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Government

Mark Mulliner Should Be the Next Mayor of Elmhurst.

77 percent of Elmhurst Residents already agree with him.

Government

Dual Elected Duty: Elmhurst Has Decisions to Make

With the dual elected duty restriction heading to a citywide vote this November, it is also time to consider alternative leadership and vision for our community.

Government

Dual Elected Duty: Didn’t They Want The People to Decide?

The issue of dual elected duty restriction belongs on the ballot this November for all Elmhurst voters to decide.

Government

Dual Elected Duty: The Official Opinion Is In

“I therefore conclude that the city could adopt an ordinance to prohibit its elected officials from holding any other elected office, but only if such an ordinance was authorized by referendum.”

Government

Dual Elected Duty: Credit Where Credit is Due

Monday's Finance Committee meeting, headed by Vice Chairman York with aldermen Mulliner and Levin in attendance, was productive and encouraging.

Dual Elected Duty: A Horse Designed by our Finance Committee Might End Up Looking Like a Camel.

Our constitutional right to define the qualification of elected officials is now controlled by Alderman Steve Hipskind, the Finance Committee Chairman, and Co-Chairman Alderman Kevin York.

Government

Dual Elected Duty: The Disenfranchisement of North Elmhurst Voters

Elmhurst residents who live north of the Prairie Path will have no say or vote on the dual elected duty controversy without a full city referendum.

Government

Dual Elected Duty: Let’s Really Let the Voters Decide

I respectfully ask the Honorable Mayor DiCianni to support an up or down referendum on dual elected duty, which is in line with his campaign’s premise of, “Let the voters decide”.

Government

Grinding Illinois Law and Liberty into Sausage

It’s been said that the making of laws is like the making of sausages: the less you know about the process the more you respect the result. Dual elected duty is nothing more than spoiled sausage.

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Let Us Act and Be Remembered, as Lincoln Once Urged, “By the Better Angels of Our Nature”

As Citizens of Elmhurst, we should recognize and remember the sacrifices made to give us a system of fair representative government and take action to ensure it is preserved for everyone.