A crowd of Maple Park community members filled the meeting room at the Civic Center on Tuesday night to say goodbye to the village’s out-going village president and to welcome its new president.

Eighteen votes decided the race for village president of Maple Park. Kathleen Curtis edged out incumbent Ross Dueringer in a 176 to 158 vote.

The following unofficial results are courtesy of Kane and DeKalb counties: Village President, Village Board and Tex Referendum

All referendum questions have one thing in common: They all ask for money to pay for services. Maple Park's police referendum is no different. It is seeking additional dollars to help fund police department operations.

Local village officials agree that industry is just as important as retail and residential growth to the area's economy.

The board voted down a motion to accept two police officers to be part of a pool of candidates for future employment, and it tabled a motion to hire another officer under a probationary period. It also...

The race is on for president of the Maple Park Village Board. Trustee Kathy Curtis announced her plans to run in April. In November, Village President Ross Dueringer announced that he would run for a second term.

Maple Park is once again searching for police officers to staff its department.