Local Politics
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Prospect Hts. board rules Giehler off ballotJan 23, 2011 11:00 pm - One of three candidates for Prospect Heights mayor in the upcoming April 5 election was ruled off the ballot Monday by the city’s election board. The board ruled that Ku...
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Military: D211 candidate can wear uniform in some instancesJan 20, 2011 12:00 am - The retired U.S. Army colonel running for Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 board can wear his military uniform in campaign materials, according to the U.S. D...
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Emanuel raises more than $10 mil. for mayoral runJan 19, 2011 10:00 pm - CHICAGO — Rahm Emanuel's campaign says it has raised more than $10 million in his bid for Chicago mayor. The campaign announced Thursday that $10.6 million was raised t...
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Aurora council ballot lineup setJan 19, 2011 12:00 am - Three people running for Aurora City Council whose candidacies were being challenged in Kane County Court will remain on the April 5 ballot. Challenges against Sixth War...
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Alderman Gerald Anderson off Prospect Hts. ballotJan 19, 2011 12:00 am - Gerald T. Anderson, longtime 4th Ward alderman in Prospect Heights, was taken off the April 5 ballot by the city’s electoral board Wednesday. The 67-year-old Anderson sa...
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Should candidate pose in uniform for D 211 campaign?Jan 18, 2011 10:00 pm - Should the retired Army colonel running for Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 board have the right to wear his uniform in campaign photos? Roman Golash believ...
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LeBlanc off ballot in Campton Hills but still in raceJan 16, 2011 10:00 pm - Kristin LeBlanc plans to run as a write-in candidate for Campton Hills village president after the village clerk declined to put her on the April ballot because her nomi...
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Challenges against Hayes, Scaletta the work of sore losersJan 16, 2011 12:00 am - I was dismayed to read of the challenge to the petitions of Tom Hayes and John Scaletta. The most ethical man I have ever known was my deceased husband, Les Jensen. Howe...
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Oak Brook seeking better energy dealJan 16, 2011 12:00 am - Oak Brook residents will vote in April on whether to allow the village to start shopping for a cheaper source of electricity. A 2009 law allows municipalities to seek bi...
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Carpentersville objector looking beyond electoral boardJan 15, 2011 10:00 pm - A resident who filed objections against two Carpentersville trustee candidates, then was overruled, plans to take his case to court. Frank Stoneham, disappointed and an...