Local Politics
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Trying to ‘make it happen’: How Arlington Heights is working to resolve tax dispute between Bears, schoolsDec 22, 2023 6:33 am - Though they’ve mostly been quiet publicly, Arlington Heights and Bears officials have been working for months to resolve a property tax dispute over the NFL franchise’s 326-acre Arlington Park property, according to records obtained through Freedom of Information Act requests.
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Hoffman Estates village board approves 10% pay raises for its next termsDec 20, 2023 12:18 pm - The Hoffman Estates village board has approved 10% salary increases for its eight elected offices. The pay hikes will take effect after the next elections for those pos...
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Pappas adds more online tools to boost property tax transparencyDec 18, 2023 5:00 am - Cook County property owners can now track how much more money they are sending each government agency that gets a cut of their annual property tax bill. A new online port...
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Election season is here: Races to watch in Kane and DuPage countiesDec 05, 2023 4:00 am - There will be a handful of contested primary races in DuPage and Kane counties, but most candidates will have a clear path to the general election. Voters in Kane and Du...
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Races to watch in DuPage, Kane counties: Candidates file petitions for primaryNov 27, 2023 12:00 am - Dozens of candidates for county board and countywide offices kicked off the election season on Monday and filed petitions to get their names on the ballot for the March ...
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Top prosecutor races begin to take shape in Cook, Lake countiesNov 27, 2023 12:00 am - The race to replace Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx commenced Monday, the first day of filing for chief prosecutor hopefuls and other candidates seeking to run in ...
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'It went well': As cashless bail starts in suburban courts, who was detained, who wasn'tSep 18, 2023 1:00 am - For judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys and other courtroom personnel, it was business as usual Monday as cashless bail went into effect in courtrooms around the stat...
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Pike stepping down from the Buffalo Grove village boardSep 11, 2023 1:00 am - Buffalo Grove Trustee Gregory Pike is stepping down from the village board effective Sept. 19 because he is moving out of town. Pike was first elected to the board in 20...
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'Honor of a lifetime': Aurora City Council appoints Tolliver to 7th Ward seatSep 06, 2023 1:00 am - Aurora City Council members have appointed Brandon Tolliver as the new alderman of the 7th Ward. At 34, Tolliver is now the youngest member of the city council. Born and...
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Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek announces reelection campaignSep 05, 2023 1:00 am - Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek announced Tuesday she will seek reelection in 2024 for a second term in office. In her announcement, the Democrat from Green Oaks cite...