DuPage County Treasurer Gwen Henry said this years property tax bills are higher despite the average tax rate dropping by 1.78 percent. The reason is because the total assessed value of property in DuPage increased by 4.3 percent in 2015. "This has been a challenging year for property owners in DuPage County," Henry said. "For the first year since 2009, property owners have … [Read more...] about DuPage County Homeowners are about to get hit with a Property Tax Increase
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DuPage County Recorder Candidate gets His Nomination
Lombard resident Moon Khan, who seemingly lost his bid to become the party's nominee in the March 15 primary election after a write-in campaign, emerged victorious from an April 21 court-ordered recount showing he reached the minimum vote threshold. Read more about the recount at My Suburban Life. … [Read more...] about DuPage County Recorder Candidate gets His Nomination
4 Alarm Fire sends Firefighters from across the Suburbs to Fight the Flames
Several area fire departments responded to a structure fire at the RoomPlace, a furniture warehouse located in Woodridge, according to the Lemont Fire Protection District. According to the Lemont fire district, a fire alarm activated at 5 p.m. on Thursday at the building, which was formerly a Harlem Furniture store. Read more about the incident at My Suburban Life. … [Read more...] about 4 Alarm Fire sends Firefighters from across the Suburbs to Fight the Flames
An Oak Brook Woman STEALS nearly $30,000 from Charity in Pocket Change
Surveillance footage of a former Oak Brook Park District employee stealing change from a vending machine ultimately led to the discovery of nearly $30,000 missing from the district's fundraising arm, police said Thursday. Read more about it at The Daily Herald. … [Read more...] about An Oak Brook Woman STEALS nearly $30,000 from Charity in Pocket Change
Police are searching for a man who ROBBED a TCF Bank in Elmhurst
A TCF Bank inside a Jewel in Elmhurst was robbed around 3:42 p.m.April 19th The bank robber didn't show a weapon when he entered the store and demanded money from the teller, He left on foot with an unknown amount of money. Read more about the incident at Patch.com … [Read more...] about Police are searching for a man who ROBBED a TCF Bank in Elmhurst