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Park Forest FOIA Request Seeks Records on Joe Woods’ Vehicle Use and Credit Card Spending

The request also asks for records showing whether the Village President was using or occupying a Village vehicle on the night of an altercation involving the owner of All Out Smoke Pit. #parkforest

Southland Partnership Aims to Turn Contracts Into Growth for Minority-Owned Businesses

The $100,000-to-$500,000 opportunities outlined in the announcement are working-capital loans, not grants. Specific interest rates, repayment schedules and an overall funding total for the partnership were not provided in the announcement or interview. #sda #steansfamilyfoundation #southlanddevelopmentauthority

Bolingbrook Residents to Get Second Chance to Comment on Illinois American Water Rate Request

The Citizens Utility Board is encouraging customers to participate as the commission considers Illinois American Water’s request for an additional $129 million in annual revenue. #water #comment

DuPage Sheriff Reports Dozens of Traffic Violations During Labor Day Enforcement

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According to the sheriff’s office, deputies issued six seat belt citations, 10 speeding tickets and 23 citations for distracted driving during the enforcement effort. One person was also arrested for aggravated speeding. #dupagecounty #laborday

State audit finds child protection agency made progress, but was still noncompliant with 2020 law

Under the law that went into effect in January 2020, home safety checklists must be completed within 24 hours before a child returns home. #capitolnewsillinois #audit #children

Illinois students being failed by low academic standards, lawmaker says

“In those kinds of proficiency levels and scores for somebody that should be, you know, an eighth grader or high schooler, reading at a fourth-grade level is really a tragedy,” Deering said. #students #academics #centersquare

Daley, Lee Oppose Proposed White Sox Move From Bridgeport to South Loop

The officials said Bridgeport has served as the White Sox’s home and a center of support for the team for 116 years, with generations of residents attending games and spending money on tickets, merchandise and concessions. #whitesox #proposal

Bill would shift high school transfer eligibility decisions

“It would be quite a difference from our current policy and residence and transfer bylaws that kind of dictate whether transfer students are eligible,” Anderson told The Center Square. #centersquare #highschool #housebill

Board questions clerk’s spending, then appropriates more

The board held a special call meeting Tuesday to appropriate an additional $665,000 for postage and printing costs related to mail-in ballots for the clerk’s election division. #dupagecounty #centersquare #spending

Mokena Arrest Renews Debate Over Illinois Electronic Monitoring Rules

According to Sheehan, Mokena police discovered the devices in Alsaidi’s backpack. Prosecutors sought to keep him in custody, but he was instead released while wearing an electronic monitoring device. #mokena #electricmonitoring #particksheehan

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