Local Politics
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Government-finances critic to run for Geneva mayorDec 03, 2012 11:45 am - Bob McQuillan, co-founder of the Geneva TaxFACTS organization, is running for Geneva mayor. “The economic times are calling for a different kind of leader,” McQuillan sa...
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Schielke seeks 9th term as Batavia mayorDec 03, 2012 8:05 am - Batavia Mayor Jeff Schielke is going for four more years in office. If elected, it would be his ninth term as the city’s leader. He has held the office since 1981. “...
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No regrets for Michael Waller as he leaves officeDec 02, 2012 7:00 am - Michael Waller said he’ll walk out of the Lake County state’s attorney’s office Monday with his “head held high” as he begins retirement after more than two decades on t...
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Party nominates Glen Ellyn business owner for mayorDec 01, 2012 4:00 pm - Glen Ellyn's 82-year-old nonpartisan nominating party will support a local business owner for village president in the upcoming spring municipal elections. Alex Demos de...
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Man who lost Kane County election by 13 votes wants recountDec 01, 2012 7:00 am - Bob Getz, who lost a Kane County Board race Nov. 6, Friday filed paperwork seeking a discovery recount. That will not, however, stop Douglas Scheflow from being sworn in...
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West Dundee village president not seeking another termNov 30, 2012 12:54 pm - After 22 years of serving West Dundee — 15 of them as village president — Larry Keller says it’s time to move on. Keller, 69, announced he will not seek another term onc...
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Political newcomer running for West Dundee presidentNov 30, 2012 10:53 am - Chris Nelson, a political newcomer, has announced his intention to run for village president in West Dundee, saying he has the chops to lead the village into the fut...
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North Aurora man first Hispanic judge in 16th CircuitNov 30, 2012 8:46 am - An Aurora-based attorney has become the first Hispanic appointed to serve as judge in Kane County. Rene Cruz, 42, of North Aurora, Monday will begin a four-year appoint...
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Des Plaines alderman not running for mayorNov 29, 2012 3:38 pm - Des Plaines 4th Ward Alderman Dick Sayad will not be running for the mayoral job in April. Sayad recently announced the news to residents of his ward in a letter. “I jus...
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Argiris running for Wheeling presidentNov 29, 2012 12:48 pm - Wheeling Trustee Dean Argiris announced today he is running for Wheeling village president in the April 2013 election. He released a statement this afternoon: “I’m honor...