Local Politics
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Record sum for road improvements in Mundelein’s new budget, officials sayApr 08, 2024 8:49 pm - Mundelein’s newly approved $73.7 million annual budget includes a record sum for road improvements, as well as money for public safety staffing increases and other expend...
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Talk politics with Mundelein mayor and trustee on SaturdayApr 05, 2024 12:28 pm - You can have coffee and talk local politics with Mundelein Mayor Steve Lentz and Trustee Tim Wilson on Saturday. They’ll be meeting people from 9 to 10 a.m. at Crossroads...
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Naperville council members break silence; no vote on cease-fire resolutionApr 03, 2024 11:55 am - A group of residents this week continued to press Naperville council members to pass a resolution backing a cease-fire in Gaza. And once again, the residents left a city ...
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Wheeling firefighter honored for saving choking child’s lifeApr 01, 2024 7:24 pm - A Wheeling firefighter/paramedic was publicly lauded Monday for saving a choking girl’s life last month. With his wife, children and many firefighters present, Ryan Burns...
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Des Plaines’ next city manager to assume that role MondayMar 30, 2024 10:20 am - Des Plaines’ next city manager will be sworn in and officially begin her duties Monday night. Dorothy Wisniewski, the longtime assistant city manager, is taking over the ...
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Arlington Heights chamber boss forms exploratory committee for possible mayoral runMar 28, 2024 2:49 pm - Longtime Arlington Heights Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Jon Ridler announced Thursday he is forming an exploratory committee for a possible run for mayor. Ridle...
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Will Des Plaines finally condemn the old Leona’s building?Mar 28, 2024 12:49 pm - Des Plaines officials on Monday finally could move ahead with plans to forcibly buy a long-vacant restaurant building in the downtown area. The council will consider auth...
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Still no winner in Cook County state’s attorney Democratic primaryMar 26, 2024 7:08 pm - The approximately 800 suburban mail-in ballots tallied Tuesday by the Cook County Clerk’s Office shrank former appellate court Judge Eileen O’Neill Burke’s lead over for...
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Why Mundelein’s sales tax is increasingMar 25, 2024 8:13 pm - Buying just about anything in Mundelein will cost more starting this summer. The village board on Monday approved increasing the local sales tax rate a quarter of a perce...
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Cook County state’s attorney race tightens as vote count continuesMar 25, 2024 10:26 am - Nearly a week after election day, a little more than 2,000 votes separate Eileen O’Neill Burke and Clayton Harris III, Democratic contenders for Cook County state’s attorney