Articles filed under Schaumburg Township

• Schaumburg Twp. Dems’ appeal set for Feb. 14 Feb 5, 2013 12:00 AM
  Four Democratic candidates for Schaumburg Township offices have consolidated the appeals of their removal from the April 9 ballot into one case. They will appear together before a single Cook County circuit court judge at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 14 at the Daley Center in Chicago.
  

   

• Township is a little warmer this winter Feb 5, 2013 12:00 AM
  Letter to the editor: "Schaumburg Township would like to extend a warm and tremendously deserving thank you to the community for their generosity and thoughtfulness toward the township and the families we assisted, this past holiday season," Supervisor Mary Wroblewski writes.
  

   
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  Schaumburg Twp. commissioner holds back funds over lunch tiff Feb 4, 2013 12:00 AM
  Schaumburg Township Highway Commissioner Robert Fecarotta said he will hold back $135,000 he'd been planning to transfer to the township's general fund after learning taxpayer money was used to pay for an employee appreciation lunch Friday. "It's nothing against the employees, it's the principle of these spending decisions," Fecarotta said.
  

   

• Dillard next governor hopeful in Schaumburg series Feb 1, 2013 12:00 AM
  Illinois State Sen. Kirk Dillard will be the next speaker at the Schaumburg Township Republican Organization’s “Meet Your Next Governor” series at the group’s monthly breakfast meeting at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 23 at Chanlder’s Chophouse, 401 N. Roselle Road in Schaumburg.
  

   

• U.S. Sen. Rand Paul at Lincoln Day Dinner Feb 1, 2013 12:00 AM
  U.S. Sen. Rand Paul will be the keynote speaker at the Sixth Annual Northwest Suburban Republican Lincoln Day Dinner honoring U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk on Monday, March 4 at Cotillion Banquets, 360 Creekside Drive in Palatine. This year’s theme is “Never, Ever Give Up!”
  

   

• Schaumburg Twp. Democrats appealing removal from ballot Jan 30, 2013 12:00 AM
  Four of the five Democrats seeking office in Schaumburg Township will appeal their removal from the April 9 ballot — despite having to pay individual filing fees well above what they expected to pay as a group. The candidates are challenging their removal over a procedural error.
  

   

• Schaumburg Township Democrats to appeal removal from ballot Jan 28, 2013 12:00 AM
  Five Schaumburg Township Democrats removed last week from the April 9 ballot will appeal the ruling to a Cook County circuit court judge. "The voters of Schaumburg Township deserve a real election with real choices on April 9," party official Mike Cudzik wrote in a statement announcing the appeal.
  

   

• State Sen. Brady to speak in Schaumburg Jan 21, 2013 12:00 AM
  Illinois State Senator and 2010 gubernatorial nominee Bill Brady will be the first speaker at a new monthly series presented by the Schaumburg Township Republican Organization entitled, "Meet Your Next Governor."
  

   

• Democrats dropped from Schaumburg Township ballotJan 21, 2013 12:00 AM
  The Schaumburg Township electoral board Monday voted 2-1 to strike all five Democratic candidates for township offices from the April 9 ballot, on the basis that they were slated by an acting Democratic committeeman who wasn't properly appointed himself.
  

   

• Schaumburg Twp. hopefuls criticize board benefit cuts Jan 16, 2013 12:00 AM
  Schaumburg Township board members voted against raising their pay and to cut off future access to taxpayer-funded insurance benefits to help return their latest tax levy to 2009 levels. The moves already have sparked debate between the Republican incumbents and a slate of Democratics challenging them in the April 9 election.
  

   

• Schaumburg Township ballot loses one candidate (so far) Jan 16, 2013 12:00 AM
  The Schaumburg Township electoral board on Wednesday bounced from the April ballot one of five Democratic candidates facing objections over their mandatory statements of economic interest. The panel could remove the rest Monday when it reconvenes to make a decision on a second set of objections, this one claiming all five candidates were slated to run by an Democratic official who wasn't the properly appointed.
  

   
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  From Chucky to 'Vampire Diaries,' Schaumburg native makes living behind the cameraJan 15, 2013 12:00 AM
  At 16, Schaumburg High grad and Hollywood cinematographer Paolo Cascio found his life's calling at Alcatraz. He had visited the prison with his parents. A movie crew was shooting. When Cascio spotted the Panavision camera, "It hit me like a bolt of lightning," he said. "It's like when you see somebody and it's love at first sight. I knew in that moment that this was what I was meant to do."
  

   

• Hats off to Fecarotta for a job well done Jan 14, 2013 12:00 AM
  Letter to the editor: Schaumburg Township Highway Commissioner Robert Fecarotta is not running for another term this April and writers James and Ryan Melchin celebrate all he has accomplished.
  

   

• Schaumburg Twp. election hearing continued Jan 12, 2013 12:00 AM
  A Schaumburg Township electoral board hearing on objections to all five Democratic candidates in the April 9 election was continued Thursday night until 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16. There are two separate objections against trustee candidates Moe Patel, Mike Murray, Carolyn A. Quinn and Zuhair Nubani and highway commissioner candidate Michael Lenehan.
  

   
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  Suburban elections see rise in Muslim candidates Jan 6, 2013 12:00 AM
  More Muslim candidates are running for elected office in the suburbs and a group called Project Mobilize is helping with training, networking, fundraising and resources to reach target demographics. "We wanted to be the vehicle to help those individuals gain leadership skills," group co-founder Reema Ahmad said. Running for office "gives friends and neighbors, and the public an opportunity to see American Muslims in the community in a light that they wouldn't otherwise be seen in from the media," said Junaid Afeef, who is running for Hoffman Estates Park Board.
  

   

• Objections filed against Schaumburg Township DemocratsJan 4, 2013 12:00 AM
  A pair of objections were filed Thursday and Friday against the candidacies of all five Democrats seeking elected office in Schaumburg Township this spring. While one objection made the more common complaint that the candidates' statements of economic interest weren't properly filled out, the other charged that the candidates were slated by a new Democratic committeeman who hadn't been selected by proper procedure.
  

   
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  Suburban elections see rise in Muslim candidates Jan 4, 2013 12:00 AM
  More Muslim candidates are running for elected office in the suburbs and a group called Project Mobilize is helping with training, networking, fundraising and resources to reach target demographics. "We wanted to be the vehicle to help those individuals gain leadership skills," group co-founder Reema Ahmad said. Running for office "gives friends and neighbors, and the public an opportunity to see American Muslims in the community in a light that they wouldn't otherwise be seen in from the media," said Junaid Afeef, who is running for Hoffman Estates Park Board.
  

   

• Insure more drivers while reducing guns Jan 4, 2013 12:00 AM
  A Schaumburg letter to the editor: The proposal to allow noncitizens to obtain a driver's license has no plan to enforce auto insurance compliance. One solution is to have the insurance companies issue a 3-by-3-inch sticker, dated and issued every six months, to be installed on the rear window visible to police.
  

   

• GOP, Dems slate Schaumburg Township candidates Dec 5, 2012 12:00 AM
  Both Republicans and Democrats slated candidates for the April 9 Schaumburg Township elections at caucuses Tuesday night, though only the Republicans slated a candidate for every elected office. The Republican slate is comprised largely of incumbents.
  

   

• Actors sought for Schaumburg troupe’s Black History performance Nov 16, 2012 12:00 AM
  Schaumburg-based Powerhouse Productions is looking for teens and adults of all races to audition later this month for its 15th annual Black History performance this February.