Local Politics
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Schaumburg library cafe still up for debateFeb 23, 2011 11:00 pm - Four years after he cast the lone vote against it, Schaumburg Township District Library candidate Richard Hetzer continues to criticize the long-term lease extension giv...
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Fox Lake trustee hopefuls share ideasFeb 23, 2011 11:00 pm - The candidates vying for Fox Lake village board spots have very different ideas on what could be done to better the community in the near future. Incumbents Nancy Koske...
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Palatine District 5 candidates disagree on budgetFeb 23, 2011 11:00 pm - Just one of the three Palatine village council seats up for re-election is contested, and even those candidates don’t differ on much. The exception is a disagreement bet...
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Sugar Grove village candidates discuss growthFeb 23, 2011 11:00 pm - Getting businesses to come to Sugar Grove is key to improving life in the village in several ways, according to village board candidates who spoke at a forum Thursday ni...
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Wheaton candidates debate culture fundingFeb 23, 2011 11:00 pm - A city council candidate says Wheaton Center for History officials should talk to the park district about space in the DuPage County Historical Museum or possibly Arrowh...
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Gurnee trustee kicked off ballot for owing political finesFeb 23, 2011 11:00 pm - Gurnee Trustee Michael Jacobs won’t appear on the April 5 ballot because he owes a state elections agency more than $2,500 in fines connected to his 2008 run for Lake Co...
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Mayor candidate: Hubble price too highFeb 22, 2011 11:00 pm - A mayoral challenger says the $10 million minimum bid Wheaton Warrenville Unit District 200 is seeking for the former Hubble Middle School site is too high and will keep...
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Hopefuls want to keep Dist. 54 on trackFeb 22, 2011 10:00 pm - There are many heated battles in the Northwest suburbs this election season, but the race for Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54 board is proving to be an unusua...
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Veteran Mettawa trustee dropping out of raceFeb 21, 2011 11:00 pm - Mettawa’s most-veteran trustee is ending his re-election bid because he’s planning to move out of town. Bill Nicholson still will appear on April 5 ballots, however, bec...
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Candidates remain off ballot in Prospect HeightsFeb 21, 2011 11:00 pm - Prospect Heights mayoral candidate Kurt U. Giehler and incumbent Alderman Gerald T. Anderson will not be on the April 5 ballot, under a ruling issued Tuesday in Cook Cou...