Local Politics
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Amrich, Sciarrone facing candidacy challenges in Island LakeJan 07, 2013 9:25 am - Two Island Lake residents are trying to get a pair of well-known municipal candidates knocked off the April 9 ballot, officials confirmed Monday. The objections were fil...
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Congrats to Aurora on murder-free milestoneJan 06, 2013 11:54 am - Sometimes, no news is good news. So this is a case of great news. Aurora, the state’s second largest city, marked a great milestone last week: The city went an entire c...
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Lawmakers, here's a bill you really could get behindJan 06, 2013 4:00 am - Excerpt from an official, top-secret, confidential internal memo I fired off to the bosses this past week: “This is too late to help us this time around, but I think we ...
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Suburban elections see rise in Muslim candidatesJan 05, 2013 10:00 pm - With her two children in college, single mom Nazneen Hashmi decided it was time to give back to her community of Streamwood. An information technology professional, Has...
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Suburban elections see rise in Muslim candidatesJan 04, 2013 4:44 pm - With her two children in college, single mom Nazneen Hashmi decided it was time to give back to her community of Streamwood. An information technology professional, Has...
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Wheeling candidacy objections withdrawn FridayJan 04, 2013 2:41 pm - Challenges filed against two Wheeling candidates by a fellow candidate were withdrawn Friday, a day before the scheduled hearing before the village’s electoral board. Fo...
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Des Plaines mayoral, aldermanic candidates face objectionsJan 04, 2013 12:59 pm - Two Des Plaines residents have filed objections to the candidate petitions of mayoral hopeful Mark Walsten and 5th Ward aldermanic challenger Gregory Sarlo in the April ...
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River Trails District 26 board losing 4 board membersJan 04, 2013 9:00 am - The next school board election is still three months away, but one thing already is certain in River Trails Elementary District 26: The board will soon look a whole lot ...
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Geneva man withdraws from one of three racesJan 04, 2013 5:18 am - A Geneva man who filed to serve on the Geneva school, library and park boards at the same time has withdrawn from one of the races. In an email to the Daily Herald, Jay ...
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Challenge could leave Buffalo Grove board race uncontestedJan 03, 2013 5:00 pm - The race for three seats on the Buffalo Grove village board could wind up uncontested. Trustee Andrew Stein is challenging the candidacy of the race's only non-incumbent...