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THURSDAY, NOV. 5, 2015

Village Board votes to keep collected taxes Symbolic resolutions for motor fuel, distributive taxes passed By Paul DelGuidice For The Villa Park Independent

VILLA PARK — The Villa Park Board of Trustees, at the Monday, Oct. 26 Formal Meeting, voted to approve two resolutions to urge state legislators to consider local municipalities on two tax questions. The symbolic Resolutions entreat Governor Bruce Rauner and both Houses of the legislature to “protect full funding” of the Motor Fuel Tax (MFT) and the Local Government Distributive Fund (LGDF) revenues. “Do we know if there are a lot of other municipalities doing these resolutions?” asked Trustee Nick Cuzzone. “The answer to that is yes,” said Village President Deborah Bullwinkel, “We want our voices heard.” The state of Illinois has been operating without a budget for nearly four months due to an impasse between Gov. Rauner’s ‘turnaround agenda’ budget, which seeks changes in collective bargaining rules (among other measures) and an unbalanced budget championed by House Speaker Michael Madi-

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Preschoolers march in Halloween Parade

Children who attend preschool at Villa Park Recreation took part in a Halloween Parade for friends and family where they showed off all their creative costumes.

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