Local Politics
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Murvine waiting patiently for tie breaker in Island Lake board raceApr 08, 2011 12:00 am - Unlike most other candidates in this week’s election, Island Lake resident Allen Murvine is going to have to wait nearly two weeks to learn if he won or lost. Stuck in a...
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Lowe bows out of MCC after 18 yearsApr 08, 2011 12:00 am - At first, McHenry County College veteran board member George Lowe shrugged off losing his re-election bid for a fourth term. “It doesn’t bother me. I’ve got 32 years of ...
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Officials explore causes behind Roselle United upsetApr 08, 2011 12:00 am - Depending on who you ask, the defeat of the long-dominant Roselle United Party in Tuesday’s village board election signals either voter apathy, voter dissatisfaction, or...
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Palatine District 15 newcomers plan to make campaign rhetoric a realityApr 07, 2011 12:00 am - The slate of challengers who swept out a trio of incumbents from the Palatine Township Elementary District 15 school board are out to show their hard line on ending defi...
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4 elected to Prospect Hts. park boardApr 07, 2011 12:00 am - The four candidates who won election to the Prospect Heights Park District board on Tuesday are Patrick Ludvigsen, Lisa M. Gould, Terry Curtis and John “Jack” E. Barrett...
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New Barrington Hills trustees hope to heal riftApr 07, 2011 12:00 am - Newly elected Barrington Hills trustees are hoping to put recent political divisions in the village behind them in a new spirit of cooperation. But first, the winning ca...
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Lombard park board to tackle floodingApr 07, 2011 12:00 am - Two outgoing Lombard Park District commissioners and the two challengers who ousted them all will have their say in a possible flood mitigation project on the village’s ...
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Dist. 11: Economy, apathy foiled tax hikeApr 07, 2011 12:00 am - Even organized community support could not help pass an $8 million tax request for school improvements in Medinah Elementary District 11. Now the school board and admini...
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A new village board in CaryApr 07, 2011 12:00 am - Starting next month, four out of six village trustees in Cary should be new to local politics. According to unofficial election results, Bruce Kaplan, Karen Lukasik, Rob...
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Sayad pledges to work with mayor, councilApr 07, 2011 12:00 am - They once were rivals. Now both 4th Ward alderman-elect Dick Sayad and Des Plaines Mayor Marty Moylan pledge to work together with the rest of the city council to tackle...