The money would help pay for a new police station, replacing the 34-year-old one.
Officials say they wouldn't sell it to help pay for a new police station.
The current chamber leader is leaving after a quarter century at the helm.
Even the village government's backers questioned the move. One said, "Anything done in darkness takes on a bad optic."
The city bought the $2.3 million building five years ago, but did not say why. Now, some suggest the city sell it.
This would be five times more than his current pay and roughly equivalent to the Rockford mayor's.
The reduction followed shifting explanations. Officials suggested they could pay a news crew to promote downtown.
Residents told Patch they did not sign Mark Mulliner's mayoral petition. His rival said there was an "obvious impropriety."
Two local entities have chosen to build bandshells. They'll be close to each other.
Relatively little goes to actual assistance. Charities are advised to spend far less on overhead.
The city has no central long-term planning on vehicle purchases.
The manager seemed to have an "overwhelmingly positive relationship" with the board, a resident said.
The village manager was placed on leave a week ago, the village's spokesman said.
An influencer wanted to come to Elmhurst, but asked to be paid. At the time, the city had no money for such an effort.
A City Council majority rejected a proposed increase to the concrete street budget.
The owner of a $500,000 house will pay nearly $250 more next year, the district said.
Aldermen voted unanimously to seek $720,000 more from property taxpayers.
The city may create an "exclusive space" for neighbors, a resident said.
One of the other candidates publicly spoke out for mask mandates in early 2022.
Three local aldermen decided against running again in the April election.
Two other candidates have filed paperwork for the April 1 election.
A school bus stop at the intersection makes the recent action problematic, two aldermen said.
The incumbents often file later during the filing period. Three seats are up.
The developer is considering an Elmhurst-first approach for the homes, the mayor said.
The challenger said he wants to avoid the temptation to further tax residents.
The city has been able to "maneuver" around deadlines to spend the grant money, an official said.
Labor talks and the Metra station are causing the increase, an official said.
The library director foresees no need for more debt. The building, she said, is in "great shape."
The two men faced each other in 2021. Others are running for City Council.
The local pantry said it has seen a growing need for its services this year.
She was shoved and told that "we should get rid" of women in the fire station, her attorney said.
Voters approved a property tax hike for the Elmhurst Park District. The main project is replacing the Wagner Community Center.
The city is proposing to budget money for such streets for the first time since 2022.
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The township is set to absorb the district's responsibilities.
The park district wants to address "significant space constraints."
Democrats far out-raised Republicans for the District 45 state representative seat.
Both candidates have blanketed voters with mailers. One has raised more than $1 million.
Most of the money under the referendum would go toward building a much larger Wagner Community Center.
She has raised more than four times as much as her GOP rival.