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1 week ago | 
gazettextra.com | Robert McCoppin |Molly Morrow
By Robert McCoppin and Molly Morrow - Chicago Tribune (TNS) Voters in Bensenville, Illinois, recently made clear how they felt about a proposed 1% tax on groceries. In a referendum on April 1, 91% voted against it. Even though the measure failed in Bensenville, at least 163 communities around the state have recently enacted local grocery taxes. Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency.
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1 week ago | 
thederrick.com | Robert McCoppin |Molly Morrow
Voters in Bensenville, Illinois, recently made clear how they felt about a proposed 1% tax on groceries. In a referendum on April 1, 91% voted against it. Even though the measure failed in Bensenville, at least 163 communities around the state have recently enacted local grocery taxes. Thank you for reading! Please log in, or sign up for a new account and purchase a subscription to continue reading.
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1 week ago | 
chicagotribune.com | Robert McCoppin |Molly Morrow
Voters in Bensenville recently made clear how they felt about a proposed 1% tax on groceries. In a referendum on April 1, 91% voted against it. Even though the measure failed in Bensenville, at least 163 communities around the state have recently enacted local grocery taxes. Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill last year repealing the state’s 1% grocery tax, saying it hit poorer families harder. But the bill also allowed municipalities, which depend on the revenue, to implement their own tax.
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1 week ago | 
dailygazette.com | Robert McCoppin |Molly Morrow
Voters in Bensenville, Illinois, recently made clear how they felt about a proposed 1% tax on groceries. In a referendum on April 1, 91% voted against it. Even though the measure failed in Bensenville, at least 163 communities around the state have recently enacted local grocery taxes. × Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.
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1 week ago | 
dailyitem.com | Robert McCoppin |Molly Morrow
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
chicagotribune.com | Molly Morrow
A Chicago man has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a disabled resident of the Marklund home in Geneva in 2023, according to the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office. The victim was found to be pregnant last April and gave birth soon after, officials said. Isaiah Fields, 24, a former employee of Marklund, faces six to 30 years in state prison when he is sentenced, according to a news release Tuesday from the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
chicagotribune.com | Molly Morrow
At its meeting Monday, the Indian Prairie School District 204 board approved a $2.3 million purchase of 6,000 new Chromebooks for students. All second-, sixth- and ninth-graders in the district will receive new Chromebooks next school year, which they will use for the next three to four years until they are due to be replaced again. Previously, the district replaced computers by elementary, middle and high school.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
chicagotribune.com | Molly Morrow
The Kane County Board voted Tuesday to approve the appointment of Alex Arroyo of Aurora to fill the vacant District 7 seat on the board. The seat was left open after Monica Silva’s successful bid for Kane County coroner in the fall election. With her official resignation from the board on Nov. 30, 2024, the board had until the end of January to appoint her successor, according to state statute.
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Oct 26, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Molly Morrow |Claire Malon
On Nov. 5, Chicagoans will select their pick for president of the United States and a host of statewide and local offices. But one choice on the ballot is new: a candidate to represent their community on the Chicago Board of Education. Voters from each of the city’s 10 school districts will select one candidate to represent them, while 11 individuals from each district, including the board president, will be appointed by Mayor Brandon Johnson, comprising an expanded, 21-member school board.
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Oct 26, 2024 | 
chicagotribune.com | Molly Morrow |Claire Malon
On Nov. 5, Chicagoans will select their pick for President of the United States and a host of statewide and local offices. But one choice on the ballot is new: a candidate to represent their community on the Chicago Board of Education. Voters from each of the city’s 10 school districts will select one candidate to represent them, while eleven individuals from each district, including the board president, will be appointed by Mayor Brandon Johnson, comprising an expanded, 21-member school board.
