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Schaumburg school staffer appointed Rosemont village trustee

By Christopher Placek
Dec 10, 2025 6:51 pm - Samantha Wong-Balogh, a speech pathologist and wife of a Rosemont cop and school board member, was appointed as the newest Rosemont village trustee.
Mundelein creates local 1% grocery tax — but revenue won’t arrive for months

By Russell Lissau
Dec 10, 2025 10:22 am - Mundelein trustees this week unanimously approved creating a 1% local tax on groceries to replace a state tax that’s about to expire.
Another layer of government in Lake County to be dissolved

By Mick Zawislak
Dec 09, 2025 4:33 pm - Another layer of government in Lake County appears to be on the way out and off the tax rolls with the pending dissolution of the Avon-Fremont Drainage District.
Housing plan near St. Charles criticized for its density, gets city review delay

By Joey Weslo
Dec 09, 2025 1:02 pm - The developer who proposed building 83 single-family homes on 38 acres at Red Gate Farm near St. Charles has hit the pause button.
Geneva to go to voters with $59.4 million ask for new police station, public safety

By Brenda Schory
Dec 09, 2025 12:00 pm - Geneva City Council members have agreed to ask voters for permission to borrow $59.4 million to pay for a new police station and other needs at the two firehouses.
Kane County Board member announces resignation

By Susan Sarkauskas
Dec 09, 2025 11:05 am - Kane County Board District 9 member Gary Daugherty announced Tuesday that he is resigning his seat, effective at the end of December.
‘Travesty’: Elgin mayor blasts federal agents’ actions against protesters

By Steve Zalusky
Dec 07, 2025 5:28 pm - Elgin Mayor David Kaptain sharply criticized federal immigration agents after they used tear gas and pepper spray on protesters who gathered outside a city apartment complex during an hourslong standoff Saturday morning.
‘Where’s the mixed use?’: Lisle panel backs Pulte townhouse development, with a caveat

By Katlyn Smith
Dec 05, 2025 11:28 am - Lisle’s planning and zoning commission has endorsed a proposed townhouse project to the east of the former Family Square. Commissioners, however, want more space set aside for future commercial development.
Grand jury rejects new mortgage fraud indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and OLIVIA DIAZ
Dec 04, 2025 5:54 pm - NORFOLK, Va. — The Justice Department failed Thursday to secure a new indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James after a judge dismissed the previous mort...
National Guard can stay in D.C. for now, appeals court says

By Jenny Gathright
Dec 04, 2025 4:53 pm - The Trump administration will be allowed to continue its National Guard deployment in D.C. at least temporarily, pending another appeals court decision, a panel of U.S. C...

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