Local Politics
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Term limit push in Elk Grove Village could end mayor's long runJul 10, 2019 5:33 am - Organizers of a weekend petition drive in Elk Grove Village say they collected 2½ times the number of signatures needed to get a question on the March 2020 primary elect...
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McMahon going into private law practice, has no plans to run for public officeJul 09, 2019 1:00 am - Kane County State's Attorney Joe McMahon said Monday he will go into private law practice after he steps down in November 2020, and rumors that he was going to make a ru...
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Months after election, battle for Buffalo Grove board seat being waged in courtJul 09, 2019 1:00 am - More than three months after voters cast their ballots at the polls, the race for a Buffalo Grove village trustee seat is still being contested in the courts. Soojae Lee...
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Millburn school board president to run for Lake County BoardJul 09, 2019 1:00 am - Carissa Casbon, president of the Millburn Elementary District 24 school board, announced Tuesday she plans to run as a Democrat in 2020 for a seat on the Lake County Boa...
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Kane County State's Attorney Joe McMahon will not seek re-electionJul 02, 2019 1:00 am - After a decade of serving as Kane County's chief legal and law enforcement officer, State's Attorney Joe McMahon announced Tuesday he will not seek re-election next year...
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Preckwinkle confirms she'll seek re-election
Jun 27, 2019 1:00 am - Over the past few months, Toni Preckwinkle has refused to discuss whether she planned to seek a fourth term as Cook County Board president, but she left no doubt Thursda...
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Editorial: More elections are not the answerJun 19, 2019 11:00 pm - John D'Astice is a good man with a bad idea. D'Astice, a Rolling Meadows alderman, lost the race for Rolling Meadows mayor in April, finishing second among four candidat...
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Departing state senator will become a judge FridayJun 19, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - John Mulroe is trading his state Senate seat for a judicial bench. After serving more than eight years in the General Assembly, the Chicago Democrat will b...
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Runner-up in Rolling Meadows mayoral race wants a primary next timeJun 19, 2019 1:00 am - On the heels of a contentious four-way mayoral election in Rolling Meadows, the second-place finisher has proposed a referendum to establish a city primary election, in ...
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New chief judge elected in 19th Judicial CircuitJun 10, 2019 1:00 am - Diane E. Winter was elected chief judge by the circuit judges of the 19th Judicial Circuit, according to a news release from the Waukegan courthouse Monday. Winter was a...