Local Politics
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School board races taking shape in districts 203, 204Jan 20, 2009 10:00 pm - Five hopefuls have filed to run for school board seats in both Naperville Unit District 203 and Indian Prairie Unit District 204. Tuesday was the first day to turn in p...
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Tri-Cities area election filingsJan 20, 2009 10:00 pm - Filing of election petitions continued across the Tri-Cities region Tuesday for people seeking school, city, township, library and park district positions. Candidates ha...
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Mayoral contests shaping up in several Northwest suburbsJan 20, 2009 10:00 pm - As candidate filing for local elections opened Tuesday in Arlington Heights, Phillip Walter emerged to challenge longtime village President Arlene Mulder. Both filed th...
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Two 3-way contests highlight spring ballotsJan 20, 2009 10:00 pm - A pair of three-way races for village president seats will go before voters in April as the result of candidate filings Tuesday. After the death of Fox River Grove Presi...
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Races in Lake Barrington, Barrington HillsJan 19, 2009 10:00 pm - In two Barrington-area communities, sitting trustees cast challenges against their incumbent village presidents Tuesday. Barrington Hills Village President Robert G. Abb...
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Rush to file for candidacy in Des PlainesJan 19, 2009 10:00 pm - In Des Plaines, where term limits are keeping six incumbents from running for re-election, leaving an open field for people with a hunger for public office, a dozen cand...
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New names, familiar faces enter races on first day of filing in Fox ValleyJan 19, 2009 10:00 pm - On the eve of President-elect Barack Obama's rise to the pinnacle of his political career, dozens of local residents officially launched political endeavors of their own...
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First day of filing sees a couple big mayoral races in Kane CountyJan 19, 2009 10:00 pm - Many taxing bodies closed their doors Monday to reflect on the dreams of racial equality effused by the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., but several local public bodies ope...
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DuPage voters will have many choices in AprilJan 19, 2009 10:00 pm - DuPage County voters should have plenty to choose from April 7. Filing for hundreds of seats on municipal, school, park and library boards - along with 72 posts in nine ...
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At least six plan to file this week for ECC trustee raceJan 19, 2009 10:00 pm - At least six people have expressed an interest in entering the race for two Elgin Community College trustee seats. The filing period for the April 7 election begins Tue...