February, 2017 Stories | Dupage Policy Journal

Long Grove Board of Trustees to vote on 2016-17 budget amendment

By Philip Gonzales | Feb 22, 2017

Long Grove Board of Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28.

Lake County Board of Health to review 2017-19 strategic plan

By Philip Gonzales | Feb 22, 2017

Lake County Board of Health will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22.

Esper A. Petersen Foundation Family Aquatic Center looking for seasonal swim instructors

By Keri Carbaugh | Feb 22, 2017

Esper A. Petersen Foundation Family Aquatic Center is hiring seasonal swim instructors and lifeguards.

Hultgren to participate in veterans forum at Geneva American Legion

By Ruth de Jauregui | Feb 21, 2017

U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL) will participate in a veterans forum at 2:30 p.m. March 3 at the American Legion Fox River.

Linda Post donates $200 to Friends of Nick Sauer

By Local Labs News Service | Feb 21, 2017

Linda Post, (2150 Common Ridings Way, Inverness), donated $200 to Barrington's Friends of Nick Sauer on Jan. 15, 2016.

Bonnie Quirke donates $1,000 to Citizens for Dan Patlak

By Local Labs News Service | Feb 21, 2017

Bonnie Quirke, (338 Brainerd, Libertyville), donated $1,000 to Wheeling's Citizens for Dan Patlak on Nov. 5, 2016.

State GOP: Madigan’s democracy talk ‘doublespeak’ for dictatorship

By Lake County Gazette | Feb 20, 2017

Republicans say that, in Illinois, there exists a democracy of one — Mike Madigan, to be exact — with the longtime House speaker managing affairs as if the state were a dictatorship rather than a system of egalitarianism.

Hawthorn Woods Environmental Committee discusses tree nurses initiative

By Wadi Reformado | Feb 20, 2017

Hawthorn Woods Environmental Committee discusses tree nurses initiative at a recent meeting.

Lake Bluff Board of Trustees votes on site plan approval for Lake Forest Sportscars

By Louie Torres | Feb 20, 2017

Lake Bluff Board of Trustees votes on site plan approval for Lake Forest Sportscars at a recent meeting.

Lake County Board reviews resolution authorizing 2017 LCAHP grant awards

By Philip Gonzales | Feb 20, 2017

Lake County Board reviews resolution authorizing 2017 LCAHP grant awards at its meeting last week.

Lincolnshire Village Board considers intergovernmental agreement with Vernon Hills

By Wadi Reformado | Feb 20, 2017

Lincolnshire Village Board considers intergovernmental agreement with Vernon Hills at a recent meeting.

Illinois Opportunity Project co-founders: Term limits in Illinois not short-term solution

By Lake County Gazette | Feb 20, 2017

Term limits are not a short-term solution to Illinois' financial problems, and when or if they are implemented, such limits must be done right or the result will be more of the same, co-founders of a conservative nonprofit said during a recent Chicago-based radio broadcast.

State Comptroller Mendoza added to BossMadigan.com

By Lake County Gazette | Feb 20, 2017

The BossMadigan.com website has featured another Democratic member.

Economist presses Rauner to speak out against tax hike proposals

By Lake County Gazette | Feb 20, 2017

With Illinois facing a "death spiral," noted economist Brian Wesbury cannot understand why Gov. Bruce Rauner hasn’t spoken out against recent talk of an added tax hike, which he believes would exacerbate the issue.

Illinois residents slammed by sales taxes

By Lake County Gazette | Feb 20, 2017

Illinois residents are being slammed by ever-rising taxes, from a tax on soda pop in Cook County to a citywide tax increase of 0.5 percent in Danville.

Now is time for U.S. tax code reform, House subcommittee chair Roskam says

By Karen Kidd | Feb 20, 2017

Fresh from a tax tour through Chicago suburbs, the Congressman from Illinois' 6th District who has been newly named to an important House subcommittee says the time is now for the overhaul of the nation's tax code.

Hultgren guides STEM scholars through presentation at digital institute

By Ruth de Jauregui | Feb 20, 2017

Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL), co-chair of the STEM Education Caucus, and the class of 2016 STEM Scholars visited the Digital Manufacturing Design and Innovation Institute (DMDII) – UI Labs in Chicago to give the science, technology, engineering and math students an opportunity to participate in hands-on activities using facility equipment.