Local Politics
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Will Des Plaines finally condemn the old Leona’s building?Mar 28, 2024 12:49 pm - Des Plaines officials on Monday finally could move ahead with plans to forcibly buy a long-vacant restaurant building in the downtown area. The council will consider auth...
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Still no winner in Cook County state’s attorney Democratic primaryMar 26, 2024 7:08 pm - The approximately 800 suburban mail-in ballots tallied Tuesday by the Cook County Clerk’s Office shrank former appellate court Judge Eileen O’Neill Burke’s lead over for...
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Why Mundelein’s sales tax is increasingMar 25, 2024 8:13 pm - Buying just about anything in Mundelein will cost more starting this summer. The village board on Monday approved increasing the local sales tax rate a quarter of a perce...
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Cook County state’s attorney race tightens as vote count continuesMar 25, 2024 10:26 am - Nearly a week after election day, a little more than 2,000 votes separate Eileen O’Neill Burke and Clayton Harris III, Democratic contenders for Cook County state’s attorney
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Religious group reveals it has purchased South Barrington land for new church, schoolMar 22, 2024 12:59 pm - The religious group behind a controversial plan to purchase and develop publicly owned land in South Barrington last year came forward Friday as the party that won the bi...
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Wheeling remembers farmer, former trustee Mike HorcherMar 22, 2024 12:39 pm - A former Wheeling trustee and patriarch of a local farming family has died. Mike Horcher — father of current Wheeling Village President Pat Horcher — died March 16. He wa...
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Indian Trails library board trustee resignsMar 22, 2024 9:12 am - An Indian Trails Public Library District trustee has resigned, citing work and family commitments, officials confirmed. The Wheeling-based library board was expected to a...
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Still no winner in Cook County state’s attorney primaryMar 21, 2024 5:59 pm - The vote count continues in the Democratic primary for Cook County state’s attorney pitting retired appellate court judge Eileen O’Neill Burke and former prosecutor Clayton Harris III. Election officials expect a “clearer picture” next week.
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Democratic Cook County state’s attorney primary remains undecidedMar 20, 2024 7:57 pm - Former appellate court jurist Eileen O’Neill Burke has a slim lead over fellow Democrat and former prosecutor Clayton Harris III in the Democratic primary race for Cook County state’s attorney. But the results remain too close to call.
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Vote on Glenbard Dist. 87’s $183 million request too close to call; Roselle voters OK home ruleMar 20, 2024 6:18 pm - Voters across DuPage County delivered a mixed bag of results for taxing bodies seeking additional funding in Tuesday's election. Glenbard High School District 87 official...