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DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Belin Announces Stringent Animal Cruelty Initiative Signed Into Law

DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin announced today that three initiatives proposed in his office’s 2023 legislative package have been signed into law. One of the new laws strengthens law enforcement’s ability to remove companion animals from those charged with animal cruelty while the other two protect personnel and residents at long-term healthcare facilities. The…

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Still Time To Register For Healthy West Chicago 5K

We’ve received a lot of new and amazing raffle prizes to include in our annual 5K Fun Run with 1 Mile Youth Run! Here is just a glimpse of some of the amazing prizes you can win just by participating! Register NOW at https://raceroster.com/74652 Registration will be OPEN until race day, September 23rd, at 7:00…

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DuPage County Judicial Ribbon Cutting

On Tuesday, DuPage County Chief Judge Kenneth Popejoy was all smiles as he proudly unveiled the $19 million worth of expansion and renovation work at the county’s judicial facilities in Wheaton. Popejoy expressed his confidence in meeting the requirements of the upcoming SAFE-T Act, particularly the pretrial portion, which is set to begin next Monday….

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