Local Politics
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'It's a huge statement': Social equity voices succeed in District 211 raceApr 07, 2021 1:00 am - Two Black Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 school board candidates whose campaigns focused on social equity issues within the district appear to have won sea...
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Mix of victorious incumbents, challenger in Fox Valley board/council racesApr 07, 2021 1:00 am - Election night for village board and city council seats across the Fox Valley saw a mix of victorious incumbents and newcomers, with a cliffhanger in a St. Charles race ...
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'This town was ready for change': Gartner ends Hanson's 12-year tenure as Antioch mayorApr 07, 2021 1:00 am - After decades of public service, Antioch Mayor Larry Hanson's appeal for one last term to complete some work fell well short Tuesday, and the village will transition to ...
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Burns wins 6th term, but other Fox Valley mayors appear oustedApr 07, 2021 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct that Mike Reid Jr. is a two-term Hampshire trustee. It was a rough night for some longtime mayors in the Fox V...
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Some Naperville, Lisle, Villa Park and Downers Grove incumbents lose reelection bidsApr 07, 2021 1:00 am - Voters on Tuesday put three new people on the Naperville City Council and gave a longtime Aurora alderman another four years to help run the second-largest city in the s...
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Election fight not over for Glendale Heights village presidentApr 07, 2021 1:00 am - Glendale Heights Village President Linda Jackson is continuing her quest for a sixth term, even though the Illinois Supreme Court removed her from Tuesday's ballot. Jack...
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Incumbent trustees mostly winners in Lake CountyApr 07, 2021 1:00 am - Incumbents in Buffalo Grove appear to be the clear winners in unofficial results. With all precincts reporting, Andrew Stein had 2,240 votes, Joanne Johnson had 2,191 vo...
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Lencioni wins St. Charles alderman race, but now he needs council's OK to be seatedApr 07, 2021 1:00 am - Paul Lencioni persuaded 57% of St. Charles voters in the 3rd Ward to elect him alderman. Now he needs to persuade the St. Charles city council to let him to serve. Becau...
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Wlezen leads Burlington president race by one voteApr 07, 2021 1:00 am - A single vote separates the two candidates for Burlington village president, leaving front-runner Trustee Mary Kay Wlezen and two-term incumbent Bob Walsh wondering whet...
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With union support, establishment candidates turn back critics of gradual school reopeningsApr 07, 2021 1:00 am - Voters throughout the Northwest suburbs sent educators a message Tuesday -- for the most part endorsing the gradual reopening approach most districts have taken in respo...