Local Politics
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‘We got killed’: Cemetery board weighing next move after referendum fails
Apr 06, 2025 2:07 pm - The future is uncertain for several Kane County cemeteries after the Campton Township Cemetery District’s referendum failed Tuesday.
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Sugar Grove voters say ‘No’ to The Grove in advisory measure
Apr 06, 2025 10:23 am - Sugar Grove voters last week backed an advisory referendum calling for village officials to rescind previous approval of the massive The Grove development near Interstate 88 and Illinois Route 47 interchange.
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‘What democracy looks like’: Demonstrators protest Trump, Musk in Arlington Heights and other suburbsApr 05, 2025 1:20 pm - Critics of President Donald Trump and adviser Elon Musk took to the streets in Arlington Heights and across the nation Saturday in an array of planned protests.
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Changes at the top: Meet the new mayors of the North and Northwest suburbsApr 05, 2025 12:00 pm - Here’s a look at the new mayors and village presidents who were elected across the Northwest suburbs and Lake County last week, and what they hope to accomplish.
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Democrat deputy to succeed Republican Schaumburg Township assessor after yearslong dilemmaApr 04, 2025 4:43 pm - Longtime Schaumburg Township Assessor John Lawson, a Republican, will be succeeded by his Chief Deputy Assessor Victor Morales, a Democrat, at the end of the year following Tuesday’s election.
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Service, workforce cuts possible after voters spurn Kane’s $51 million sales tax request
Apr 04, 2025 8:56 am - Kane County Board members are reacting to voters overwhelmingly rejecting a proposed county sales tax increase, with some saying that spending cuts may be necessary.
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Des Plaines city manager could get pay raiseApr 03, 2025 1:28 pm - Des Plaines City Manager Dorothy Wisniewski is in line for a pay raise.
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Vetter’s $163 million expansion plan faces big vote in Des PlainesApr 03, 2025 1:05 pm - A German pharmaceutical company’s $163 million plan to expand its Des Plaines facility could get a key go-ahead from the city council Monday.
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‘Beyond grateful’: Chlebek’s lead grows in Des Plaines’ 1st Ward raceApr 03, 2025 10:22 am - Margaret Chlebek’s narrow lead in the race for Des Plaines’ 1st Ward aldermanic seat tripled to 12 votes Thursday.
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Newly elected Wheeling Township board could levy tax for mental healthApr 03, 2025 7:55 am - Newly elected Wheeling Township Supervisor Maria Zeller Brauer said she intends to help get a new tax to fund the township’s mental health board out of the deep freeze.