Local Politics
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Competitive school board races set in DuPage CountyDec 30, 2020 12:00 am - Interest is high in the school board elections this spring, as competitive races have emerged across DuPage County. In several school districts, the list of candidates w...
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Ex-Buffalo Grove trustee moves to keep village board candidate off ballotDec 30, 2020 12:00 am - A former elected official in Buffalo Grove has filed a challenge to the nominating petitions of Gowri Magati, a candidate for one of three trustee seats in the April vil...
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Embattled Lake Zurich Trustee Beaudoin won't be on April ballotDec 29, 2020 12:00 am - Lake Zurich Trustee Jim Beaudoin, who was arrested this month on allegations he choked his girlfriend during an argument, will not be on the April ballot seeking another...
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Former DuPage County auditor wants full recount after losing by 75 votesDec 29, 2020 12:00 am - Former DuPage County Auditor Bob Grogan, who lost his reelection bid by 75 votes, is seeking a full recount. Grogan, a Republican from Downers Grove, was defeated by Dem...
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DuPage clerk: Recounts confirm results in four racesDec 28, 2020 12:00 am - DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek announced Monday that discovery recounts in races for four offices in the Nov. 3 election confirmed the results she certified Nov. 24....
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Hoffman Estates candidates stay on ballotDec 23, 2020 12:00 am - The Hoffman Estates electoral board has ruled against an objection to the candidacies of a slate of challengers for four village board positions, and all the candidates ...
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A dozen candidates file in Dist. 220, nine in Dist. 211Dec 22, 2020 12:00 am - After the initial rush to file for office last week, the field of candidates for school districts throughout Cook County grew even larger, fueled by widespread debate ab...
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Four new Fox Valley mayoral races: Geneva, East Dundee, Hampshire, West DundeeDec 21, 2020 12:00 am - The final day of candidate filing added four more contested village president and mayoral races in the Fox Valley to what was already shaping up to be a spring election ...
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Four mayoral candidates in Des Plaines, three in Mount ProspectDec 21, 2020 12:00 am - Editor's note: This story was updated to say that Kristy Merrill filed for village clerk. Voters in some suburbs will have a plethora of choices on the April 6 ball...
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Antioch, Mundelein have four-way mayoral races; Gurnee and Lake Zurich also contestedDec 21, 2020 12:00 am - Editor's note: Dawn Abernathy is running with a full slate composed of trustee candidates Willie Davismckennie, Ray Mullen and Angela Trillhaase, and clerk hopeful H...