Local Politics
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Lightfoot files paperwork to run for reelection
Nov 28, 2022 12:00 am - After turning in her nominating petitions Monday morning - a stack of signatures nearly half as tall as she is - Mayor Lori Lightfoot flexed a bit as she explained her d...
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Candidate fields take shape in Downers Grove, Naperville, WheatonNov 28, 2022 12:00 am - The municipal election season is heating up in DuPage County, with contested mayoral races already emerging in at least two towns. The weeklong filing period - when cand...
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Will County results same after last vote count
Nov 23, 2022 12:00 am - Another 683 votes were counted Tuesday without changing the outcome of close Will County races. The final count of late-arriving mail-in ballots and provisional votes wa...
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District 101 loan request rejected by slim margin; tight races for Kane County Board decidedNov 23, 2022 12:00 am - A final vote count on Tuesday showed Batavia Unit District 101 voters narrowly rejected a ballot question, while three Kane County Board members retained their seats in ...
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Ready or not, here it comes: The 2023 local election cycle is about to beginNov 21, 2022 4:30 am - Just when you thought campaign season was over and the deluge of political mailers and ads had receded ... get ready for more. Candidates running for mayor and seats on ...
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12 council, 2 mayoral candidates file paperwork in NapervilleNov 21, 2022 12:00 am - It'll be a crowded ballot for the spring election in Naperville. Election filing began Monday in the city with 12 candidates emerging for four available city council sea...
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Frequent candidate files to run against Schaumburg mayorNov 21, 2022 12:00 am - Schaumburg Mayor Tom Dailly could face a challenge in his reelection bid, while in Hoffman Estates, retired police lieutenant and former mayoral candidate Mark Mueller w...
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Trevor takes lead over Podgorski, reducing GOP chances of retaining Cook County Board seatNov 15, 2022 12:00 am - Democrat Maggie Trevor has taken her first lead over Republican Matt Podgorski in the Cook County Board 9th District race, according to the latest unofficial vote totals...
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Gatekeeper of Lake County's records for 26 years is closing the book on careerNov 14, 2022 12:00 am - As the elected position of Lake County recorder of deeds winds down, so will the career of Mary Ellen Vanderventer, its gatekeeper for the last 26 years. Once the lone D...
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White holding launch event for Naperville mayoral campaignNov 11, 2022 12:00 am - Naperville City Councilman Benny White is holding a launch event Monday to kick off his campaign to become the city's next mayor. The event will take place from 6:30 to ...