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In suggesting a November advisory referendum on term limits for village council members,  Mayor Ron Sandack said he is interested in sparking community discussion on the issue. I’ll take him at his word — and offer a few of my thoughts later in this post (and invite you to do the same). But first a [...]

Two local officials appear largely supportive of bills sponsored by Sen. Dan Cronin and Rep. Randy Ramey that would put the DuPage Water Commission under the control of the county. The water commission has come under increased scrutiny since November, when it was revealed administrators had spent down nearly $20 million in financial reserves. While [...]

Mayor Ron Sandack’s proposal to change the village council rules to require two commissioners to remove an item from the Consent Agenda to the Active Agenda was put on hold at Tuesday’s village council meeting after most commissioners seemed unwilling to jettison the long-standing prerogative. The matter was sparked by Commissioner William Waldack’s Feb. 2 [...]

Editor’s note: This post has been updated in order to clarify the series of events leading up to the mayor’s call for a possible rules change. Saying he believes “very strongly” in a one-week waiting period before voting on certain Consent Agenda items, Commissioner William Waldack requested at Tuesday’s village council meeting that four items [...]

Former mayor Brian Krajewski’s campaign for the District 3 seat on the DuPage County Board swings into high gear with a Super Saturday walk to distribute literature and yard signs throughout district precints tomorrow, Jan. 16, and at a Meet and Greet  from 6-9 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 21, at Papa Passero’s in Westmont. The walk [...]

Mayor Ron Sandack is set to deliver a State of the Village speech at tomorrow’s general membership luncheon of the Downers Grove Area Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the first of two such speeches he will give. The event, which was open to the community as well as Chamber members, sold out earlier today. This [...]

Long-time observers of the village council will be watching closely this evening to see if commissioners have put aside the differences that led to last week’s contentious 4-3 levy vote. The split was unusual and clearly frustrating to some on the dais, as has been reported. In conversations with the DGreport, commissioners offered their interpretations [...]

Painting an unfortunate picture. This is different.  The whole “praise people in public, criticize them in private” meme defined Ron Sandack’s first two years in office.  It led to fast meetings, unanimous votes,  jocularity and little dissenting opinion. That normal good humor and jocularity got a kick in the teeth Wednesday night courtesy of Sandack [...]

Mayor Ron Sandack has formally endorsed Matt Murphy for lieutenant governor, according to a press release from the Murphy camp. Sandack was the only mayor among a dozen state senators and representatives to endorse Murphy, who is unofficially running with gubernatorial candidate Andy McKenna. Sandy Pihos, (R-42) of Glen Ellyn also endorsed Murphy. “Matt Murphy [...]

State Sen. Dan Cronin, Mayor Ron Sandack and Commissioner Sean Durkin were at the Main Street train station this morning gathering signatures for Cronin’s bid to succeed Robert Schillerstrom as DuPage County Board chairman. The primary election is set for February. Cronin, an Elmhurst Republican,  kicked off his campaign in July. Schillerstrom has thrown his [...]