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Thanks for sending me the message about the Glen Ellyn Life website. I think it’s an excellent idea and I hope it’s successful. I already found it very helpful in trying to learn the facts behind the ‘personnel issue’ about two Village department heads.

For four months Glen Ellyn leadership has struggled to resolve a moral compass entanglement: what to do when alleged impropriety by two prominent village employees is brought forth?

According to several news accounts published in late October, Chief of Police Norton and the Planning and Development Director Staci Hulseberg had an alleged "improper personal conduct" brought forth to the village manager by the husband of Staci Hulseberg. What remains unclear is what, if any, factual evidence caused the village manager and village president to take action.

Residents stand behind Glen Ellyn officials - Glen Ellyn leaders didn't make any public decisions Monday night about disciplining two top village administrators over misconduct allegations - but residents continue to praise and support the two under scrutiny. [News from Daily Herald]

In what is a November biennial ritual in Glen Ellyn but practically unheard-of elsewhere, a candidate for village president was selected after 1,764 residents cast votes Saturday (that's about 6.5 percent the village's residents, the number was considerably above that of recent years).

Residents also chose Peter Cooper, Phillip Hartweg and Carl Henninger for three open trustee seats. read more