Local Politics
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Elgin Area League of Women Voters to host four candidate forums in FebruaryJan 22, 2020 10:00 pm - The League of Women Voters of the Elgin Area will hold four candidate forums in February for the March 17 Primary Election, two in Elgin and two in Carpentersville (Dund...
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Census hiring event Wednesday in SchaumburgJan 20, 2020 12:00 am - Cook County Commissioner Kevin B. Morrison will host a 2020 Census Hiring Event from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, at Trickster Native Cultural Connections, 190 S. Roselle Ro...
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Lauzen ends campaign for third term as Kane County Board chairmanJan 15, 2020 12:00 am - Republican Chris Lauzen withdrew his candidacy for Kane County Board chairman Wednesday, ending his campaign for a third term. Lauzen's decision to drop out of the March...
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DuPage forest preserve board candidate fighting removal from the ballotJan 07, 2020 12:00 am - A candidate for DuPage County Forest Preserve commissioner who was kicked off the March primary ballot because of the hyphen in her name is taking legal action to revers...
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DuPage recorder hopeful facing legal fight to stay on the ballotJan 06, 2020 12:00 am - A DuPage judge is being asked to overturn an electoral board's decision and remove a candidate for county recorder from the March primary election ballot. Republican rec...
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Objection to Elk Grove Village referendum question heads to courtJan 04, 2020 12:00 am - The fate of a March 17 term-limits referendum in Elk Grove Village now rests in the hands of the court. After nearly four hours of oral arguments Saturday, Elk Grove Vil...
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Elk Grove panel defers to court on one referendum objectionDec 23, 2019 12:00 am - Elk Grove Village's electoral board agreed Monday that one objection filed against a March 17 term-limits referendum is in the hands of the court, but set a hearing for ...
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Voters to decide whether McHenry County coroner should be elected or appointedDec 19, 2019 12:00 am - A shadow of uncertainty has been cast on the future of the McHenry County coroner's office amid debates over whether its leader should be elected or appointed. That deci...
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Should Des Plaines city clerk remain an elected office? Voters will decideDec 17, 2019 12:00 am - Des Plaines will ask voters this spring whether the city clerk's job should be an appointed post instead of an elected office. The city council voted unanimously Monday ...
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Lake County recorder: Merge my office with county clerk'sDec 05, 2019 12:00 am - Longtime Lake County Recorder of Deeds Mary Ellen Vanderventer on Thursday said it's time for her office to merge with the county clerk's. Vanderventer, the recorder sin...