DuPage County Board

DuPage County Board members have authorized the use of a part of the county fairgrounds in Wheaton for a new transportation facility, though the decision was not unanimous.

A DuPage County Board committee has given preliminary approval for a proposal to use land at the fairgrounds property in Wheaton for a sprawling new highway maintenance facility.

DuPage Forest Preserve District finalized the $12 million purchase of Bolger Farm

DuPage County Board members this week signaled support for using fairground property for a new multimillion-dollar transportation complex.

DuPage County Board members Tuesday approved a $636.6 million budget that includes money to address food insecurity, mental health and substance abuse care, as well as hire more prosecutors and public defenders.

A reimagined DuPage County Fairgrounds could be home to a performing arts center featuring a large outdoor concert venue and buildings for music, dance and digital media programs.

DuPage County is eyeing the possibility of putting a multimillion-dollar transportation complex on the county fairgrounds property in Wheaton.

Most DuPage County Board incumbents had a good night on Tuesday.

Now that the polls have closed, Suburban Life is keeping an eye on several races and referendum questions throughout DuPage County

DuPage County voters are choosing between two lawyers to serve as the county’s circuit court clerk.

Incumbent William “Bill” White, a Downers Grove Democrat, faces Bob Grogan, a Downers Grove Republican, for the DuPage County auditor’s post.

A longtime DuPage Democrat who has previously called for letting voters decide the future of the county’s recorder of deeds office is now hoping to lead it.

Some DuPage County Board members are questioning the number of lawyers representing the county clerk in a legal case stemming from an ongoing dispute over how bills get paid.

DuPage County Board members could soon look for ways to spend $100,000 each to benefit county residents.

DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek is suing the DuPage County Board, Auditor Bill White and county board Chair Deborah Conroy in a move to assert her right to control how she runs the clerk’s office.

For more than 16 months, the DuPage County Board and County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek have been at odds over how bills get paid and what she can or can’t do with her office’s budget.

A past due credit card bill is now part of the ongoing controversy surrounding the DuPage County clerk’s office and unpaid bills.

DuPage County Board Chair Deborah Conroy is proposing a 2025 budget includes money to help address food insecurity and affordable housing, hire more prosecutors and public defenders among other items

DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek wants to be represented by a private attorney in a lawsuit the county has filed against her because of a dispute about bills.

The DuPage County clerk has been sued in a dispute over how her bills are paid

Beekeepers in unincorporated DuPage County no longer need an acre of land to house their bee colonies.

Invoices from the DuPage County clerk’s office are once again being held up for payment — a move the county clerk said has cost the county roughly $25,000.

Bartlett police arrested an Elgin man Tuesday in connection with a shooting that caused damage to a home in early May.

The saga between the DuPage County clerk’s office and the county board made its way into an annual outside audit of the county’s finances.

Before DuPage County Board members loosen beekeeping restrictions, some groups want them to consider the sting those changes may have on native bees.

DuPage County has kicked off projects totaling more than $36 million to ease traffic congestion, improve safety and resurface more than 57 lane miles of county roads.

An audit exposed shortcomings that led to a snafu in the DuPage County cannabis tax

DuPage County forest preserve commissioners are weighing whether to ask voters in November for a possible property tax increase to generate more than $17 million in additional annual revenue for the district.

DuPage County has increased its rating in the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Community Rating System program

DuPage County Board members on Tuesday approved more than $600,000 in grant requests to help 13 food pantries cover expenses for refrigerated trucks, shelving, ovens, refrigerators, freezers and other capital needs.

Nearly three years after officials discovered an “egregious error” that cost the county millions in cannabis tax revenue, DuPage County Board members are still awaiting answers on how it happened.

DuPage County Board Chair Deborah Conroy enlisted the help of state lawmakers to make it clear that countywide elected officials need to follow state bidding laws and seek county board approval for certain budget transfers.

Outdated software and an ongoing controversy surrounding bills from the DuPage County clerk’s office have delayed quarterly audit reports for nearly four years, DuPage County Auditor Bill White said

DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek is threatening a legal fight unless existing bills for her office are paid

DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek continues to refuse to answer questions about no-bid contracts awarded by her office, potentially setting the stage for a legal fight with the county board.

The DuPage County Board on Tuesday voted to provide nearly $2.1 million to assist local food pantries with food and infrastructure needs.

Glen Ellyn environmentalists Ann Boisclair and Jeff Jens have donated $50,000 to DuPage County toward the installation of a solar array atop the county's administration building in Wheaton.

Two candidates are vying for the Democratic nod in DuPage County Board District 4

Candidates for the DuPage County Recorder's office weigh in on eliminating the office

DuPage County is seeking feedback on its Mobility Framework Plan

Some DuPage County Board members have organized a collection drive in recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

DuPage County Board members on Tuesday approved setting aside $1 million to help shore up food pantry infrastructure.

DuPage County Board members approved a $25,000 grant to help advertise RibFest.

DuPage County Board members bid farewell to the county’s first female regional superintendent of education.

Talk of removing the election division from the DuPage County clerk’s office has ceased now that outstanding bills have been paid.

More than four years after the DuPage County Election Commission was merged with the county clerk’s office, some officials are suggesting it might be time to unwind that decision.

A defiant DuPage County clerk has county board members disappointed, frustrated and questioning what steps they could take to hold the clerk’s office accountable.

DuPage County board members this week voted to eliminate transportation impact fees.

DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek has come under fire for unpaid bills totaling $180,520.

DuPage County Board members will be taking a closer look at issues surrounding affordable housing.