Local Politics
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St. Charles Mayor Hull appoints committee chairmen, seeks city clerk applicants
May 21, 2025 9:55 am - St. Charles Mayor Clint Hull has appointed city council members to chair the council’s various committees and an interim city clerk while the city seeks to fill the vacant position.
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After being rejected, proposed supported living center in Des Plaines will get another lookMay 20, 2025 12:46 pm - A plan for a four-story, supported living center in Des Plaines that was rejected by the city council earlier this month has new life.
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‘It’s about fairness and justice’: New era in Wheeling Township starts with swearing in of Democratic slateMay 20, 2025 8:55 am - A new era in Wheeling Township government began Monday with the swearing in of its newly elected leaders.
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Former Kane treasurer’s office employee switches party, announces plan to challenge ex-boss
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Mason running to succeed Morrison as Cook County Board’s 15th District commissionerMay 16, 2025 3:50 pm - Ted Mason, the Democratic Committeeman of Elk Grove Township and chief of staff for 15th District Cook County Board Commissioner Kevin Morrison, has announced his candidacy to succeed Morrison next year.
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Four take oath in Elgin as Rauschenberger bids goodbye to city councilMay 15, 2025 11:16 am - Diana Alfaro and three incumbents were sworn in as Elgin City Council members Wednesday as Carol Rauschenberger said goodbye after deciding not to run for reelection after 12 years of service.
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‘Prioritize things differently’: Connell resigns from Libertyville village boardMay 14, 2025 4:33 pm - The Libertyville village board is at full strength with the appointment Tuesday of a familiar name to fill a vacancy.
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‘The claims against me are unfounded’: Huntley Trump store’s eviction trial delayed
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Rosemont’s late mayor to return — in robot formMay 14, 2025 11:06 am - Rosemont will install an animatronic figure of its late founding mayor, Donald E. Stephens, as the centerpiece of its new local history museum.
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New Arlington Heights mayor taps election opponent as his second-in-commandMay 13, 2025 6:11 pm - New Arlington Heights Mayor Jim Tinaglia choose his former election opponent Tom Schwingbeck as president pro tem of the village board for the next two years.