Local Politics
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Winning candidate lives in Dist. 25, school officials agreeApr 07, 2017 1:00 am - Arlington Heights Elementary District 25 officials on Friday accepted a determination from their attorneys and the Cook County clerk's office that school board candidate...
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Voter turnout varied widely among Des Plaines wardsApr 06, 2017 1:00 am - A lot of factors play into voter turnout - the quality of candidates, demographics of the electorate and even the weather on Election Day. Several suburban candidates s...
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Aurora mayor-elect ready to set new course for cityApr 06, 2017 1:00 am - Aurora Alderman at Large Richard C. Irvin had been planning for this moment nearly all his adult life, and it came true Tuesday when he was elected mayor of the state's ...
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Geneva's Tom Simonian reflects on loss, staying involvedApr 06, 2017 1:00 am - Tom Simonian says he has no regrets about running to become mayor of Geneva, even though he lost with 37 percent of the vote. When he started thinking about the campaign...
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Gail Borden candidate accused of stealing hundreds of campaign signsApr 05, 2017 1:00 am - A Gail Borden library candidate who lost in Tuesday's election was arrested Wednesday after police found at his home hundreds of stolen campaign signs promoting local po...
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Incumbents swept out in Grass Lake District 36Apr 05, 2017 1:00 am - Voters unhappy with below average test scores and a $6 million expansion project swept four incumbents off the Grass Lake Elementary School District 36 board of educatio...
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Hampshire village president Magnussen elected to fourth termApr 05, 2017 1:00 am - Hampshire Village President Jeff Magnussen will serve another four years in office after being re-elected Tuesday over challenger Katherine Basham, who ran as a write-in...
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It could be weeks until Arlington Heights write-ins find out if they wonApr 05, 2017 1:00 am - Write-in totals not yet available
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Argiris allies on Wheeling board cautiously celebrate election winsApr 05, 2017 1:00 am - Wheeling trustees re-elected to the village board were muted in their celebration Wednesday, lamenting the ouster of their leader, Village President Dean Argiris, whose ...
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Broda reflects on defeat in Lisle mayoral raceApr 05, 2017 1:00 am - Longtime Lisle Mayor Joe Broda says it's hard to say why he lost his bid for a fifth term to challenger Chris Pecak. But he said one major factor was the "negative campa...