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Records: Eight year Addison library employee arrested for child porn, made $21 per hour, worked in book acquisition

By LGIS News Service | May 3, 2024

Steven Krage was in his ninth year working at the Addison Public Library, and had recently been promoted to book "Acquisitions Associate" when he was arrested last week on felony child pornography charges.

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For 2-6 year-olds, Downers Grove Library to host "storytime," craft-making events promoting homosexuality

By LGIS News Service | Apr 24, 2024

The Downers Grove Public Library has announced "storytime" and craft-making events in June that will teach the virtues of homosexuality to children aged 2-6 in the suburb.

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Read the statement by removed Downers Grove Public Library member Bill Nienburg

By LGIS News Service | Apr 16, 2024

Bill Nienburg didn't attend the Downers Grove Village Council Meeting in which he was removed from the village library board. But he sent a letter stating his position.

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Democrats on Downers Grove Village Council vote to remove sole Republican library board member, Bill Nienburg

By LGIS News Service | Apr 16, 2024

A Democrat-majority Downers Grove Village Council voted 4-3 on Tuesday night to remove the only Republican, logistics executive Bill Nienburg, from its six-member, appointed village library board.

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Report: Downers Grove Village Council "ignoring the law" in removing library board member

By LGIS News Service | Apr 16, 2024

Downers Grove's Village Council would be violating state law if it votes tonight to remove Bill Nienburg from the village library board over policy disagreements.

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Downers Grove Village Council to consider removing pro-Pledge of Allegiance, anti -"drag queen bingo" library board member

By LGIS News Service | Apr 15, 2024

The village council of Downers Grove will consider a resolution removing a member from the village library board who has clashed with its "progressive" majority.

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Village of Glen Ellyn sells land to Section 8 Housing developer; Section 8 Apartments coming to Roosevelt Road.

By LGIS News Service | Mar 1, 2024

The Village of Glen Ellyn will sell two vacant village-owned properties to a Chicago-based Section 8 housing developer.

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"The cherished symbol of the holiday season is also black and gay;” Glen Ellyn Public Library promotes "Santa’s Husband"

By LGIS News Service | Nov 16, 2023

As the December approaches, the Glen Ellyn Public Library is stocking Christmas-themed books that also introduce homosexual sex to children.

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Police record of man slain in DuPage "Juneteenth" mass shooting, Reginald Meadows, included battery, robbery, gun charges

By LGIS News Service | Jun 26, 2023

A man shot and killed in a mass DuPage County shooting last week had dozens of previous encounters with law enforcement, including arrests for battery, residential burglary, attempted robbery, home invasion and driving while intoxicated.

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State filings: Republican DuPage County law firm created anonymous LLC that made $5,000 donation to Democrat candidate Conroy

By LGIS News Service | May 2, 2023

An Itasca-based law firm with long ties to the DuPage County Republican Party created a company that made an anonymous $5,000 donation in support of Democrat Deborah Conroy's successful 2022 bid for DuPage County Board Chairman.

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Turnout Report: 118K DuPage voters cast ballots in Consolidated Election, 19 percent turnout

By LGIS News Service | Apr 5, 2023

DuPage County voter turnout in the April 4, 2023 Consolidated Election was 118,191, or about 19 percent of 610,092 registered voters.

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"Solid gold and custom marble;” Lombard library board candidate says taxpayers just funded “the most expensive library in west suburban history"

By LGIS News Service | Apr 3, 2023

A candidate for Lombard's library board says that, if elected, he will deliver a "full audit of all expenditures, contracts and vendors" involved in the construction of the village's new library, recently completed at a taxpayer cost of $27.7 million.

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"Libraries should be a place for people to become educated and informed:" Lombard Library Board challengers want more books, less politics

By LGIS News Service | Apr 2, 2023

Two Lombard library board candidates want the Helen M. Plum Memorial Public Library to be a place to go for books, not political sermonizing.

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While on City Council, Naperville Mayoral hopeful White voted for $50K in taxpayer-funded grants to wife’s non-profit

By LGIS News Service | Apr 2, 2023

While on the Naperville City Council, Mayoral candidate Benny White voted to send more than $50,000 in taxpayer funds to a non-profit run by his wife, city records show.

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Downers Grove school board candidate Renner directs $25K in donations from soccer club, to school leaders backing him

By LGIS News Service | Apr 1, 2023

On the eve of the April 4 consolidated elections, a Downers Grove school board candidate has directed $25,000 in funds from a local non-profit he controls to school leaders backing him.

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Naperville City Council slate proposes transforming downtown with subsidized, low-income housing

By LGIS News Service | Mar 30, 2023

A slate of Naperville City Council candidates are running on a platform of bringing more low-income, Section 8 apartments to the city's downtown.

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April 4 Voter Cheat Sheet: Who are the Republicans and Democrats running in 24 competitive DuPage school board elections?

By LGIS News Service | Mar 28, 2023

There are 24 competitive school board races in DuPage County, according to an analysis of candidate filings by DuPage Policy Journal.

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Ives: Naperville pol property tax exemptions "taking advantage of a law that was not intended for them."

By LGIS News Service | Mar 27, 2023

Former State Representative and U.S. Army veteran Jeanne Ives said a state law exempting disabled veterans from property taxes was intended to help the "severly disabled," not "marathoners" and "partners in law firms" with "$1 million homes."

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Disabled from service as JAG attorney, Naperville City Council member Holzhauer living property tax-free

By LGIS News Service | Mar 21, 2023

Since he left the U.S. Air Force in 2014, 40 year-old Naperville City Council member Ian Holzhauer has completed the Chicago Marathon.

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On $950K Naperville home, mayoral candidate White has property tax bill of $0

By LGIS News Service | Mar 20, 2023

Naperville City Council member and mayoral candidate Benjamin M. White says he wants to spend city taxpayer dollars on "green energy," mental health trainings and "diversity and inclusion" initiatives.