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The name of the late U.S. Rep. Henry Hyde has been removed from the DuPage County courthouse in Wheaton. Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com The courthouse in DuPage County no longer bears the name of one of the better-known politicians from the county. DuPage has removed the name of the late U.S. Rep. Henry J. Hyde from…
Elizabeth Davies, left, and Jeffrey Loffredo are running for Grayslake village president in the April 1 consolidated election. The two candidates vying to be Grayslake village president have different campaign priorities with incumbent Trustee Elizabeth Davies focusing on keeping the town debt-free and community oriented, while Jeff Loffredo is seeking to improve the town’s infrastructure…
Top from left, Roger Byrne and Monica Lee Lundeen, bottom from left, Michael Schenk and Craig Takaoka are Vernon Hills trustee candidates in the April 1 election. Candidates for three seats on the Vernon Hills village board are well-known to each other and in the community, with three incumbents seeking reelection and a longtime village…
Michele Hunter An Arlington Heights trustee candidate faces a formal complaint alleging she accepted campaign contributions exceeding limits set by the village code. The campaign committee for Michele Hunter received in-kind contributions of $6,353.86 and $1,406.22 on Jan. 17 from the Illinois Republican Party for mailing and printing, according to disclosures filed with the Illinois…
The Des Plaines City Council has agreed to invest up to $12 million to redevelop a former bank building downtown as a restaurant. Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com, 2024 Des Plaines officials are celebrating a proposed real-estate agreement that would see a historic downtown building undergo a multimillion-dollar renovation to become a new restaurant. The city council…
Aurora mayoral candidate Jazmine Garcia, left, and Casildo “Casey” Cuevas discuss a referendum calling for limits on campaign donations to city officials. Garcia dropped out of the mayoral race on Monday. Susan Sarkauskas/ssarkauskas@dailyherald.com Aurora mayoral candidate Jazmine Garcia dropped out of the race on Monday and threw her support to another candidate, John Laesch….
Sales tax revenues from Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant in Arlington Heights was mistakenly given to neighboring Rolling Meadows for about eight years. Now the Illinois Supreme Court is deciding whether Arlington Heights is legally entitled to all that money. Daily Herald File Photo, 2011 Appearing before the Illinois Supreme Court Wednesday, attorneys for Rolling…
A driver displaying Lyft and Uber stickers on his front windshield drops off a customer. Citing the growth of the ride-hailing industry as a factor, the Mundelein village board on Monday scrapped decades-old regulations for taxis. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File) The Associated Press Reacting to the continued popularity of the ride-hailing industry, Mundelein officials have…
Geneva plans to ask voters for permission to borrow $68 million to build a new police station and replace or renovate other city buildings. Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com, 2021 Geneva voters will decide on April 1 whether the city can borrow $68 million to build replacement police and fire stations. A city council committee recommended a…
Kaneland High School near Maple Park. Kaneland Unit District 302 is asking voters in April to approve borrowing $140.7 million for renovation and construction at all its schools, including the high school. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com, 2018 The Kaneland school board decided Monday it was too timid in 2023 when voters rejected a request to borrow…
