Local Politics
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Two slates gear up for Barrington electionAug 24, 2012 5:30 am - Barrington’s 2013 election season unofficially began Thursday when the announcement of a challengers’ slate prompted village board incumbents to state their plans as wel...
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Be an informed voter; visit a candidate forumAug 23, 2012 2:52 pm - The League of Women Voters of McHenry has lined up several forums to help you get to know who’s running for some of our local offices. The first one has been scheduled ...
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Wilks won’t seek third term as Mount Prospect village presidentAug 22, 2012 6:40 pm - Three was the charm for Mount Prospect Village President Irvana Wilks when, on her third try, she won election to the village’s top elected office in 2005. But there wil...
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Naperville group wants to put brakes on voting districtsAug 17, 2012 5:31 pm - A group of influential Naperville residents is hoping to spark a conversation about how city council members are elected that they say should have taken place in 2010. T...
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Geary says he wants to be Sugar Grove presidentAug 17, 2012 3:01 pm - Sugar Grove Trustee Kevin Geary wants to be the village’s next president. Geary announced this week he will run against incumbent Sean Michels in the April election. He ...
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Elk Grove mayor, trustees to run for reelectionAug 16, 2012 11:00 am - Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig Johnson and three veteran village trustees announced Tuesday that they will be running for re-election as independents in the April 9 munic...
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Amrich to run for mayor again in Island LakeAug 16, 2012 10:12 am - Saying he wants to return “good government” to his hometown, former Island Lake Mayor Charles Amrich on Thursday said he will run again for the job in 2013. The town’s l...
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Arredia to run for mayor in Des PlainesAug 16, 2012 5:30 am - Term limit ended his previous stint as leader of Des Plaines
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Island Lake referendum effort could be derailed by fraud allegationsAug 14, 2012 1:00 pm - An Island Lake resident whose firm has worked for the town is trying to derail a grass-roots effort to ask voters about a controversial village-hall construction plan. I...
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2nd man running for Geneva 1st WardAug 14, 2012 12:55 pm - Geneva Historic Preservation Commissioner Mike Bruno is running for 1st Ward alderman. Bruno will officially announce his candidacy at a news conference at 3 p.m. Wednes...