving guidelines and safety recommendations to protect the community from the spread of COVID-19. The District remains fiscally responsible, flexible and responsive to the needs of the community as we continue to offer fun, safe recreation-based opportunities in the parks and facilities. ...

District 99 Parents and Guardians: In an effort to help you develop better relationships with your students during these challenging times, District 99 has partnered with Jackie Rhew, LCPC, CADC to offer a special webinar this month.   “Supporting Resilience With Your Teen,” a webinar with two scheduled opportunities for parents, will provide parents with concrete strategies for parents to support the development of resiliency and address teen anxiety and school refusal.  Wednesday, April...

Elmhurst Police Department issued the following announcement on Apr 1. April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and the Elmhurst Police Department is partnering with the Illinois Department of Transportation, the Illinois State Police, and numerous local law enforcement agencies throughout the State of Illinois to remind motorists to avoid using their phones while driving.  Over the past decade, distracted driving has become one of the leading causes of crashes on our roads. Texti...

Republican House floor leader Jim Durkin (R-Burr Ridge) is demanding that Democrats honor their word when it comes to creating fair maps. “Every year, we hear over and over again how much Democrats support fair maps,” Durkin said at a recent Republican news conference on redistricting. “In 2016, then Rep. Welch co-sponsored an effort to create an independent commission that had 105 members of the House voting in favor. What is interesting is that there are currently 31 members who support...

At least nine people the age of 100 died after taking the COVID-19 vaccine across the US, according to the National Vaccine Information Center. Both authorized vaccines, Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, were both approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for emergency use in December 2020, according to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. While patients have passed away after receiving a dose of the two authorized vaccines, data from the National Vaccine Information Centre ...

Bo Herbst doesn’t mince words when articulating what he feels is in the best interest of Glenbrook High School District 225.  “We’re strongly in favor of teachers; I’ve got eight kids all going through school system,” Herbst, who is running for a seat on the District 225 school board, told the DuPage Policy Journal. “We’ve had wonderful teachers, really [an] inspiration. We’re not against teachers, but if the teachers’ union is preventing or discouraging in-person education...

The new mass vaccination site is located at the DuPage County Fairgrounds in Wheaton and will offer the vaccine to all Illinois residents. State Rep. Amy Grant voiced her approval and announced the news. "A new mass vaccination site is opening up at the DuPage County Fairgrounds," Grant said in a  As part of the states rural vaccination program, additional mass vaccination sites are scheduled to open next week in Edwards, Lawrence, Cumberland, Edgar and Stephenson counties. “Since day one, ...

Rep. Amy Grant (R-Wheaton) wants Gov. J.B. Pritzker to stand by his word when it comes to allowing increased capacity at high school extracurricular events.

Rep. Deanne Mazzochi (R-Westmont) is more disappointed than surprised that Democrats are talking about the progressive tax again.