Local Politics
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Dist. 204 candidates debate surplus fund usesMar 02, 2011 11:00 pm - Call it a cushion, a rainy-day fund or a budget surplus. No matter the term, Indian Prairie Unit District 204 has about $8 million on hand and five candidates running fo...
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Six seek four seats in Hawthorn District 73Mar 02, 2011 11:00 pm - Six candidates, including all four incumbents, are running for four, 4-year terms in the April 5 election. Vernon Hills-based Hawthorn houses about 3,900 students in fou...
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D. 87 candidates debate lights at Memorial FieldMar 01, 2011 11:00 pm - Candidates for the Glenbard High School District 87 school board are split on a proposal to install lights at Memorial Field at Glenbard West High School. During a Daily...
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School consolidation addressed by most Warren High candidatesMar 01, 2011 11:00 pm - All but one candidate running for the Warren Township High School board in Gurnee recently addressed the concept of consolidating local districts in an effort to save mo...
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Hoffman Estates candidates debate Sears Centre futureMar 01, 2011 11:00 pm - Hoffman Estates officials continue to praise the new management at the Sears Centre, a little more than a year after the village took ownership. Nonetheless, the future ...
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Naperville mayoral candidates debate library spendingMar 01, 2011 11:00 pm - Naperville Public Library officials believe they’ve been as frugal as can be in recent years without affecting services. Naperville’s three mayoral candidates in the Apr...
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Budget still concern for Libertyville candidatesMar 01, 2011 11:00 pm - Two years after a decisive change in leadership on the Libertyville village board, the campaign for trustee is tame in comparison. In 2009, challengers running as an inf...
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Aurora candidates share ideas for improving cityMar 01, 2011 11:00 pm - Candidates for Aurora City Council are full of ideas. Ten candidates running for four spots in the April 5 election — alderman-at-large and in wards 1, 5 and 6 — have sh...
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No unanimity among Arlington candidatesMar 01, 2011 1:00 am - While all the candidates for the Arlington Heights Village Board praise Arlington Park, only one of the five, Trustee Carol Blackwood, is offering unequivocal support fo...
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Mayoral candidates discuss Elgin's futureFeb 28, 2011 11:00 pm - Elgin mayoral candidates discussed the future of Elgin with local business leaders at a forum Tuesday sponsored by the Elgin Area Chamber of Commerce. Incumbent Ed Schoc...