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DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek in office at the DuPage County Administration Building in Wheaton on July 18, 2024. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Outgoing DuPage County clerk isn’t giving up legal fight despite appeals court ruling

October 23, 2026 at 5:47 p.m.

Embattled DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek said on Friday that she plans to ask the state’s highest court to weigh in on her ongoing legal fight with the County Board.

Rats walk through an alley on the 1900 block of North Halsted Street Tuesday Aug. 12, 2025, in Chicago. The village of Franklin Park is seeking input from residents via an advisory referendum on if it should ban fruit trees in residential neighborhoods to help reduce rodent populations that might feed on fallen fruit. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Franklin Park seeks voter input on potential fruit tree ban to combat rodents

October 23, 2026 at 2:13 p.m.

Franklin Park voters are being asked in an advisory referendum if the village should ban fruit trees as part of its rodent abatement program.

Conroy seeks second term as DuPage chair against challenger Grasso

October 19, 2026 at 2:15 p.m.

DuPage Board Chair Deborah Conroy has her eyes on a second term, but Burr Ridge Mayor Gary Grasso says it’s time for new direction.

Candidates for DuPage County clerk promise openness and cooperation

October 19, 2026 at 12:54 p.m.

After a yearslong feud between the DuPage County clerk and county board, voters have a chance to elect a new person to the office.

DuPage County Board Chair Deborah Conroy speaks during a county board meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023 in Wheaton. (Brian Hill/Daily Herald)

DuPage County budget includes money for first-time homebuyers, rental assistance

September 24, 2026 at 6:48 p.m.

DuPage County's proposed $710M budget sets aside $10M to help first-time homebuyers, provide rent assistance to lower-income residents.

DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek. (Jean Kaczmarek)

Battle for control: DuPage County clerk takes fight to appellate court

September 18, 2026 at 3:52 p.m.

DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek wants an appellate court to overturn earlier rulings made made on billing and bidding procedures.

The DuPage County Crisis Recovery Center in Wheaton opened a year ago and has completed more than 2,200 on-site assessments so far, officials said. (DuPage County Health Department)

‘Safe, stigma-free alternative’: DuPage County Crisis Recovery Center marks anniversary

September 14, 2026 at 7:56 p.m.

In its first year, DuPage’s Crisis Recovery Center has completed more than 2,200 assessments, providing mental health and addiction recovery services to thousands.

Adam Johnson, DuPage County's chief deputy clerk, responds to questions from DuPage County Board members during a special meeting of the county board on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. (Alice Fabbre/For the Daily Herald)

DuPage clerk gets $665,000 from board for election but won’t commit to how it’s used

September 3, 2026 at 11:15 a.m.

DuPage County Board OK's another $665K for the upcoming election, but clerk's office won't guarantee it will be used as intended.

A voter casts a ballot in the 2021 at the DuPage County Fairgrounds in Wheaton. (Brian Hill/Daily Herald)

DuPage clerk warns of ‘unprecedented disaster’ in fall election without more funding

August 23, 2026 at 4:22 p.m.

DuPage clerk says she won't be able to deliver what voters have come to expect in the fall election without more money from county.

Members of the public hold up signs as the Will County Board approves the Earthrise Solar farm project on May 21, 2026, in Joliet. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Will County homeowners sue to block massive solar farm

August 22, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Eighteen property owners near the “Pride of the Prairie” solar project site have filed suit seeking to reverse a May 21 decision by the Will County Board allowing the project.

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