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  Chickens could become election issue in Fox LakeFeb 8, 2013 12:00 AM
  Chickens might play a role in the April 9 Fox Lake mayoral election because of a failed proposal to allow residents to raise hens on their property. Supporters of the effort to raise chickens for food and educational purposes say they are upset the board voted 4-2 in January to defeat the measure and will back village board and mayoral challengers in the election.
  

   

• Mundelein trustee candidates cite gangs, traffic scofflaws among safety concerns Feb 7, 2013 12:00 AM
  Some of the candidates for seats on Mundelein’s village board expressed unique priorities when asked about ways to improve public safety in town. Whereas most talked about the continued need for community policing and the dangers of illegal drug use, one proposed re-educating drivers on obeying stop signs.
  

   
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  Newcomer challenging incumbents for Arlington Heights village boardFeb 6, 2013 12:00 AM
  Newcomer Jim Tinaglia is challenging incumbent trustees Joseph Farwell, Bert Rosenberg, Thomas Glasgow and Norm Breyer in the race for four at-large seats on the Arlington Heights Village Board. The candidates say major issues facing the village this election season include pension funding, business development and bringing a new police station to Arlington Heights.
  

   
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  High school senior drops off Wheeling board ballotFeb 6, 2013 12:00 AM
  Asher Horcher, the Northwest suburbs' youngest candidate for office on the April ballot has withdrawn from the race for the Wheeling Village Board, saying it is more important to the village that her father, Pat Horcher, be elected village president.
  

   

• Teen candidate drops off Wheeling ballot Feb 5, 2013 12:00 AM
  Asher Horcher, the youngest person in the area on the ballot in April’s election, withdrew Tuesday as a candidate for Wheeling Village Board. Horcher, who will be 18 March 4, said she thinks it is more important to the village that her father, Pat Horcher, be elected village president, and her candidacy could hurt his.
  

   

• Naperville candidates discuss downtown safetyFeb 3, 2013 12:00 AM
  After a tumultuous 2012 in downtown Naperville, which included a grisly murder, multiple stabbings and several fights, the 11 city council candidates in the April 9 election are offering a variety of proposals to return the area to a more family friendly environment. Police Chief Robert Marshall, who has made cleaning up downtown his top priority, has begun enacting a multifaceted enforcement plan to combat the public intoxication and fights that seem to have become more frequent, especially on weekend nights. Several candidates, however, believe more responsibility must fall on the bar owners and patrons.
  

   

• Naperville candidates discuss downtown safetyJan 29, 2013 12:00 AM
  After a tumultuous 2012 in downtown Naperville, which included a grisly murder, multiple stabbings and several fights, the 11 city council candidates in the April 9 election are offering a variety of proposals to return the area to a more family friendly environment. Police Chief Robert Marshall, who has made cleaning up downtown his top priority, has begun enacting a multifaceted enforcement plan to combat the public intoxication and fights that seem to have become more frequent, especially on weekend nights. Several candidates, however, believe more responsibility must fall on the bar owners and patrons.
  

   

• Are term limits good for the suburbs? Jan 14, 2013 12:00 AM
  While Arlington Heights residents may get to vote in April on whether those on the village board should adhere to term limits, officials in other Northwest suburbs that created limits years ago are still debating whether its been a good thing. Some say term limits are the only way to give the booth to those who have been in office for a generation, while others complain that it pushes good people out of office.
  

   

• Term limits referendum thrown off Arlington Heights ballotJan 14, 2013 12:00 AM
  Arlington Heights residents won't have the chance to vote on term limits for elected officials in April after a petition to place the issue on the upcoming ballot was thrown out Monday. However, proponents of the issue vowed bring the question back at a future election.
  

   

• Objection filed against Arlington Heights term limits petition Jan 11, 2013 12:00 AM
  An objection has been filed to the petition calling for Arlington Heights to place a binding referendum on the April ballot that could impose term limits for elected village officials. The Arlington Heights Electoral Board will meet at 9:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 14 to hear the objections and rule on the petition.
  

   
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  Term limits added to Arlington Heights ballotJan 8, 2013 12:00 AM
  Arlington Heights residents will vote on a measure that would mandate term limits for village trustees and the village president as part of the spring election. Trustees and village presidents would be limited to two 4-year terms, or eight years of service over their lifetime. "It's good to have new blood in all forms of government, local state and federal," resident Bill Gnech said.
  

   

• Buffalo Grove electoral board says no ‘wiggle room’ in rejecting candidate Jan 8, 2013 12:00 AM
  In the end, an electoral board couldn't find any wiggle room for trustee candidate Jeff Battinus, whose failure to provide proof that he had filed his economic interest form with Cook County caused him to fall off the ballot. "The statute in the case law is very explicit," village President Jeffrey Braiman said. "It's very Draconian. Either you complied or you don't comply. If you don't comply, it's not a viable petition."
  

   

• Arlington Hts. reviewing term limits petition Jan 8, 2013 12:00 AM
  Arlington Hts. officials are reviewing more than 2,700 signatures turned in this week on a petition calling for a binding referendum on the spring ballot that would require term limits for trustees and the village president. The public has until Jan. 14 to view and file objections to the 79-page petition, said Village Clerk Becky Hume.
  

   

• Buffalo Grove trustee candidate removed from ballot Jan 7, 2013 12:00 AM
  The campaign for the Buffalo Grove village board lost its only non-incumbent Monday when the village's electoral board removed candidate Jeffrey Battinus from the ballot because he failed to file a required statement of economic interest by the Dec. 26 deadline.
  

   

• Wheeling candidacy objections withdrawn FridayJan 4, 2013 12:00 AM
  Challenges filed against two Wheeling candidates by a fellow candidate were withdrawn Friday, a day before the scheduled hearing before the village's electoral board. Former Wheeling trustee and president Patrick Horcher — who's running for village president again — filed the challenges against the re-election bid of Trustee Ken Brady and current Trustee Dean Argiris' run for president.
  

   

• Challenges filed against two candidates in Wheeling Jan 2, 2013 12:00 AM
  Challenges have been filed against two men running for office in Wheeling, by another candidate, and sorting out the complaints may get complicated, officials said. Patrick Horcher, who is running for village president, on Monday filed challenges against the petitions of Trustees Ken Brady and Dean Argiris on the grounds that they had too many signatures on their petitions.
  

   

• N. Barrington trustee says contentment reduced candidatesDec 29, 2012 12:00 AM
  Despite the return of controversial retail development plans for the 108-acre Dimucci property nearby, at least one North Barrington trustee interprets the general lack of candidate interest in the April 9 village board election as contentment among residents. "On the face of it, it's disappointing, but things have been on an even keel," said Trustee E. Peter Boland, who's been on and off the board over the past two decades.
  

   
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  Last day of candidate filing brings showdown in Island LakeDec 26, 2012 12:00 AM
  The last day of candidate filing for the April 2013 election solidified some much anticipated political showdowns in Lake County. Perhaps most prominently, a slate of relative political newcomers led by a former veteran mayor will challenge Island Lake's sitting mayor and her allies.
  

   

• Interest is high in most Northwest suburban races Dec 26, 2012 12:00 AM
  If you believe the maxim that all politics is local, April 9 is the election for you. Filing closed Wednesday, and the interest in local municipal offices is keen this cycle -- six Northwest suburbs have contested mayoral elections, and nine city councils and village boards will be contested.
  

   

• Hainesville ballot lottery Dec 18, 2012 12:00 AM
  The village of Hainesville will host a lottery to determine ballot placement for the April 9, 2013 Consolidated Election on Friday, Dec. 28.