Articles filed under Misc Elections

• Rauner to address Schaumburg Twp. GOP Apr 24, 2013 12:00 AM
  Business leader Bruce Rauner will be the next speaker in the Schaumburg Township Republican Organization's "Meet Your Next Governor" series, held at its monthly breakfast meeting at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, April 27 at Chandler's Chophouse, 401 N. Roselle Road in Schaumburg. This will be the last STRO breakfast meeting before the organization's usual summer break.
  

   
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  New regime at Carol Stream Library, but old challenges remain Apr 12, 2013 12:00 AM
  With a new board majority set to be sworn into office, more changes could be on the horizon at the Carol Stream Public Library. But this time, it's likely the new board will just be changing back some of what the current board put in place since taking power nine months ago.
  

   
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  MCC expansion doomed without Larson, Walters? Apr 10, 2013 12:00 AM
  The proposal for a $42 million health sciences building at McHenry County College may be dead, thanks to major changeover on the board of trustees that will follow Tuesday’s election. Two longtime board members who supported the expansion project were not re-elected while three newcomers, all of whom announced opposition to the plan during the campaign, were voted in. Trustee Dennis Adams did not run for re-election to the board.
  

   
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  U-46 board newcomers will challenge spending, communication Apr 10, 2013 12:00 AM
  Bartlett Trustee Frank Napolitano decided against running for re-election to the post he accepted in 2009 in favor of a bid for the Elgin Area School District U-46 school board. Voters elected him to the new role Tuesday night, along with Veronica Noland and incumbent board president Donna Smith. Napolitano labels himself a conservative with an eye toward fiscal responsibility and said shifting gears to education is giving him oversight of a far larger budget. Noland's focus is less on finance, more on communication as she looks toward her first term.
  

   
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  School, village, library races among DuPage County’s hottest Apr 9, 2013 12:00 AM
  Voters throughout DuPage County are heading to the polls to cast ballots in a variety of races. But among some of the hottest races attracting the most candidates — and the most contention — are elections for school boards and village boards. There’s even a bitter library board race that features 10 candidates for five seats.
  

   
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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.
  

   
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  Seven running for Batavia school board Mar 31, 2013 12:00 AM
  Only one incumbent is among the seven people seeking to fill four spots on the Batavia school board. Candidates talk about finance, class size, and money spent on conferences.
  

   
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  Roselle trustee makes ballot challenges an art Mar 29, 2013 12:00 AM
  Kory Atkinson has developed something of a reputation for himself since entering public office: He's the guy who tries to get other candidates kicked off the ballot. "There's a tendency to think it's just a lawyer doing some slick tricks, but the rules that apply to elections are not ones I've created," he said.
  

   
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  Geneva school board hopefuls discuss money Mar 29, 2013 12:00 AM
  Eight people, including two incumbents and a former board member, are seeking seats on the Geneva school board.
  

   
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  Oakton College hopefuls talk health care, retraining Mar 28, 2013 12:00 AM
  Cutting teaching hours for part-time faculty, absorbing the cost of employee pensions, retraining today's workforce for an evolving job market, and improving graduation rates are among the top concerns for five candidates running for three, six-year term seats on the Oakton Community College board. The candidates are incumbents Joan DiLeonardi, Ann Tennes, and Eric Staley, and newcomers Kyle Frank and Neil Meccia.
  

   
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  Sugar Grove Library candidates discuss getting over past Mar 28, 2013 12:00 AM
  Getting past the Sugar Grove Library's troubled past is the main issue for candidates in the race for two 6-year terms on the library board. Pat Graceffa is running with Montgomery resident Edward DeBartolo against Trustee Bob Bergman of Sugar Grove. Bergman has been on the board since 1997. "Personally, it is time for a change," DeBartolo said. "It is time to bring it back to the community."
  

   
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  Streamwood park candidates debate value of conferences Mar 26, 2013 12:00 AM
  The four candidates vying for three positions on the Streamwood Park District board have different takes on the value of spending taxpayer money to send board members and staff to the annual Illinois Association of Park District conference. Marion Janiec — wife of current park Commissioner Richard Janiec — is challenging the incumbent slate of Adriana Armstrong, Rick Brogan and Thomas Keating for a chance to serve alongside her husband on the five-member board.
  

   
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  Many MCC hopefuls oppose $42 million expansion Mar 24, 2013 12:00 AM
  When Chris Jenner was faced with a decision between running for re-election to the Cary District 26 school board and continuing a bid for the McHenry County College board of trustees, he chose to leave the school board behind. Jenner originally filed for both races but after scrutiny over whether he'd be able to serve in both positions, decided to stop his re-election campaign and focus entirely on the college race. One issue that makes him passionate about MCC's board - a proposed expansion - also drew a handful of others into the race.
  

   

• Almost two-thirds of Cook County suburban races uncontested Mar 21, 2013 12:00 AM
  The April 9 Consolidated Election in suburban Cook County will feature more than 2,700 candidates and nearly 1,000 contests, but 64 percent of those races are uncontested, Clerk David Orr announced Thursday.
  

   
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  E. Dundee candidates talk attendance, red light cameras Mar 20, 2013 12:00 AM
  At an East Dundee candidates forum held by the Elgin Area League of Women Voters Tuesday night, Lael Miller, who hopes to unseat Village President Jerald Bartels, called his opponent's attendance record into question. Miller also called Bartels out for being the only board member to vote against freezing the recent property tax levy.
  

   
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  D220 hopefuls debate balance of programs, budgetMar 15, 2013 12:00 AM
  Balancing Barrington Unit District 220's offering of unique educational programs along with its budget is a responsibility for which all six candidates for four positions on the school board have different philosophies. The four women and two men from throughout the Barrington area shared their ideas Friday before an interested crowd at a forum sponsored by the district's PTO President's Council.
  

   
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  Faculty endorsements an issue in COD trustee race Mar 13, 2013 12:00 AM
  The impact of contentious negotiations last year over a new faculty contract at the College of DuPage continues to reverberate at the Glen Ellyn-based school, and is now playing a part in the upcoming election for board of trustees. The Friends for Education COD Faculty Association political action committee is endorsing two candidates — Ed Agustin and Frank Flores, Jr. — to fill two open spots on the board.
  

   
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  Gail Borden library board candidates talk issuesMar 9, 2013 12:00 AM
  The four candidates -- incumbents Randy Hopp and Susan Moylan, and challengers Elizabeth Kruger and Patricia Harkin -- running in April for three seats on the Gail Borden Public Library board shared their views on technology, financial planning and more in a recent endorsement interview with the Daily Herald.
  

   

• Candidate, referendum forums in Batavia, Geneva, Sugar Grove Mar 5, 2013 12:00 AM
  Where can you ask questions of candidates seeking local school and city posts? Besides candidates' personal events, there are several forums coming up.
  

   

• Hanover Township candidates forum March 11 Feb 26, 2013 12:00 AM
  Candidates for Streamwood village president, Streamwood trustee and Hanover Township trustee will appear at a public forum from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, March 11 at the Poplar Creek Public Library, 1405 S. Park Blvd. in Streamwood.