Local Politics
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Contested races set in several DuPage County townsNov 23, 2020 12:00 am - The stage is set for a contested mayoral race in Aurora, where incumbent Richard Irvin will face two challengers in the spring municipal election. A weeklong filing peri...
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How the 'red mirage' gave Republicans false sense of election successNov 18, 2020 12:00 am - As votes were being counted on election night, congressional candidate Jim Oberweis was ebullient. Oberweis, a Republican from Sugar Grove, was leading Democratic U.S. R...
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'Statistical dead heat': With 75-vote difference, DuPage auditor race could go to recountNov 18, 2020 12:00 am - Just 75 votes out of nearly half a million ballots cast separate the DuPage County auditor candidates, leaving the photo-finish race up in the air two weeks after Electi...
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Darch, incumbent trustees and clerk form reelection slate in BarringtonNov 17, 2020 12:00 am - Barrington Village President Karen Darch, three incumbent village trustees and Village Clerk Tony Ciganek will run for reelection in the spring as part of a slate they'r...
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Democrats see huge gains in Lake County government now that all the votes are countedNov 17, 2020 12:00 am - Two weeks after the counting began in Lake County, it is finally over and the Lake County Democrats have won nearly every race, according to unofficial totals. Democrat...
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4 changes in Libertyville leadership guaranteedNov 16, 2020 4:30 am - Four Libertyville village board seats flipped in the 2009 election, as the mayor and three trustees were ousted by a slate of candidates led by attorney Terry Weppler. A...
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Longtime Hoffman Estates mayor faces reelection challengesNov 16, 2020 12:00 am - Longtime Hoffman Estates Mayor Bill McLeod will face a pair of challengers as he seeks his sixth term as the village's top elected official in the spring election. Recen...
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Contested races emerge on first filing day in DuPage and Kane townsNov 16, 2020 12:00 am - Editor's note: The first name of an Aurora candidate was misspelled in the initial version. Mayoral and city council hopefuls in DuPage and Kane counties officially...
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Grayslake Mayor Rhett Taylor to seek another termNov 13, 2020 12:00 am - Longtime Grayslake Mayor Rhett Taylor announced he will seek another 4-year-term in the spring. In his announcement this week, Taylor also endorsed the three village tr...
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Patlak now trails in Cook County Board of Review race
Nov 13, 2020 12:00 am - The sole Republican on the Cook County Board of Review might lose his seat. Ten days after the final votes were cast, Democrat Tammy Wendt was leading Republican Dan Pat...