Government reopens after 16-day shutdown
The government has reopened but the partisan issues have yet to be resolved, the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
View ArticleWhy Rep. Roskam decided to vote 'yes' on budget deal
Peter Roskam, Republican congressman for Illinois' 6th district, voted yes on the budget deal that reopened the federal government and raised the national debt ceiling.
View ArticleCouncil OKs cameras for Naperville squad cars
Naperville officials this week cleared the way for installation of video cameras in police squad cars, over the objections of two councilmen.The contract that will equip 38 patrol vehicles with...
View ArticleCommunity Development Block and Social Services Grant workshop scheduled
Naperville has scheduled a Community Development Block Grant and Social Services Grant workshop for October 29.
View ArticleBudget update has good news and bad
The state of Naperville’s finances is solid. Officials are casting a cautious eye down the road, however.A special City Council meeting this week spotlighted the city’s five-year financial outlook and...
View ArticleWill County panel backs off on sheriff budget cuts
One week after the Will County Board’s Finance Committee talked about taking an ax to Sheriff Paul Kaupas’ 2014 budget, the committee chairman on Tuesday offered the sheriff an “olive branch.”The...
View ArticleOn the money
Naperville City Council members aren’t looking for a raise, but most aren’t ready to give up their access to a modest retirement benefit after ending their time in public service, either.A council...
View ArticleResident hardship the focus of local grant nominations
People facing the prospect of hunger and homelessness will receive the largest chunks of local aid under allocations for the annual grants proposed to the Naperville City Council this week.Staff...
View ArticlePolice contract details headed to City Council
Naperville officials this week will address a few lingering issues between the city and some of its public safety employees.
View ArticleWill County labor talks will resume this week
Will County and members of its biggest employees union agreed Friday to return to the bargaining table to try to resolve their differences and avert a strike.
View ArticleCity OKs additions to contract with police sergeants
The Naperville City Council this week approved additions to the contract for the Police Department’s 25 sergeants, whose last working agreement expired 18 months ago.
View ArticleDuPage committee voices concerns about RTA
With Gov. Pat Quinn’s task force still studying the problems of mass transit in northeast Illinois, DuPage County officials are determined to let it know about some of the county’s concerns.
View ArticleThousands expected at same-sex marriage bill signing
Thousands are expected at Gov. Pat Quinn's signing of the bill that allows for same-sex marriage in Illinois.
View ArticleRep. Bill Foster, veterans advocates discuss GI Education Benefits Fairness Act
Rep. Bill Foster (D–Naperville) discussed the GI Education Benefits Fairness Act during a press conference on Monday.
View ArticleMartial arts events may be regulated in Naperville
City Council members Tuesday will have their first public look at a proposal to regulate what some of them have called cage fighting as a major special event in the city.
View ArticleIllinois legislators prepare for landmark pension vote Tuesday
Gov. Pat Quinn called Tuesday's pension vote “the most important fiscal vote” lawmakers will ever make.
View ArticleIllinois General Assembly approves pension bill
The Illinois Senate narrowly passed a pension reform bill Tuesday with a vote of 30-24.
View ArticlePrimary objective: Election filing period finishes
March will bring the determination of the campaigning landscape for the next election cycle, when numerous local residents will go head-to-head in primary contests for the county, state and national...
View ArticleQuinn signs pension-reform bill in private ceremony
Gov. Pat Quinn has signed the pension-reform bill in a private ceremony, the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
View ArticleBout time: City Council considers guidelines for mixed martial arts in...
Naperville officials are proceeding cautiously as they set guidelines for the staging of mixed martial arts events in the city.
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