Local Politics
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Supporters praise Darch at final Barrington board meeting before electionMar 21, 2017 5:38 am - Nine Barrington-area residents came forward Monday night to express their support and admiration for Village President Karen Darch at the final board meeting before the ...
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Endorsements: Grosso, Lamb, Juby. Egan for Geneva Unit School District 304 school boardMar 21, 2017 1:00 am - Geneva Unit School District 304 has five strong candidates running for four 4-year terms. All make persuasive cases for their election in answers to online questionnaire...
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Burns, Simonian at odds on many thingsMar 21, 2017 1:00 am - The two men running for Geneva mayor - incumbent Kevin Burns and Alderman Tom Simonian - can't agree on whether Geneva is a "brand" or an "identity." Burns stresses he i...
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Election Day could shape the Des Plaines Theatre's futureMar 20, 2017 5:30 am - Mayor Matt Bogusz has hinged revitalizing downtown, with its empty storefronts and shuttered businesses, on a plan to spend millions on renovating the dilapidated Des Pl...
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Mayoral candidates lead big fight over control of tiny MettawaMar 20, 2017 5:30 am - Tiny Mettawa has a big battle on its hands for control of its village board. Four years after supporting Mayor Casey Urlacher, challenger Thomas Lys is heading a politi...
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Glasgow is the real choice in District 25Mar 20, 2017 5:00 am - As a teacher for 22 years, a resident of Arlington Heights, and a parent of Arlington Heights District 25 students, I was gravely disappointed to learn of the Daily Hera...
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Voting for Babcock, Ekeberg and ChapmanMar 20, 2017 5:00 am - I am voting for incumbents Peggy Babcock, James Ekeberg and Gerald Chapman in the upcoming election on April 4 for the District 15 board of education. They have experien...
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Wants experience on District 211 boardMar 20, 2017 5:00 am - On March 2, the six candidates running for District 211's board of education spoke for more than two hours on a range of critical issues related to school management, sc...
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District 15 community school plan is still good ideaMar 20, 2017 5:00 am - I commend District 15's Board of Education for their community school proposal. There is a high concentration of poverty in the Northeast corner of Palatine, and at leas...
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Dist. 211 incumbents stand up for all kidsMar 20, 2017 5:00 am - One slate of candidates in District 211 insists that the "comfort" and right to privacy of all "normal" children (i.e., ones who conform to traditional gender roles) sho...