Local Politics
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Palatine’s Schwantz unopposed in bid for second mayoral termNov 26, 2012 9:04 am - Next year’s municipal elections may not be until April 9, but Palatine Mayor Jim Schwantz likely has a second term in office already wrapped up. No one submitted nominat...
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New judge promises integrity, fairnessNov 25, 2012 3:40 am - I recently was elected by the voters of Kane County as a circuit court judge. To be honest, it took about a week for it to fully sink in. That time has allowed me to ful...
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Losing Kane board candidate planning a recountNov 23, 2012 4:12 pm - Although he ended up getting five more votes from absentee ballots, Bob Getz, who was running for a Kane County Board seat in the 22nd District, still lost the election,...
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Five Hanover Park incumbents to unite in re-election bidNov 23, 2012 9:50 am - The same group of Hanover Park residents who united four years ago to put the village on a new path will team once again in a re-election bid next April. Led by Mayor Ro...
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Schmit to challenge Bender for Fox Lake mayorNov 21, 2012 11:05 am - A slate of candidates has emerged to challenge incumbent Fox Lake Mayor Ed Bender and other sitting members of the village board in April’s municipal elections. Leading...
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Mary Krueger seeks spot as Wheeling trusteeNov 20, 2012 3:54 pm - Mary Krueger, an outspoken opponent of a proposed apartment building in Wheeling for people with mental disabilities, is running for village trustee. Krueger’s main issu...
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Longtime DuPage forest commissioners say goodbyeNov 20, 2012 2:28 pm - Three veteran members of the DuPage Forest Preserve Commission shared emotional farewells Tuesday as their replacements prepare to be seated in December. District 6 Com...
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Partial recount likely in tight DuPage board raceNov 20, 2012 12:52 pm - Even after every vote cast during the November election has been counted, the closest race in DuPage County still might not be over. Democratic Party leaders on Tuesday ...
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State Sen. Terry Link to run for Waukegan mayorNov 20, 2012 12:47 pm - State Sen. Terry Link will run for mayor in Waukegan next year, the veteran lawmaker confirmed Tuesday. Link, who leads Lake County’s Democratic organization and has bec...
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Scalzo, Suess capture top spots on Wheaton council ballotNov 19, 2012 4:56 pm - Wheaton City Councilman Todd Scalzo says he doesn’t really believe getting the top spot on the ballot will give him an advantage in his April re-election bid. Still, it’...