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A watchdog noted a lower salary budget, asking about the union contract's financial impact.

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A watchdog noted a lower salary budget, asking about the union contract's financial impact.

Officials noted the study after a resident asked about it. A preliminary report is expected by year's end.
The village last year failed to finish an audit until nearly five months after the state deadline.
The 114-suite facility will combine private warehouse and office suites with shared infrastructure, the company said.
A "pro-business" board majority then hired a superintendent who erased progress.
The official wants the footage out. "I'm the one going to look bad, and I don't care," he said.
In another case, a man was charged with disorderly conduct at McDonald's.
She was charged with trespassing. Nothing was reported stolen.
Some residents draw parallels between the recent South Campus controversy and the one four years ago.
Bus firm serves a Darien-based school district, public records show. But the district said the woman has not driven any of its routes.
"I should hit you in the (expletive) face," the woman was quoted as saying.
A man alleged deputy repeatedly bashed his head on the ground after he submitted to arrest. The county disputed the claims.
"No one checked the weather report?" a school board member asked.
The district wants to address a decades-long drainage problem now. The board started discussing the topic last year.
The district wants to increase choices. Now, many lunches are thrown in the garbage, an official said.
The candidate's district includes Hinsdale, Darien, Burr Ridge and Willowbrook, among other towns.
Extreme temperatures and system age can contribute to the problem, the village said.
Officers responded to a man pushing a woman out of a car, authorities said.
She gave her employer $3,000 afterward, but later demanded $15,000 in unpaid wages, according to a police report.
The operator wasn't even in the elevator. "They're sitting in a room," an official said.