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DuPage County Board approves 2018 budget The DuPage County Board approved the 2018 budget on Tuesday, marking the 10th consecutive year the County has passed a budget with no property tax increase. The 2018 budget is $439.6 million, with expenditures out of the General Revenue Fund at $176.9 million, down slightly from the previous year. The proposed budget has a full-time headcount of 2,178, which is down from 2,270 in 2010. “Every year we strive to live within our means while offering the highest level of service without raising property taxes,” said County Board Chairman Dan Cronin. “This year was more difficult than ever as the General Assembly kept more than $3 million in tax revenue that is usually returned to the County to fund services for our residents.” In his remarks at last week’s meeting, Chairman Cronin thanked countywide elected officials for working collaboratively in each of their offices to balance the budget. Finance Committee Chairman Paul Fichtner noted the County’s General Revenue Fund was significantly impacted by the reductions. “Our General Revenue Fund provides money for critical areas of service including public safety, senior care, the subsidy for our DuPage Care Center and other essential components for the operation of County government,” he said. The 2018 spending plan includes $55.6 million in total capital including projects for storm water,

drainage and road construction. million. To view the full 2018 County against heroin in DuPage County. The property tax levy remains flat The budget includes a $100,000 The DuPage County budget takes budget document, visit dupageco. org/finance. for the tenth year in a row at $66.9 allocation to continue the fight effect Dec. 1.

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Students learn ‘Kindness is Contagious’

The kindergartners at St. Pius X Parish School are spreading the word! The students are learning about acts of kindness and even came up with their own campaign entitled “Kindness is Contagious!” All students at St. Pius X are part of a school-wide campaign to take one act of kindness and turn it into many.

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