Local Politics
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Amid new objections, more Roselle candidates may be kicked off ballotJan 08, 2013 8:11 pm - Editor’s note: This article included an error regarding objections filed against the nominating petition of Roselle Village President Gayle Smolinski. Only fellow candid...
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Arlington Hts. reviewing term limits petitionJan 08, 2013 4:38 pm - Arlington Heights officials are reviewing more than 2,700 signatures on a petition turned in this week calling for a binding referendum on the April ballot that would re...
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Island Lake petition hearing Jan. 14:Jan 08, 2013 4:13 pm - Island Lake’s electoral board will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 14, to decide whether two candidates for village office should remain on April 9 ballots. Objections have ...
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Charewicz acting Des Plaines mayorJan 08, 2013 1:16 pm - Michael Charewicz, Des Plaines 8th Ward alderman, will be acting mayor at least until Feb. 4 when the city council will vote again, aldermen decided Monday night. Charew...
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Buffalo Grove electoral board says no ‘wiggle room’ in rejecting candidateJan 08, 2013 11:30 am - If Jeffrey Battinus decides to run as a write-in candidate for Buffalo Grove trustee, he will probably be a lot more careful with his paperwork. It was Battinus’ careles...
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5 Carol Stream library candidates stay on ballotJan 08, 2013 9:54 am - Five candidates slated by the Support the Library group will stay on the April 9 ballot in a contentious Carol Stream library board race, despite objections to their nom...
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Term limits added to Arlington Heights ballotJan 08, 2013 4:30 am - Arlington Heights residents will vote on a measure that would mandate term limits for village trustees and the village president as part of the spring election, official...
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Barrington opposition slate faces removal from ballotJan 07, 2013 4:11 pm - Three Barrington village trustee candidates touting a different vision for downtown redevelopment than the current board could be removed from the ballot because they di...
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Buffalo Grove trustee candidate removed from ballotJan 07, 2013 4:00 pm - The campaign for the Buffalo Grove village board lost its only non-incumbent Monday when the village's electoral board removed candidate Jeffrey Battinus from the ballot...
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Despite discontent, Sugar Grove Library board election uncontestedJan 07, 2013 10:52 am - Despite the dissatisfaction voiced the last two years about how the Sugar Grove Library board conducts business, not many people have chosen to run for the office. None ...