Articles filed under Elections

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  Several DuPage taxing bodies asking for more money Apr 7, 2013 12:00 AM
  Knowing they won't get another chance to ask voters for more money until next year, several government bodies in DuPage County are seeking approval for tax increases in Tuesday's election. A variety of ballot questions will be decided, from Wheaton Warrenville Unit District 200's $17.6 million proposal to replace an aging preschool to a proposed sales-tax hike in Winfield.
  

   

• We have the right to vote -- so let’s use it Apr 5, 2013 12:00 AM
  Letter to the editor: "Men and women who have served in our military over the many generations have made incredible sacrifices to ensure our right to vote, so ... let's double the number of voters who will vote on April 9th since our last election cycle," writes Will Beiersdorf.
  

   
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  Editorial: Still plenty of ways to cast your ballot early Apr 4, 2013 12:00 AM
  If it'll be tough for you to get to the polls on Tuesday, take advantage of several options to vote in advance — even if you're not registered, a Daily Herald editorial says.
  

   
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  Hoffman Ests. park candidates stress finances, partnerships Apr 4, 2013 12:00 AM
  Three incumbents and two newcomers are running for four open commissioner seats on the Hoffman Estates Park District Board, and they all have varying ideas of how to improve what they believe is already a great park district.
  

   
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  Find your sample ballot, polling places for Tuesday's election Apr 3, 2013 12:00 AM
  There's a solution available for voters who see the hundreds of campaign signs planted in yards around the suburbs but might not know who they can vote for in the local election on Tuesday. County offices have resources online where people can find what precincts they live in and where they can vote. And sample ballots are available showing in which races a voter can make picks.
  

   
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  Uncontested races likely mean status quo on local taxesApr 3, 2013 12:00 AM
  A lack of ballot competition in Tuesday's election means many homeowners aren't likely to see much in the way of policy change when it comes to property taxes. While voters will make key choices in some local races, more than 60 percent of the 2,100-plus races that will be decided in suburban Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake and McHenry counties are uncontested
  

   

• Election changes in Lincolnshire area: Apr 2, 2013 12:00 AM
  Voters in parts of Buffalo Grove, Lincolnshire, and unincorporated Vernon Township will be temporarily relocated on Election Day to the Prairie View Park Meeting Room, 16652 W. Buffalo Grove Road in Prairie View for the April 9 Consolidated Election.
  

   

• Dist. 108 voters to decide fate of pool proposal Apr 1, 2013 12:00 AM
  The idea of building an indoor swimming pool at Lake Park High School keeps rising to the surface, despite multiple failed attempts over the last two decades. This time, however, an organized group of residents and parents is hoping to convince Lake Park High School District 108 voters to support an indoor pool by emphasizing that the facility would be used for much more than high school athletics. "I think a major difference is the fact that the school has committed to having the pool available for use by the community," said Lisa Gregor, president of People for a Pool.
  

   

• Editorial: Liberty values candidacies, it does not block themMar 31, 2013 12:00 AM
  A Daily Herald editorial argues that it is time for the Illinois General Assembly to simplify the process of filing petitions to run for office and to enact safeguards that ensure that those with conflicts of interest are not put in position to judge challenges to those petitions.
  

   
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  Carol Stream Library board race grows increasingly bitterMar 31, 2013 12:00 AM
  Libraries are supposed to be quiet places, but in Carol Stream, the local library is ground zero for one of the most contentious elections this year in DuPage County. Voters will get to choose from 10 candidates — running on two slates — for five positions. The outcome will determine the direction the library takes for the 39,000 residents it serves.
  

   

• The Soapbox Mar 30, 2013 12:00 AM
  Daily Herald editors' thoughts on campaign signs, the cost of primaries and a tribute to a mayor are just part of what you'll find in The Soapbox, local elections edition.
  

   

• Dist. 203 candidates debate district finances Mar 28, 2013 12:00 AM
  As lawmakers wrestle over whether to shift teachers' pension costs back to the respective school districts, the 11 candidates for four open seats in Naperville Unit District 203 recently debated the district's fiscal readiness to take on such a burden. The question was posed to candidates during a recent forum hosted by the Naperville Area Homeowners Confederation. Candidates were asked whether they would support tax increases or service cuts to handle the cost-shift.
  

   
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  Site proposed for new District 53 school draws opposition Mar 27, 2013 12:00 AM
  When Butler Elementary District 53 began developing plans for a new school, finding an appropriate site was one of the biggest challenges. A school built to serve almost 500 students should have access to 20 or more acres of land, according to state recommendations, and district officials found only one Oak Brook property meeting that criteria: the Sports Core. One of two ballot questions many Oak Brook voters will see April 9 asks all residents of the village to approve or deny the sale of up to 8.5 acres of village-owned Sports Core land on which the district hopes to build the new school.
  

   

• Watchdog group battles Dist. 10 over tax increase Mar 27, 2013 12:00 AM
  A government watchdog group is leading opposition against Itasca Elementary District 10's effort to convince voters to approve a property tax increase to raise more money for operations. Now both sides are debating over how much the proposal tax hike would cost property owners if it's adopted on April 9.
  

   
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  Primaries: Low voter turnout, big cost to taxpayers Mar 27, 2013 12:00 AM
  Most suburban taxpayers didn't get to vote in the February primaries, but they all covered the bills for them. They paid an estimated $130 per vote in DuPage County for 67 Aurora votes. They paid about $125,000 in Cook County for 2,900 Republican voters in Palatine Township. "We have to do everything for a primary that we do for a regular election," said McHenry County Clerk Katherine Schultz. "It's very expensive."
  

   
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  W. Dundee candidates weigh in on theater concept Mar 26, 2013 12:00 AM
  The people running for office in West Dundee have varying views on whether the village should let a proposal to turn a downtown hardware store into a regional performing arts center, come to fruition. Rick Browne, a local architect, is in the midst of raising nearly $2 million to turn the old Ace Hardware store into the Fox Performing Arts Center, a state-of-the-art theater that would seat 235.
  

   

• Dist. 15 candidates forum set for April 2 Mar 26, 2013 12:00 AM
  The Northwest Suburban Council PTA/PTSA will put on a Palatine Township Elementary District 15 board candidates forum from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 2, at Sundling Junior High, 1100 N. Smith St., Palatine.
  

   

• Endorsements summary for DuPage County races Mar 25, 2013 12:00 AM
  A summary of Daily Herald endorsements in DuPage County municipal and school board races.
  

   

• Endorsements: DiOrio, Dresser, Grosso, Wilson for Geneva Unit Dist. 304 boardMar 24, 2013 12:00 AM
  The Daily Herald endorses Jeffrey DiOrio, Fred Dresser, Mark Grosso and Bill Wilson for four seats on the Geneva Unit District 304 school board.
  

   

• Elgin candidates talk money, business licenses Mar 24, 2013 12:00 AM
  Most candidates running for seats on the Elgin City Council support video gambling in Elgin, but they are about split on whether they approve of the city's business license. About 150 people attended a forum Sunday afternoon organized by the League of Women Voters of the Elgin Area at the Gail Borden Public Library.