Local Politics
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District 300 candidates must file petitions in McHenry CountyDec 02, 2022 12:00 am - Potential candidates for the Algonquin-based Community Unit District 300 board should no longer file petitions at the Kane County clerk's office, but instead at the McHe...
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Long-awaited merger of two Lake County offices happens ThursdayNov 30, 2022 12:00 am - More than two years after Lake County voters called for it, the county's recorder of deeds office will merge with and become a division of the county clerk's office on T...
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Citing need for experience as Bears project looms, two Arlington Heights trustees to seek reelectionNov 30, 2022 12:00 am - Two incumbent Arlington Heights trustees this week declared intentions to seek reelection to the elected panel that is expected to see some turnover next year. Robin LaB...
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Roselle village clerk and three trustee seats up for April electionNov 29, 2022 10:00 pm - The Roselle Village Clerk's office reminds residents that candidate nomination packets for the following seats that will be on the ballot for the April 4, 2023 consolida...
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Hoffman Estates trustee candidate's petition droppped for lack of signaturesNov 29, 2022 12:00 am - The field of candidates in Hoffman Estates' 2023 trustee race for three seats on the village board officially shrank Tuesday, a day after it had grown. Last-day filer Ma...
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Downers Grove candidates crowd ballot for village council raceNov 29, 2022 12:00 am - The race for three available seats on the Downers Grove Village Council will be a crowded affair. Six candidates filed their nominating petitions before Monday's deadlin...
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Dixon seeks to be Elgin's first Black mayor as he challenges KaptainNov 28, 2022 12:00 am - Elgin Mayor David Kaptain will have to defeat a city council member to win a fourth term in the April election. Council member Corey Dixon filed his paperwork Monday aft...
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Clerk says Schaumburg mayoral challenger didn't file enough signatures, other required documentsNov 28, 2022 12:00 am - The end of candidate filing for the Schaumburg, Hoffman Estates and Palatine village board races Monday determined none will require a Feb. 28 primary, but only Palatine...
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Departing Kane County Board member to run for Campton Hills mayorNov 28, 2022 12:00 am - Monday was the last day for candidates to file nominating papers for the upcoming municipal elections in Aurora, Elgin, Campton Hills, Elburn and North Aurora. One of th...
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Indicted Chicago Alderman Edward Burke won't run again
Nov 28, 2022 12:00 am - An extraordinary era in Chicago politics ended quietly on Monday - and not in the way the city council dean once predicted. Indicted Alderman Edward Burke chose not to s...