Local Politics
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Mayoral races in DuPage set after filing period endsDec 17, 2018 12:00 am - There will be contested races for mayor or village president in at least five DuPage County towns during the April election. Candidates will face off in Downers Grove, N...
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Filing deadline over for suburban candidates, with some towns in line for plenty of choicesDec 17, 2018 12:00 am - Heavy competition has emerged for elected positions in some suburbs after Monday's deadline for candidates to get their names on the April 2 ballot. In the quirky categ...
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Ballot set: Unopposed races for presidents of Wayne, Pingree GroveDec 17, 2018 12:00 am - Filing ended Monday for people seeking to become the next presidents of several Fox Valley villages. Wayne President Eileen Phipps filed her paperwork last week for re-e...
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New DuPage County Clerk drops lawsuit to get records from election commissionDec 14, 2018 12:00 am - DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek has ended a legal fight to get records from a government entity that likely will become part of her office soon. Kaczmarek was a candi...
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District 102 board president corrects filing errorDec 13, 2018 12:00 am - Editor's Note: To clarify, an error by the person who filed Ellyn Ross' paperwork placed Ross in the Stevenson High School District 125 race. A candidate who earl...
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Northwest suburban school board races begin to take shapeDec 13, 2018 12:00 am - A number of school board races developed across the Northwest suburbs this week, as candidates filed nominating petitions to get their names on the April 2 ballot. One o...
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Crowded village board races emerging across Northwest suburbsDec 11, 2018 12:00 am - Contested village board and city council races are taking shape across the Northwest suburbs, with crowded contests already in Buffalo Grove, Elk Grove Village, Rolling ...
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Early contenders file in several Kane County school board racesDec 10, 2018 12:00 am - Jeanette Ward's hometown has been corrected in this story. Kane County will have several contentious school board races this spring. Leading the field of candidates...
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Mayors face challenges in Lindenhurst, Buffalo Grove, N. BarringtonDec 10, 2018 12:00 am - The first day of filing to run for the top elected post in seven Lake County communities ended with races set in just three towns. Incumbent village presidents filed for...
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Several DuPage County towns already have contested mayoral racesDec 10, 2018 12:00 am - The race for several mayoral seats got off to a fast start Monday in DuPage County, with candidates emerging to challenge the incumbents in Wood Dale and Oak Brook. Mean...