Local Politics
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Gurnee mayoral race pits board veteran against newcomerJan 18, 2021 4:30 am - With Mayor Kristina Kovarik not pursuing a fifth term, Gurnee voters this spring will choose between two attorneys with previous public service experience for the villag...
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District 57 board member running as a write-in for Mount Prospect trusteeJan 18, 2021 12:00 am - A Mount Prospect Elementary School District 57 school board member is running for the Mount Prospect village board as a write-in candidate. The announcement by Brian May...
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Mount Prospect slate allowed to stay on April ballotJan 15, 2021 12:00 am - Terri Gens and Peggy Pissarreck, running as a duo for the Mount Prospect village board, have survived a challenge to their nominating petition. The ruling could have a l...
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Decision on Buffalo Grove board candidate delayedJan 14, 2021 12:00 am - Buffalo Grove's electoral board deferred a ruling Thursday on village board candidate Gowri Magati's request to throw out an effort to remove her from the April 6 ballot...
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Des Plaines clerk candidate to stay on ballotJan 13, 2021 12:00 am - A Des Plaines city clerk candidate's attempt to get her rival for the post knocked off the April 6 ballot has failed. A three-member local electoral board this week rule...
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Two candidates for Grayslake office cry foul after they're removed from April ballotJan 12, 2021 12:00 am - Two first-time candidates in Grayslake who lost their chance to be on the April ballot at a hearing last week say they were given little notice that issues with their pa...
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Sugar Grove trustee candidate withdraws, another is kicked off the ballotJan 12, 2021 12:00 am - Editor's note: The story has been updated to clarify Rachel Rockwell's support for village president candidate Jennifer Konen. A Sugar Grove village trustee candida...
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Cook County assessor argues appeals rulings are undoing taxpayer equity effortsJan 11, 2021 4:30 am - A Cook County assessor's report on 2019 property reassessments in the North and Northwest suburbs says efforts to improve taxpayer equity and fairness have been undone t...
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Candidates expect hard-fought battle in four-way Mundelein mayoral raceJan 11, 2021 4:30 am - When Mundelein Mayor Steve Lentz won his second term in 2017, he defeated two rivals, finishing with a mere five-vote margin over the second-place finisher. In next spri...
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Aurora alderman candidate gets to stay on ballotJan 11, 2021 12:00 am - The Aurora Electoral Board refused Monday to remove one of the candidates for the alderman-at-large position from the April 6 ballot. The board decided, 3-0, that two ob...