Local Politics
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Another candidate vying for Des Plaines 6th Ward seatDec 18, 2010 10:00 pm - A second challenger has come forward in the race to represent Des Plaines' 6th Ward. The field now has newcomers Mario Palacios and Richard Hissong running against incum...
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Carpentersville Trustee Sigwalt says goodbye to politicsDec 18, 2010 10:00 pm - When retiring Carpentersville Trustee Judy Sigwalt moved to town in 1982, she hadn't been involved in politics. But a threat to her child care business ultimately pushed...
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Four vying for three Elk Grove Village board seatsDec 18, 2010 10:00 pm - Elk Grove Village Trustee Nancy Czarnik, the last remaining incumbent, filed nominating petitions Friday for her re-election bid in April. She joins a field of four can...
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Emanuel case before GOP hearing officerDec 18, 2010 10:00 pm - CHICAGO — The man now weighing whether Rahm Emanuel can run for Chicago mayor is a Republican in a bowtie. Joseph Morris, an attorney and veteran hearing officer, will m...
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Field takes shape in Bloomingdale village board raceDec 16, 2010 10:00 pm - The race this spring for three seats on the Bloomingdale village board will feature at least four candidates. Incumbent Jeff Dolce filed a nominating petition Thursday ...
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Larsen seeking second term on Rolling Meadows councilDec 15, 2010 10:00 pm - Jim Larsen has filed petitions to seek a second term as alderman from Rolling Meadows' 7th ward. James Suchecki and Rudolf Balek, the former 7th Ward alderman, filed ear...
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Folarin confirms she won't run again for ECC boardDec 14, 2010 10:00 pm - Elgin Community College board member Phyllis Folarin has announced she will not seek re-election. Folarin, a former board chair who was first elected in 1999, made the a...
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District 63 incumbents file for re-electionDec 14, 2010 10:00 pm - Three East Maine Elementary District 63 school board incumbents have filed their nominating petitions to run for re-election on April 5. Board members Janet Kaczkowski o...
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Verciglio won't run in Island LakeDec 14, 2010 10:00 pm - Island Lake Trustee Don Verciglio won't run for re-election in April, he confirmed this week. Verciglio, 71, who first joined the board in 2007, cited his age as one rea...
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Scaletta files in Arlington HeightsDec 14, 2010 10:00 pm - Arlington Heights Trustee John Scaletta filed Wednesday to run for a second four-year term on the village board. Incumbent Thomas Hayes and Carol Blackwood, recently app...