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Tuesday saw the Downers Grove Township annual Town Meeting.  This was the first one I had attended.  It was not exactly what I was expecting. Upon walking in the front door of Ashton Place on 75th Street I was greeted by Republican Danny Moustos and Democrat Mark Garrity, each with a handout.

Hat tip to blogger RyanDe680, Mayor Sandack, and Township Supervisor Frank Wurster: Early voting begins January 11 and ends January 28. If you want to vote early, you can do so by stopping by the Committee Room at the Downers Grove Village Hall, 801 Burlington Ave., starting Monday, January 11.  Early voting hours are: Monday, [...]

The State Officials and Employee Ethics Act, 5 ILCS 430/1 et seq makes clear no board member or employee may intentionally use any district property or resources in connection with any political activity. The Illinois Council of School Attorneys have specifically vetted that point.

Found in Trib Local, right next to yet another D99 story about how Boyle is the problem.

The following opinion is not DGreport’s: it’s mine. After consistent reportage in The Tribune and The Reporter, and here at DGreport, The Sun weighs in 10 days later, with a story of a different meeting.

Local Woodridge resident Greg Abbott has announced he will file and run for the seat being vacated by Kyle Gilgis here in District 3, which includes roughly the south half of Downers Grove. Mr. Abbott’s law offices are in the CBD of Downers Grove and he is a member of the DG Chamber of Commerce.  [...]

I’m taking up Chad’s and Meat’s summer reading suggestions. Anything is better than what I’ve been reading: HB255. Our local rep Patti Bellock was a co-sponsor of this bill; she pulled her sponsorship the day it turned from an Estate Tax bill into a gambling/tax and fee increase bill. After the break, a synopsis of [...]

HB4565 was introduced yesterday on the Illinois House floor. The bill as introduced would make it a Class 4 Felony to use school property for campaign purposes, any other provision of the code notwithstanding.

Transparency, or lack thereof. Last weekend I filed a Freedom of Information Request via email to CHSD99′s Board of Education regarding their Closed Session that began the April 27th School Board meeting.