Local Politics
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Furstenau believes lawsuit helped scuttle re-election bidApr 07, 2011 12:00 am - For 12 years as a Naperville city councilman, Dick Furstenau always spoke his mind. Tuesday night, voters spoke back and didn’t have very nice things to say. The three-...
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Ouster of D300's Clark 'textbook,' expert saysApr 07, 2011 12:00 am - Monica Clark says the YouTube videos and Facebook page of her recent obscenity-laden comments crippled any hope of another 4-year term on the Community Unit District 300...
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Glen Ellyn park board changesApr 06, 2011 11:00 pm - For the second election in a row, a three-person slate of candidates stressing fiscal restraint and increased transparency in government will be seated on the Glen Ellyn...
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Would fewer races equal more voters?Apr 06, 2011 11:00 pm - Daily Herald Editorial Board In all of suburban Cook County, a bit more than 16 percent of 1.39 million registered voters cast ballots in Tuesday’s election. In DuPage C...
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Prospect Hts. police high on mayor’s listApr 06, 2011 11:00 pm - Crime is up in Prospect Heights, and more police officers are needed, Mayor-elect Nicholas “Nick” Helmer said Wednesday. He will be sworn in next month. The contract wit...
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Mt. Prospect parks shake-up could kill golf projectApr 06, 2011 12:00 am - Tom Reese figures two things ended his 20-year run on the Mount Prospect Park Board — low voter turnout and paranoia about the reconfiguring of the golf course. “There w...
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More open U-46 board?Apr 06, 2011 12:00 am - The four winners in the Elgin Area School District U-46 board race come from different backgrounds: teaching, social work, editing, litigation. But all of them hit on th...
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What Grayslake District 46 board faces after electionApr 06, 2011 12:00 am - Winners of three board seats at Grayslake Elementary District 46 may have more than finance or curriculum on their plates when they get down to work as part of a new tea...
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Fox Valley mayors headed toward greater harmony?Apr 06, 2011 12:00 am - Perhaps it was the post election high, but there seemed to be love in the air this morning as the newly minted mayors in the central Fox Valley gathered for a group port...
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Wheaton Grand’s failure puts heat on downtownApr 06, 2011 12:00 am - Wheaton City Councilman Todd Scalzo knew from the start that an advisory referendum he introduced to help fund Wheaton Grand Theater renovations faced an uphill battle. ...