Local Politics
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Hanover Township holds candidate forumFeb 21, 2011 11:00 pm - Candidates for Streamwood village board and Poplar Creek library board will headline a candidate’s forum at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 14. The Hanover Township Democrats an...
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No Daley on the ballot as Chicago votes for mayorFeb 21, 2011 10:00 pm - CHICAGO — Chicago voters cast ballots in a mayoral election Tuesday that didn't include the name "Richard M. Daley" for the first time in decades — a contest certain to...
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Board candidates address Dist. 46 issuesFeb 20, 2011 11:00 pm - Candidates for Grayslake Elementary District 46 school board recently addressed a variety of issues, such as whether the superintendent has too much control over elected...
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Lake Zurich candidates debate downtown plansFeb 20, 2011 11:00 pm - Lake Zurich’s trustee candidates differ on whether the downtown area should be turned into a destination for shoppers and diners or if it should take a different, lower-...
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Most Dist. 57 candidates say referendum not prudent nowFeb 20, 2011 11:00 pm - All four candidates running for the Mount Prospect Elementary District 57 school board agree tough decisions lie ahead when it comes to the district’s finances. But they...
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Mayor candidates campaign weekend before electionFeb 19, 2011 10:00 pm - CHICAGO — The two leading candidates for Chicago mayor on Sunday visited a South Side mega church run by a state senator who was briefly in the race, while all the candi...
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Elgin mayoral hopeful hit by squad carFeb 17, 2011 11:00 pm - Dave Kaptain, an Elgin city councilman and mayoral candidate, and his wife were struck by a police car as they cross the street in downtown Elgin Thursday night, authori...
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Schaumburg hopefuls fight over flierFeb 17, 2011 11:00 pm - A Schaumburg village board candidate is accusing his incumbent rivals of hypocrisy in their campaign literature. Village trustee candidate Ralph Roller said that in thei...
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Island Lake candidate not a chamber member — yetFeb 17, 2011 11:00 pm - On his campaign website, Island Lake village board candidate Charles Cermak lists current membership in the village’s chamber of commerce among his civic duties. Cermak ...
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Wheaton candidate won’t attend forumFeb 16, 2011 11:00 pm - A Wheaton City Council hopeful says she will not participate in a candidates forum because the president of the sponsoring group is one of her competitors. “Anybody who ...