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Northwest Herald: Huntley approves smoke shop moratorium
A moratorium of about three months on smoke and vape shops in Huntley was imposed by the Village Board during its Thursday meeting.
The move aims to allow time for staff to analyze whether these businesses require additional regulation.
Daily Herald: DuPage lawmakers want tougher penalties for no-show defendants
Two DuPage County legislators want to toughen the state’s “Failure to Appear” laws to combat a spike in the number of criminal defendants posting bail and never returning to court to face their charges.
The proposal comes in response to concerns raised by DuPage State’s Attorney Robert Berlin about the number of defendants — many charged with crimes such as possession of child pornography, burglary, aggravated burglary, aggravated robbery, residential burglary and aggravated DUI — who are trying to avoid prosecution.