Jerry's Journal

Tweet CARPENTERSVILLE — Village eyes 156 acres for TIF district (Daily Herald) One of the most rundown, dilapidated areas in all of Carpentersville qualifies for designation as a special taxing district that, if approved, would generate funds for necessary improvements and help spur development, according to village officials.

Tweet OAK PARK — Oak Park village manager quits (Oak Leaves) Oak Park’s village manager resigned Tuesday. Tom Barwin publicly announced his resignation at the village board meeting. The resignation is effective Feb. 29. Village President David Pope said Wednesday morning that Barwin had informed the board of his intention to resign last week. Pope [...]

Tweet LAKE FOREST — City council votes down cell phone ban – for now (TribLocal) In a 5-4 vote, the Lake Forest city council on Tuesday voted down a ban on handheld cellphones, with the majority preferring to wait and see whether the state legislature will enact its own ban.

Tweet BATAVIA — Batavia approves new agreement for Tri-City Ambulance (Kane County Chronicle) Batavia aldermen on Monday approved a new agreement for Tri-City Ambulance in light of the Fox River and Countryside Fire/Rescue District last year deciding to open its own fire stations and hiring a private firm to supply firefighters and paramedics.

Tweet ST. CHARLES — St. Charles council rejects ward map (Kane County Chronicle) The St. Charles City Council on Tuesday night rejected a proposed ward map that would have created districts with populations within a 1 percent deviation of each other.

Tweet MOKENA — Electrical Aggregation Forum Talks Power (The Patch) Mokena residents gathered Tuesday night at the park district headquarters to learn about a referendum the village hopes could cut residents’ electricity bills.

Tweet GLEN ELLYN — COD Ratifies Agreement With Glen Ellyn and DuPage County (The Patch) The College of DuPage will remain a tax-paying entity of the village of Glen Ellyn under an agreement ratified by the school’s board of trustees.

Tweet ROCKFORD — Rockford City Council delays vote on redrawn ward map (Rockford Register-News) Some Rockford aldermen want the city’s proposed ward boundaries for 2013 through 2023 tweaked to keep neighborhood groups and existing relationships intact.

Tweet Lake Forest City Council Approves Woodlands Special Use Permit (The Patch) In a unanimous vote Tuesday night, the Lake Forest City Council approved an amended special use permit for Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart in Lake Forest.

Tweet BATAVIA — New York account raises questions about naming of Batavia (Beacon-News) Along with their brown bag lunches, Mayor Jeff Schielke gave his audience food for thought about Judge Isaac Wilson – a prominent historical figure responsible for the naming of the city of Batavia. Schielke revealed during his annual Books between Bites presentation [...]

Tweet PEORIA — Peoria area economic indicators show continued growth (Peoria Journal-Star) Continued economic growth – that’s what the graph indicates in the latest economic survey from Bradley University.

Tweet Fox River Grove to hold sales tax forum (Northwest Herald) To help answer questions about the upcoming sales tax referendum, village officials have scheduled an informational forum on. . .

Tweet MOKENA — Electrical Aggregation Forum Tonight: The Power is Yours (The Patch) Do you want to learn about an upcoming ballot question that could help you save on your electrical bill?

Tweet CHICAGO HEIGHTS — Chicago Heights Mayor Practices What He Preaches (The Patch) An anti-nepotism ordinance passed by the Chicago Heights City Council last week is just the formalizing of a policy already observed by Mayor David Gonzalez.