Local Politics
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Term-limited Des Plaines clerk says goodbyeApr 21, 2017 1:00 am - Des Plaines City Clerk Gloria Ludwig bid an early adieu to residents and fellow city council members this week. Ludwig won't join in the formal transition of power at t...
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Baldino with large lead in Arlington Heights trustee raceApr 19, 2017 1:00 am - Write-in candidates Richard Baldino of Arlington Heights, Eleni Hatzis of Mount Prospect and Lawrence Schmidt of Streamwood were leading in their races for village board...
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Suburban voter turnout down, hot races or notApr 18, 2017 5:30 am - Just months after a presidential election that brought political passions to a boil, suburban turnout in the April 4 local elections declined - even in places with some ...
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Lentz remains atop Mundelein mayoral race by 5 votesApr 18, 2017 1:00 am - Late-arriving mail and provisional ballots counted Tuesday evening did not alter the outcome of a tight Mundelein mayoral race. Unofficial results show Mayor Steve Lentz...
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Tight Mundelein mayor's race could be decided TuesdayApr 16, 2017 11:00 pm - Today could be the day Holly Kim and Steve Lentz learn which of them won Mundelein's tightly contested mayoral race in the April 4 election. Starting at noon, employees ...
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Fox Lake's Schmit wins second term as mayorApr 16, 2017 1:00 am - Donny Schmit has won a second term as Fox Lake mayor over write-in challenger James Polanis, the Lake County clerk's office announced on its website. Unofficial totals s...
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Barely 18 and elected to a Lake County school boardApr 08, 2017 1:00 am - Jake Leahy will return to a Lake County school district as one of the employees' bosses just four years after graduating from eighth grade. Leahy, 18, was elected as a B...
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Don Wilson odd incumbent out in Gurnee trustee raceApr 07, 2017 1:00 am - Gurnee Trustee Don Wilson fell short in what was a battle of the village board incumbents. Jeanne Balmes, Thomas Hood and Karen Thorstenson won the three 4-year trustee ...
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Wauconda's mayor-elect proud of team's campaignApr 07, 2017 1:00 am - Wauconda Mayor-elect Lincoln Knight said he's pleased - but not surprised - by his overwhelming win in Tuesday's election. Knight and his Wauconda Forward slate focused ...
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Voters deny conservatives a place on U-46 school boardApr 07, 2017 1:00 am - Does the removal of a conservative voice from the Elgin Area School District U-46 school board mean voters prefer a more moderate approach to decision making? Voters cho...