Government

Meghan Ostreko, who has 19 years of experience in local government, will oversee various administrative functions and assist in managing day-to-day operations within the village.

The DeKalb County Rehabilitation and Nursing Center will save more than $1 million after the DeKalb County Board recently approved a new linen contract for the facility, a county official said.

House Bill 5134 would require those convicted of sex trafficking, involuntary servitude, and involuntary sexual servitude of a minor to register as a sex offender

Walsh clashes with city of Joliet, which has sided with NorthPoint.

Group serves disadvantaged persons and people of color, including African Americans, women and persons with disabilities, in DuPage, Kane, Kendall and Will counties.

Unlike the federal law, which applies primarily to nationally chartered banks, the state law applies to state-chartered banks and savings banks, credit unions and non-bank mortgage lenders.

The DeKalb County Board recently approved a grant-funded project that will remodel the transit facility used by the Voluntary Action Center without county funding, but aided by more than $1 million in state grants.

The DeKalb City Council recently debated whether to impose a cap on the number of additional new retail tobacco stores in town.

The Health Department will lead two classes from 6 to 9 p.m. on Wednesdays, May 1 and May 15 at the Health Department at 1240 N Highland Ave. in Aurora.

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a historic shift to generations of American drug policy that could have wide ripple-effects across the country

Former ATF agent and longtime Lockport resident Tina Bayless has been appointed as the newest member of the Lockport Board of Police Commissioners.

A year and a half after Republican Darren Bailey lost his campaign to challenge Gov. JB Pritzker, state election officials are weighing whether Bailey illegally colluded with conservative radio show host and political operative Dan Proft in the 2022 campaign.

The project, estimated to cost $8.75 million, will include full renovations to the entire building, except the board room and the executive board conference room for the most part.

The tax was proposed by Kane County Board Chair Corinne Pierog to fill in a gap between revenue and spending in the county’s general fund.

With upgraded equipment and new signage, a new and improved nine-hole disc golf course is ready for use in Morrison.