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Elmhurst alderman says state law blocks ICE jail in city
Alderman Guido Nardini told the Elmhurst City Council that a new Illinois law banning federal detention centers near homes, schools and parks effectively rules out an ICE facility anywhere in the city.
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Elmhurst Rep. Deuter's newborn screening bill becomes law
Gov. Pritzker signed Elmhurst Rep. Marti Deuter's unanimously passed bill modernizing Illinois newborn disease screening, giving the state flexibility to add conditions as federal advisory guidance disappears.
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Elmhurst park board to revisit bandshell ballot question Monday
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Tollway board OKs 57% toll hike for I-88 commuters Jan. 1
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Elmhurst alderman says state law blocks ICE jail in city
Alderman Guido Nardini told the Elmhurst City Council that a new Illinois law banning federal detention centers near homes, schools and parks effectively rules out an ICE facility anywhere in the city.
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Elmhurst alderman says state law blocks ICE jail in city
Alderman Guido Nardini told the Elmhurst City Council that a new Illinois law banning federal detention centers near homes, schools and parks effectively rules out an ICE facility anywhere in the city.
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Elmhurst Rep. Deuter's newborn screening bill becomes law
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Elmhurst park board to revisit bandshell ballot question Monday
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Tollway board OKs 57% toll hike for I-88 commuters Jan. 1
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View MorePark board president recommended bandshell vote, then voted no
Elmhurst Park District Board President Kevin Graf co-signed a memo recommending an advisory referendum on the Wilder Park bandshell location, then voted against it at the Aug. 10 meeting, calling his recommendation purely procedural. The 5-2 rejection leaves nearly 1,200 petition signers with no ballot recourse.
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View MoreDuPage County puts elected coroner's future to a voter referendum
The DuPage County Board approved a referendum ordinance Aug. 11 that will ask voters whether to abolish the elected coroner's office and replace it with an appointed medical examiner, a change that would affect all DuPage County voters including those in Elmhurst, Villa Park and Oakbrook Terrace.
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View MorePark board rejects bandshell petition in heated 5-2 vote
The Elmhurst Park District board voted 5-2 on Monday, Aug. 10, 2026, to reject placing an advisory question about the Wilder Park bandshell's location on the November ballot, with Board President Kevin Graf telling residents "Shame on you" for not knowing the proposed site before the 2024 referendum.
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View MoreDuPage County boosts animal shelter grant tenfold to $550,000
The DuPage County Finance Committee approved a $500,000 increase in DuPage Animal Friends funding, raising the shelter's unrestricted grant from $50,000 to $550,000, at its Aug. 11 meeting. The committee also finalized a surplus equipment transfer to Villa Park police and received a clean FY2025 county audit.
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View MoreDuPage County seeks legal briefing on Flock cameras after Elmhurst renews contract
DuPage County's Legislative Committee directed staff to invite State's Attorney Robert Berlin for a legal briefing on Flock cameras, just two weeks after Elmhurst's City Council unanimously renewed its own Flock contract.
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View MoreOakbrook Terrace council to review apartment plan, massage ordinance repeal
The Oakbrook Terrace City Council meets Tuesday at 7 p.m. with an 18th Street development concept plan, a vote on repealing the massage business ordinance, a mental health commission presentation and a District 88 bond referendum update as context.
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View MoreElmhurst committees weigh $1.3M bike path, speed limit raise
City Council committees meet Monday evening to decide whether to pursue state funding for a Church Road bike path and whether to advance a consultant's recommendation to raise speed limits from 20 to 25 mph on southeast Elmhurst streets.
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View MoreDuPage committee approves $1.6 million for weatherization, homeless services
DuPage County's Human Services Committee unanimously approved more than $1.6 million in weatherization and homeless services contracts on Aug. 4, including a $1 million multi-family weatherization deal and $302,830 in HUD homeless services grants that will serve low-income residents countywide.
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View MoreBandshell petition rejected as illegal; Elmhurst Park Board meets Monday
The Elmhurst Park Board meets Monday, Aug. 10, as residents and an election attorney challenge Executive Director Jim Rogers' rejection of a 1,183-signature petition seeking an advisory vote on the Wilder Park bandshell site.
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View MoreDuPage committee approves $31,000 budget shift after storms hit Elmhurst area
The DuPage County Stormwater Management Committee approved a $31,000 budget transfer on Aug. 4 to cover overtime and temporary salaries partly driven by flood operations after severe storms closed Route 83, knocked out power to 62,000 customers and flooded Courts Plus in Elmhurst.
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View MoreVilla Park police down five officers in a decade; board moves to hire two
Villa Park's police department has shrunk from 43 to 38 officers over the past decade, and the Village Board unanimously backed a 2027 budget amendment to hire two new officers entering the August police academy. The same July 13 meeting produced a new rodent-nuisance ordinance and a 4-1 vote ordering the village clerk to release an executive session recording to Village President Kevin Patrick.
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View MoreDuPage ethics panel clears forest preserve commissioner over name-pin complaint; Elmhurst alderman faced same issue
The DuPage County Forest Preserve ethics commission dismissed a complaint against Commissioner Barbara O'Meara for wearing her government name pin at a Democratic Party event, calling it "legally insufficient." The ruling connects to a documented pattern that includes Elmhurst Alderman Guido Nardini, who admitted to the same conduct last fall.
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