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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 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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View MoreElmhurst search committee meets back-to-back days as city manager transition begins
Elmhurst's city manager search committee met on back-to-back days July 28-29 as Jim Grabowski's retirement took effect Aug. 2 and Acting City Manager Kent Johnson stepped in Aug. 3, with the city aiming to hire a permanent replacement by the end of August.
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View MoreElmhurst Chamber honors retiring city manager Grabowski
The Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry will present retiring City Manager Jim Grabowski with its 2026 Good Works Award at the 78th Annual Golf Outing on Sept. 18 at Sugar Creek Golf Course in Villa Park.
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View MoreAfter 12-1 warehouse vote, Elmhurst resident calls on Springfield to mandate school buffers
After the Elmhurst City Council voted 12-1 to approve a warehouse near Salt Creek Elementary, Rex Boulevard resident Therese Altergott is calling on state legislators to pass Senate Bill 3732, which she says would mandate sound studies and 1,000-foot buffers between warehouses and schools.
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View MoreElmhurst council sends York Street cut-through traffic proposal to committee
The Elmhurst City Council voted Monday, July 20, to refer a proposal for afternoon no-left-turn signs on several residential streets near York Street and North Avenue to committee, after Ward 3 Aldermen Michael Bram and Chris Jensen flagged cut-through traffic harming a neighborhood along the city's main commercial corridor.
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View MoreCouncil appoints Kent Johnson as acting city manager starting Aug. 3
The Elmhurst City Council voted Monday, July 20, to appoint Assistant City Manager Kent Johnson as acting city manager starting Aug. 3, filling the gap left by Jim Grabowski's retirement as the city navigates a $48 million police station rebuild and ongoing budget pressures.
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View MoreElmhurst renews Flock camera contract despite resident's privacy challenge
Elmhurst's City Council voted unanimously to renew its Flock Safety license plate camera contract on Monday, July 20, after Police Chief Michael McLean defended the program's data controls against a resident's privacy concerns.
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View MoreElmhurst council approves 140,000-square-foot warehouse near Salt Creek Elementary
The Elmhurst City Council voted 12-1 on Monday, July 20, to approve a 140,000-square-foot warehouse at 933 S. Riverside Drive near Salt Creek Elementary School, overriding resident opposition over truck traffic and pollution concerns.
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