Local Politics
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Larson, incumbents claim victory in SchaumburgApr 05, 2011 2:00 am - Schaumburg voters Tuesday demonstrated confidence in experienced leadership to lead them through the economic downturn, despite challengers' promise of lower taxes. With...
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Jay, Tran, Comitor, Bard win in Hawthorn District 73Apr 05, 2011 2:00 am - Voters returned four incumbents to the Hawthorn District 73 school board. Unofficial totals showed Lisa Jay with 783 votes, followed by Jayson Tran with 761, Michelle C...
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Incumbents take lead for Itasca village boardApr 05, 2011 2:00 am - Early voting results show three incumbent Itasca trustees ahead of challenger Patrick Wartan to fill the three vacancies on the Itasca village board. With one of nine pr...
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Schrantz, Hall and Vondracek win in Woodland District 50Apr 05, 2011 2:00 am - Challenger Chris Schrantz led the voting in Woodland Elementary District 50 and joined incumbents Terry Hall and Mark Vondracek in winning school board seats. With all 4...
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Challengers topping incumbents so far in Dist. 26 raceApr 05, 2011 2:00 am - With 15 of 16 precincts reporting, the challengers appear to be overcoming the incumbents in the race for three spots in the River Trails Elementary School District 26 b...
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Rooney ready to take over in Rolling MeadowsApr 05, 2011 1:00 am - Tom Rooney said one of his first items of business after taking over as mayor of Rolling Meadows in May is to make changes in how city council meetings are run. Rooney, ...
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Lalmalani defeats Craig in Oak Brook village president’s raceApr 05, 2011 12:00 am - Embattled Oak Brook Village President John Craig lost his bid for re-election to a challenger who said voters are tired of the mudslinging and “gutter politics” Gopal L...
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Skillicorn, Ruffulo, Lynam win in E. DundeeApr 05, 2011 12:00 am - A challenger in the six-way race for East Dundee trustee has unseated a one-term incumbent who was also vying for one of three seats. With all four precincts reporting i...
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Knar, Colletti, Schiestel win Fox River Grove boardApr 05, 2011 12:00 am - Incumbent Steve Knar was the vote leader on the Fox River Grove board Tuesday, with all five precincts reporting. Five candidates ran for three, 4-year terms, with Knar...
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Schock done with politics after Kaptain wins Elgin mayor raceApr 05, 2011 12:00 am - It is the end of an era for Elgin. David Kaptain will be the city's new mayor after unseating 12-year incumbent Ed Schock. With all precincts reporting, Kaptain claimed ...