City leaders are looking to stem a possible population loss in the upcoming U.S. Census by bringing more properties into Decatur limits through annexation.
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The Center Square: More than 250 new laws take effect in Illinois New Year’s Day
On Jan. 1, the new recreational cannabis law is just one of the scores of new laws that will take effect.
In Illinois, more than 250 new laws take effect Jan. 1 that will affect parents, employers, drivers, students and those in the criminal justice system.
Northwest Herald: Group of residents trying to petition to dissolve Oakwood Hills
A group of Oakwood Hills residents aims to put a resolution to dissolve the village on the March election ballot, sparking another group wanting to “Save Oakwood Hills” to form in response.
Richard Studer, one of the organizers of the group looking to dissolve Oakwood Hills, has lived in the village for 15 years with his wife. He came there after he retired, wanting to be closer to his daughter and grandchildren.
Crain's Chicago Business: Is O'Hare losing altitude? Recent figures prompt a gut check.
The latest data comes from a variety of government and industry sources. It indicates year-to-year passenger growth for the nine months ended Sept. 30 was just 1.68 percent. That’s well below the 4.56 percent in the year-earlier period and less than half the airport’s average growth in the past five years.
Northwest Herald: McHenry Township cost study analysis request for proposal nets single $50K offer
Voters in McHenry Township may not have a chance to gauge the financial impact of township elimination before the next election.
As the March primary approaches, township officials are trying to determine whether to move forward with a cost study analysis related to the potential elimination of the township and its road district.
Northwest Herald: Arbitrator in former Algonquin Township road district employee's case withdraws appointment
The arbitrator assigned to former Algonquin Township Highway Department employee Nick Chirikos’ case withdrew herself Friday, causing the already-delayed case to stall once again.
In an email dated Friday to International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150 attorney Bryan Diemer and Algonquin Township Highway Commissioner Andrew Gasser’s attorney, Robert Hanlon, arbitrator Mary Ellen Shea said she made her decision “with regret and the hope that the parties will have better luck scheduling with
Herald-Review: After years of population decline, Decatur is annexing hundreds of properties. Here's why.
By the end of the year, officials say, about 200 properties will have been annexed, meaning the owners will become Decatur residents who pay taxes to the city and receive city services. Some of them aren’t happy about the change. But council members say the push is long overdue for multiple reasons.
Chicago Tribune: For years, AT&T has charged Harvey for inoperable telecommunications lines, officials say. The city now owes $700,000.
The city of Harvey, whose police and fire non-emergency phone lines were briefly cut for inadvertent nonpayment over the summer, is once again caught in a tangled web of telecommunications torment.
Officials said the city has been unable to pay its monthly AT&T bill since October and is being threatened by the company with disconnection if it can’t come up with $50,000 per month to cover its current telecommunications usage and simultaneously chip away at a $700,000 arrearage that has swelled over an indeterminate number of years.