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National Politics At Elmhurst City Meetings?
The mayor says his rival would likely inject such politics at City Hall. His opponent says he would not.

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The mayor says his rival would likely inject such politics at City Hall. His opponent says he would not.

Meanwhile, an official feared a loss of federal money because of the possible closure of the Department of Education.
Aldermen agreed to ban left turns from one of the streets. A total of 43 crashes have been reported over five years.
The city admitted no liability in its agreement with a Cook County woman.
Another alderman abstained from a vote involving money for his employer.
Such a measure would protect members from liability and "perhaps incarceration," a member said.
Hinsdale District 86 candidates were asked about Lyons Township High's repeated violations of the open meetings law.
They said they would take a different approach from the Lyons Township High School board.
That is driving the decision for a new preschool building, the superintendent said.
Someone threw a mailer in her face, he said. The police were not called.
It joins four other locations in the Chicago suburbs.
Hinsdale District 86 shouldn't pay to teach elementary students, particularly a whole class of them, officials said.
In another case, a business receives threatening messages, local police said.
A trucker sued the city last fall, alleging that a false evaluation led to her DUI arrest.
The district is hiring a German teacher for next school year. The board voted in November for "sunsetting" the program.
A board member said it was unfair to apply the same threshold to South, given it is smaller than Central.
A Willow Springs trustee took issue with the district's effort to get an expanded preschool.
Residents warned about maximum property tax levy hikes if the grocery tax disappears.
The local trend is not unique. It's known as "Friday and Monday flu."
The incumbent said two former colleagues lost because of their marijuana stance.