Local Politics
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Reopening debate or not, District 25, 214 incumbents dominateApr 08, 2021 5:00 am - Whether it was the reopening debate that got people out to the polls or not, incumbents in two hotly contested Arlington Heights-area school board races ruled election n...
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Could a write-in candidate unseat a Des Plaines alderman?Apr 08, 2021 1:00 am - Des Plaines Alderman Mark Lysakowski got 351 votes on Election Day and was the only candidate on the ballot - but he may not retain his 1st Ward seat. That's because the...
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Lead in St. Charles council race now up to 14
Apr 08, 2021 1:00 am - Bryan Wirball has widened his lead in the St. Charles City Council 4th Ward race as more mail-in ballots come in and are counted. On election night, Wirball had 402 vote...
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Ontiveroz confident he'll be next Glendale Heights presidentApr 08, 2021 1:00 am - Mike Ontiveroz is confident he will become the next village president of Glendale Heights, despite incumbent Linda Jackson's efforts to keep the seat. On Thursday, Ontiv...
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Roselle voters in favor of recreational pot salesApr 08, 2021 1:00 am - Roselle voters this week showed their support for ending the village's ban on recreational marijuana businesses. Two advisory referendum questions appeared on Tuesday's ...
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Will Urlacher's mayoral write-in campaign prevail in Mettawa? Time will tellApr 08, 2021 1:00 am - While winners can confidently be declared in most of the April 6 consolidated election races, the Mettawa mayor contest between incumbent Casey Urlacher and former mayor...
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Trustee David Pileski poised to become Roselle's youngest mayorApr 08, 2021 1:00 am - David Pileski is poised to become the youngest mayor in Roselle's history. The 29-year-old village trustee is the apparent winner of a three-way race to replace departin...
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Bankole wins trustee seat against Hanover Park slateApr 08, 2021 1:00 am - Yasmeen Bankole has won a trustee seat on the Hanover Park village board, displacing a candidate on Mayor Rod Craig's otherwise successful slate, according to unofficial...
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Incumbents come out on top in DuPage mayoral racesApr 07, 2021 1:00 am - Incumbents in some of DuPage County's most heated mayoral races appeared to hold their ground Tuesday, while voters in other communities settled a battle between newcome...
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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...