Local Politics
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'We're all on Team Naperville': New mayor, three new council members pledge to work togetherMay 08, 2023 1:00 am - With the ceremonial handing over of a gavel, a new era of Naperville government began last week. Mayor Scott Wehrli and three new council members were sworn in on April ...
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Robin Meier to rejoin Mundelein village board Monday; two other trustees also to be sworn inMay 05, 2023 1:00 am - After a two-year absence, Robin Meier is set to rejoin Mundelein's village board Monday. Meier placed second in the five-way race for three seats in last month's electio...
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Hanover Park trustees sworn in by daughter of one, 1st Black female judge in DuPage CountyMay 05, 2023 1:00 am - Hanover Park's three reelected village trustees - Herb Porter, Liza Gutierrez and Jon Kunkel - were sworn in Thursday by Porter's elder daughter Chantelle Porter, who in...
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Ludvigsen returns to Prospect Heights council, this time as the mayorMay 02, 2023 5:00 am - When former Alderman Patrick Ludvigsen resigned his 4th Ward seat on the Prospect Heights City Council in 2020, he noted that he was leaving public service "for now." It...
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Wheeling trustees to begin new termsApr 30, 2023 1:00 am - Three Wheeling trustees who were reelected earlier this month will begin their new terms Monday. Trustees Ray Lang, Dave Vogel and Joe Vito ran unopposed for three seats...
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'I leave now with my head held high': Oft-embattled Kim Foxx won't seek reelectionApr 25, 2023 1:00 am - Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx announced she will not seek a third term as the leader of the nation's second-largest prosecutors' office. “At the conclusion of my...
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Kane County state's attorney investigating April electionApr 21, 2023 1:00 am - Kane County's April 4 election is under investigation by its state's attorney following a website crash that spawned concerns about some vote totals shrinking once the s...
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Barron, three incumbents appear to be on way to District 211 boardApr 19, 2023 1:00 am - With the final ballots counted, three incumbents and a newcomer continue to lead in the race for four seats on the Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 board of ...
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All votes counted, Wilson maintains lead for final Naperville City Council seatApr 18, 2023 1:00 am - With all the votes counted from the election two weeks ago, Nate Wilson appears to have held on for the fourth and final Naperville City Council seat. The results, howev...
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'You get the government you deserve': E. Dundee mayor blasts some trustees, who call it 'sour grapes'Apr 18, 2023 1:00 am - Saying residents are getting "the government they deserve," East Dundee Village President Jeff Lynam lambasted some village trustees Monday for the way they campaigned a...