Marni Pyke
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Illinois getting greener, with an eye toward goldNov 01, 2021 7:01 pm - It's not a "gold star" state yet but a national environmental group is recognizing Illinois for efforts to reduce energy consumption. Environment America, a federation o...
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DuPage estate lands preservation grantNov 01, 2021 6:56 pm - Coal baron Francis Stuyvesant Peabody wanted to emulate the past when he built his Tudor-style mansion in Oak Brook back in 1919. Frank Lloyd Wright wanted to create a r...
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DuPage employees rally for a tax hikeNov 01, 2021 6:51 pm - Momentum is growing for asking voters Feb. 5 to approve a sales tax-increase to ease DuPage County's budget crisis. That momentum received a push Tuesday by more than 15...
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150 workers lobby for DuPage Co. to hike sales tax for public safetyNov 01, 2021 6:42 pm - Prosecutors, sheriff's police and probation officers mostly populated a crowd of more than 150 at the DuPage County government complex today to protest budget cuts. The...
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DuPage Co. board gets serious on revenueNov 01, 2021 6:21 pm - The resolution of DuPage County's budget crisis could ultimately rest with people who walk into the voting booth Feb. 5. County board members Friday considered holding a...
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Budget battle looms as decision nearsNov 01, 2021 5:52 pm - An special session of the DuPage County Board expected to take place Friday afternoon to discuss the budget crisis could include some fireworks. The board is grappling w...
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Roskam's first year in D.C.Nov 01, 2021 5:48 pm - WASHINGTON, D.C. -- It's 10 a.m., and inside the Beltway the talk is of Iran, Cuba and the mortgage financing debacle. But freshman U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam is focusing o...
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What do colleagues think of Roskam?Nov 01, 2021 5:46 pm - As expected for someone with strong views, there's few lukewarm opinions on Peter Roskam. The conservative Republican from Wheaton was elected to Congress one year ago a...
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Primary battles emerge in DuPage CountyNov 01, 2021 5:38 pm - There's a bad moon on the rise this Feb. 5 if you're an incumbent politician. Multiple primary battles on both the Democratic and Republican fronts are emerging in DuPag...
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Despite slump, values risingNov 01, 2021 5:20 pm - Despite the housing slump, the taxable value of property has increased more than 7 percent on the average in DuPage County. Notices of new property assessments started l...