Local Politics
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New trustee named in Island LakeJan 25, 2019 12:00 am - A candidate for a seat on Island Lake's village board has been appointed to fill a vacancy on that six-member panel. Will Ziegler, a member of the village's planning and...
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Final objection to District 59 candidate overruledJan 23, 2019 12:00 am - A final objection to the nominating petitions of an Elk Grove Township Elementary District 59 school board candidate was overruled Wednesday. The Cook County Officers El...
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Brown kicked off Chicago mayoral ballot
Jan 22, 2019 12:00 am - Dorothy Brown was dropped from the mayoral ballot Tuesday by the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, bringing the field of contenders to 14. But the clerk of the ci...
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Local GOP to host Schaumburg mayoral forum Jan. 26Jan 22, 2019 12:00 am - The Schaumburg Township Republican Organization will host a candidates forum for the village of Schaumburg's April 2 mayoral race during its breakfast meeting at 8:15 a....
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U-46 school board candidates forum set for March 14Jan 18, 2019 12:00 am - Want to know more about prospective Elgin Area School District U-46 school board members? District residents will get a chance to submit questions and hear from candida...
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Objections over two-person District 59 slate overruledJan 17, 2019 12:00 am - Three out of four objections against a pair of candidates for Elk Grove Township Elementary District 59 school board were overruled Thursday, keeping them on the ballot ...
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The women who gained offices in DuPage CountyJan 12, 2019 5:00 am - As women gained electoral victories across the country, ushering in the highest proportion of women ever to serve at once in state legislatures across the nation at 28.6...
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Anger, action, election: How Democratic women in DuPage mirrored national trend and gained representationJan 12, 2019 5:00 am - For Democratic women, 2018 included all the ingredients of a groundbreaking year: the second annual Women's March, the #MeToo movement against sexual abuse and harassmen...
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Candidate dropped from Antioch raceJan 11, 2019 12:00 am - The number of candidates running for Antioch village trustee has been reduced by one. Angela Vitacco was stricken from the April 2 ballot Thursday by the Antioch Elector...
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Objections against two Gurnee board candidates dismissedJan 10, 2019 12:00 am - Objections to two candidates running for Gurnee village board were dismissed by a small election committee, leaving eight candidates competing for three seats. Don Wilso...