Local Politics
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Dist. 87, Dist. 200 races shaping upJan 26, 2009 10:00 pm - The race for the Glenbard High School District 87 board of education will be missing only one thing this spring: enough candidates. The deadline came and went Monday wit...
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District 300 candidate calls for ethics reformJan 25, 2009 10:00 pm - A school board candidate in Community Unit District 300 said this week he supports an effort to resurrect a failed ethics measure that aims to prevent pay-to-play politi...
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Kudos to Weisner on campaign donationsJan 24, 2009 10:00 pm - During the past couple of years, it seems that pay-to-play politics, the politics of Rod Blagojevich, have pervaded the state of Illinois. Every politician seems to be l...
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Support your local leadersJan 23, 2009 10:00 pm - As one election draws to a close, I can't help but think of the impending impeachment trials and the next round of elections poised on the horizon and how important they...
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Two Dist. 128 board vets won't run againJan 23, 2009 10:00 pm - The Libertyville-Vernon Hills Area High School District 128 board's two most-senior members aren't seeking re-election this year. Board President Anne Landgraf and forme...
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Two trustees vie to replace Itasca mayorJan 22, 2009 10:00 pm - Two longtime Itasca village trustees will face off in the April 7 election to replace Mayor Claudia "Gigi" Gruber, who is stepping down after 12 years in the post. Grube...
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District 158 board president to seek re-electionJan 22, 2009 10:00 pm - Huntley Unit District 158 School Board President Shawn Green will seek re-election after all. Green, the school board president since 2007, said last week he probably wo...
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Use your vote to tell Tolomei to move onJan 21, 2009 10:00 pm - Based upon court documents filed in the Bank of America/LaSalle Bank foreclosure case against it, the Village of Lake Zurich confirmed former Village Administrator John ...
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Interest low for Lake Co. school boardsJan 20, 2009 10:00 pm - The longtime superintendent in Libertyville District 70 is retiring but a replacement process is well underway. The district has no deficit and boundaries are not an iss...
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Filing opens in Fox Valley school districtsJan 20, 2009 10:00 pm - School board elections across the Fox Valley are wide open after the first day of filing Tuesday with new candidates set to take on a number of incumbents in the April 7...