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DuPage County debates recreational marijuana sales, identifies possible dispensary site near Metea Valley High School

August 27, 2019 at 5:38 p.m.

DuPage County board members continue to mull over whether or not to allow retail marijuana sales in unincorporated parts of the county, including in one area near District 204's Metea...

Will County applicants sought for Metra board

August 26, 2019 at 8:20 p.m.

Will County applicants are being sought to replace New Lenox Mayor Tim Baldermann who recently resigned from the Metra board of directors. Baldermann, who announced his run for Illinois State...

Candidates announce bids for Will County executive post

August 23, 2019 at 4:21 p.m.

One week after announcing he would not seek a fifth term, Will County Executive Larry Walsh offered support for his chief of staff to replace him. Nick Palmer, who has...

DuPage committee wants full county board to decide if retail pot sales will be allowed or banned

August 21, 2019 at 10:13 a.m.

The issue of whether recreational marijuana will be sold in unincorporated areas will head to the DuPage County Board Tuesday without a formal recommendation from the committee that had been...

Drew Peterson is escorted out of the Will County Courthouse in Joliet in 2009.

Judge’s ruling brings end to civil suit filed against Drew Peterson in death of 3rd wife, Kathleen Savio — a development supported by couple’s sons, lawyer says

August 21, 2019 at 1:00 a.m.

A wrongful death lawsuit brought a decade ago against former Bolingbrook police sergeant Drew Peterson for the death of his third wife will proceed no further, following a court ruling...

DuPage clerk wants $3M budget hike in presidential election year to buy equipment, give judges pay raises

August 20, 2019 at 8:03 a.m.

With voter turnouts expected to reach historic levels in the 2020 primary and general elections, DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek is asking the county for nearly $3 million more than...

A small strawberry grows in Will County's latest community garden.

In Will County’s food deserts, community gardens fulfill not just need, ‘but a demand’

August 16, 2019 at 3:18 p.m.

Community gardens are cropping up across Will County at churches, schools and other facilities to help supply local food pantries and teach children about growing food. Will County officials recently...

Will County Board member Ken Harris, D-Bolingbrook, takes a selfie with Will County Executive Larry Walsh following Walsh's announcement that he will not seek reelection in 2020.

Larry Walsh, longtime Will County executive, announces he will not seek reelection

August 17, 2019 at 8:29 p.m.

Will County Executive Larry Walsh said he will not seek reelection to a fifth term so he can focus on his health. The Elwood Democrat, who first started battling prostate...

DuPage County Board members spar over appointing tech firm CEO to RTA board

August 15, 2019 at 9:33 a.m.

DuPage County Board members Tuesday clashed over the appointment of a Hinsdale businessman to the Regional Transit Authority board, with some Democratic board members calling the selection political. The board...

DuPage committee starts discussion on allowing or banning recreational pot sales in unincorporated areas

August 7, 2019 at 11:02 a.m.

Members of the DuPage County Board's Development Committee began discussions Tuesday on whether to allow recreational pot sales in unincorporated parts of the county and if yes, where to locate...

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