Local Politics
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Bears subsidy critic tossed from Arlington Heights ballotJan 04, 2023 4:00 am - An Arlington Heights village board candidate who is a critic of possible public subsidies for the Chicago Bears was tossed from the ballot Tuesday, making the April 4 tr...
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Mundelein board candidates survive petition challenges, will stay on ballotJan 04, 2023 12:00 am - Two Mundelein village board candidates who faced disqualification from the April 4 election because of complaints about their nominating petitions will remain on the bal...
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Facing petition challenge, veteran Mundelein trustee withdraws from board raceDec 30, 2022 12:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect Kerston Russell's decision to drop out of the race rather than fight an objection to his candidate paperwork. ...
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Should Des Plaines strengthen term limits? A new referendum could be comingDec 30, 2022 12:00 am - Just weeks after Des Plaines voters upheld term limits for elected officials, the city council on Tuesday will debate toughening the policy. Mayor Andrew Goczkowski has ...
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Park Ridge-Niles District 64 board races draw eight candidatesDec 29, 2022 12:00 am - The way Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 board members have been feuding with each other - and the public - over COVID-19 prevention efforts, kindergarten programs an...
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Two Mundelein candidates could get knocked off the ballotDec 28, 2022 12:00 am - Two of the five candidates seeking seats on Mundelein's village board could be knocked off the April 4 ballot because of perceived problems with their paperwork. Formal...
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Familiar names to appear on Des Plaines' ballots in AprilDec 27, 2022 12:00 am - Names from Des Plaines' political past are set to appear on ballots for aldermanic races in April. Four of the city council's eight seats will be up for election, and al...
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Streamwood trustee race drops to five candidatesDec 22, 2022 12:00 am - Streamwood resident Ihor Redkva's nominating petitions to run for village trustee in the April 4 election have been determined to be significantly deficient in the numbe...
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Judge to hear arguments next month on Naperville ballot challengesDec 21, 2022 12:00 am - A DuPage County judge set a January date to hear arguments seeking to overturn a decision to keep two Naperville candidates on the April ballot. Judge Craig Belford said...
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Judge to decide if Naperville mayoral, city council candidates should stay on ballotDec 20, 2022 12:00 am - A DuPage County judge has been asked to overturn a decision to keep two Naperville candidates on the April ballot. Naperville resident Arian Ahmadpour sought to have may...