Local Politics
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Would-be Naperville council members weigh in on Water Street financingMar 06, 2013 5:00 pm - Naperville City Council members have approved a site plan for the long-touted Water Street Development in downtown. But some say a much tougher battle looms as developer...
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Wayne trustee candidate suggests tax hikeMar 06, 2013 3:00 pm - Anna Marie Tigges, who is running for re-election as a Wayne village trustee, says the village must increase taxes to gain ground on items like road maintenance, staff s...
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Staff retention divides Villa Park president candidatesMar 06, 2013 9:18 am - As former police chief John Heidelmeier runs for Villa Park village president, he’s hearing concerns about how he would work with the staff members in place when he was ...
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Buffalo Grove candidates forum will be missing the incumbentsMar 06, 2013 4:30 am - Three Buffalo Grove village trustees seeking re-election next month have withdrawn from a scheduled candidates forum this week, saying the village attorney warned them t...
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St. Charles mayoral candidates tackle housing market wave of apartmentsMar 06, 2013 4:00 am - Resentment about living next to apartments has been a major feature of just about every would-be residential development that has come to St. Charles in recent years. T...
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Endorsement: Kelly for Bartlett presidentMar 06, 2013 4:00 am - Bartlett, which soon will see its fourth president at the helm in four years, needs a break from the drama. Catherine Melchert retired in 2009 following a long, stable t...
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Lakemoor mayor candidates discuss their key issuesMar 06, 2013 4:00 am - The future of Lakemoor economic development is among the key issues in the race for village president, the candidates say. Incumbent Ryan “Todd” Weihofen said he sees ad...
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Endorsement: Clark for Mettawa village presidentMar 06, 2013 4:00 am - Mettawa’s leaders realize that their wooded hamlet continually must face the realities of sprawl and encroaching development. It’s fitting, then, that the top priority f...
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Endorsement: Lentz for Mundelein village presidentMar 06, 2013 4:00 am - With incumbent Ken Kessler not seeking re-election April 9, the wide-open race for Mundelein village president features three candidates. Trustees Steve Lentz, director ...
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Endorsement: Soto for Bensenville village presidentMar 06, 2013 4:00 am - When Frank Soto unseated a longtime village president, he promised to take Bensenville in a new and better direction. Four years later, there still is work to be done bu...