Daily Herald Election Coverage
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Tempers flare between board members during St. Charles City Council meetingApr 09, 2025 10:50 am - A St. Charles City Council member used the closing minutes of a meeting this week to lob accusations against another alderperson and call for his resignation.
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Recycle campaign signs in Kane CountyApr 07, 2025 2:02 pm - Corrugated polypropylene plastic campaign signs are being accepted for recycling at several locations in Kane County.
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Rep. Bill Foster’s town hall at McHenry County College sold out but livestream plannedApr 07, 2025 11:24 am - Democratic U.S. Rep. Bill Foster is hosting a town hall on April 16 at McHenry County College in Crystal Lake. Foster’s town hall at Luecht Auditorium is sold out, but a spokesperson for Foster said there are plans to livestream the event.
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What drove voter turnout in some suburban counties this election?Apr 06, 2025 9:00 pm - Some counties saw significant increases in voter turnout Tuesday from four years ago, while voting in other parts of the suburbs was either stagnant or declined.
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Changes at the top: Meet the new mayors of the North and Northwest suburbsApr 05, 2025 12:00 pm - Here’s a look at the new mayors and village presidents who were elected across the Northwest suburbs and Lake County last week, and what they hope to accomplish.
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Democrat deputy to succeed Republican Schaumburg Township assessor after yearslong dilemmaApr 04, 2025 4:43 pm - Longtime Schaumburg Township Assessor John Lawson, a Republican, will be succeeded by his Chief Deputy Assessor Victor Morales, a Democrat, at the end of the year following Tuesday’s election.
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Grafton Township Board turns blue as voters also deliver change to Huntley District 158 school boardApr 03, 2025 11:55 am - For the first time in recent memory, the Grafton Township board in McHenry County is slated to be run by Democrats.
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‘Beyond grateful’: Chlebek’s lead grows in Des Plaines’ 1st Ward raceApr 03, 2025 10:22 am - Margaret Chlebek’s narrow lead in the race for Des Plaines’ 1st Ward aldermanic seat tripled to 12 votes Thursday.
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Newly elected Wheeling Township board could levy tax for mental healthApr 03, 2025 7:55 am - Newly elected Wheeling Township Supervisor Maria Zeller Brauer said she intends to help get a new tax to fund the township’s mental health board out of the deep freeze.
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Johnson grateful for support and trust in winning second term in close race for Libertyville mayorApr 02, 2025 8:12 pm - The race for Libertyville mayor Tuesday was neck and neck most of the evening before Donna Johnson pulled far enough away to make the outcome inevitable to her opponent.