Local

GLEN ELLYN – The Glen Ellyn School District 41 Board of Education passed a $45 million property tax levy at its meeting Dec. 9.

The DuPage County Board on Tuesday approved the rezoning of the Ken Loch Golf Links property near Lombard, allowing a developer to move forward with a planned multi-family home development project.

NAPERVILLE – Office Depot will move its global headquarters to Florida after choosing a location in Boca Raton over the Naperville home of its merger partner OfficeMax.

The controversial saga surrounding a gas station seeking to set up shop at Butterfield Road and Route 53 near Glen Ellyn is over for now, after the DuPage County Board voted Dec. 10 against granting the development a conditional use permit.

The 22nd annual Hometown Holiday festivities brought a holiday feel to downtown La Grange Saturday.

LEMONT – The Lemont Village Board approved a $2.85 million tax levy for 2013 during its Dec. 9 meeting.

LEMONT – The Lemont Village Board took steps to improve the village's debt recovery practices during its Dec. 9 meeting.

LEMONT – A painting from the closed PC's Pancake Cafe has found a permanent home at the Lemont Village Hall.

CLARENDON HILLS – The Clarendon Hills Park District offers both outdoor ice skating and sledding throughout the winter months, depending upon weather conditions and other factors. 

LOMBARD – The Lombard Service League recently announced its annual youth poetry contest for local fourth- and fifth-grade children.

WHEATON – Holiday saunterers came out Dec. 7 to support local businesses in downtown Wheaton and to enjoy snacks, ice sculpting, carriage rides and more during the Downtown Wheaton Association's Dickens of a Christmas Stroll.

WILLOWBROOK – Revenue projections are hitting the mark, sales and eating tax are on the rise and the Village of Willowbrook has adequate cash at hand, but officials are also preparing for large capital projects that need to be addressed within the next few years.

Extremely low temperatures and snow forecast for the early morning hours Wednesday is expected to create hazardous driving conditions during the morning rush hour, the National Weather Service is reporting.

BURR RIDGE – It’s been a series of up and downs in the first six months for the new mayor of Burr Ridge, Mickey Straub, who said at one time it was “80/20” that he was considering leaving the position because of how frustrating it was “to see the politics play out.”

ELMHURST – After a few years working at his dad’s store, Cottage Hill Diamonds, Collin Hill has more knowledge of jewelry and diamonds than most 26-year-old men and probably a fair number of women.