Local Politics
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Why Deer Park's sales tax rate could increase againDec 18, 2020 4:30 am - Deer Park voters will decide whether to increase the village's sales tax rate for the second time in three years. Prompted by revenue losses triggered by the COVID-19 cr...
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Rolling Meadows mayor breaks tie to confirm council appointmentDec 16, 2020 12:00 am - Rolling Meadows Mayor Joe Gallo voted to break the tie of a divided city council to confirm his appointment of a new alderman who already is facing a challenge in the sp...
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Few school board races contested, so far, in Kane, McHenry countiesDec 15, 2020 12:00 am - The name of Huntley Unit School District 158 candidate Sean Cratty was misspelled in a previous version, and fellow candidate Lesli Melendy is an incumbent. Few con...
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No shortage of school board candidates in some Lake County districtsDec 15, 2020 12:00 am - Eleven candidates jumped into the race for the Libertyville-Vernon Hills High School District 128 board on the first two days of filing, the most of any school district ...
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Reopening debate fuels school board candidacies in Northwest suburbsDec 15, 2020 12:00 am - Amid the heated debates in recent months over school reopenings, some Northwest suburban school districts are seeing larger-than-usual fields of candidates who intend to...
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School board candidates flood ballot in Indian Prairie District 204Dec 15, 2020 12:00 am - The school board election coming in the spring in Indian Prairie Unit District 204 has turned into one of the most competitive races on the ballot in DuPage County. To d...
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With social distancing in place, Northwest suburban candidate filing begins for April 2021 electionsDec 14, 2020 12:00 am - Last month's presidential contest may still seem fresh in everyone's minds, but candidates for a bevy of Northwest suburban political offices already are looking ahead t...
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Race for Mount Prospect mayor pitting three village board colleaguesDec 14, 2020 12:00 am - The race for Mount Prospect mayor in next year's election will pit three veteran village leaders more accustomed to working together than against one another. Trustees P...
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Candidate filing sets up potential for spirited local races in Lake CountyDec 14, 2020 12:00 am - Depending where you live in Lake County, the first day of candidate filing for various local offices Monday was either relatively quiet or promises fireworks this spring...
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Contested mayoral races in Elmhurst, Lombard take shape on first day of candidate filingDec 14, 2020 12:00 am - As members of the electoral college cast ballots to affirm Joe Biden's presidential victory, another local election season kicked off Monday with mayoral hopefuls across...