Many of the water mains are old and need replacement, according to a city memo.
Addison Township is asking voters whether it should enter a contract for unincorporated areas.
The city wants to update its 8-year-old plan. The goal is to make downtown a destination.
The city is one of the least affordable towns across Illinois for housing.
One candidate backed the protesters' cause, but disagreed with their tactic.
An Elmhurst committee backs a county group's desire for new hurdles to get public records.
A committee agreed to give lower-income senior citizens a discount. This would help about 3.5 percent of residents.
A candidates forum ended as a result. A group bragged about preventing the candidates from speaking
The district is a battleground for the Democratic and Republican parties.
Many think the police station looks great, but the building has issues, Mayor Scott Levin said.
The lack of affordable housing in Elmhurst leads people to settle in neighboring Villa Park, the mayor said.
He cites the reasons for the increase, which could be 27 percent.
Elmhurst responded humanely, avoiding the "fearmongering" on social media, a resident said.
The City Council is expected to vote on the appointment next week.
The event to feature congressional, coroner and recorder candidates.
An official says when the city may go out to bid for the $44 million project.
The city's water and sewer utility needs are too great to delay work, aldermen said.
The school plans to hold a required meeting with neighbors on Friday night.
The city can find no other water utilities with low-income assistance programs, an official said.
The issue prompts a debate between a local conservative activist and an alderman.
The city spent more than $30,000 unsuccessfully fighting an effort toward greater openness.
An alderman pushed for stops in other parts of town. The mayor argued against that.
Officials are talking about raising water and sewer rates as much as 30 percent. The money would pay for upgrades.
The hopeful's consultant says the race will be close and high-profile.
Recent crashes at a local intersection have brought the issue back to the council.
In 2013, the city estimated the school district would get at least $3 million from the tax district. That may well happen.
The mayor and alderman pointedly disagreed over the pace of concrete street projects.
The Democratic and Republican candidates serve in local elected offices.
The City Council is set to vote on a union agreement next week.
The responsibilities of the city's communications staff have grown substantially over the years, an official said.
The person would be the city's voice in state government.
The estimates have exceeded the pace of inflation. Officials give the status of the station.
Their invoices reveal little of what they do for the city, an alderman said. The mayor defended the costs.
The city has gone years at a time without any work done on its concrete streets. An alderman said he wanted to reverse that trend.
The local politician plans to run for county recorder as a Democrat.
An alderman wanted to know why money for concrete streets was zeroed out for two years.
The projects would cost tens of millions of dollars, an architectural firm says.
Under a proposal, residents would see annual increases until 2031. The city's rates are already higher than many towns.
The city requires owners to grade and seed gravel lots, an alderman said.
A local merchant urged the council against enacting a prohibition, saying doing so would invite "far sketchier" substances.