Local Politics
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Cary mayoral candidates talk budget, economic developmentMar 15, 2017 1:00 am - Two men running to lead Cary have different views on the village's budget, and how to improve its downtown and attract new businesses. Incumbent Village President Mark K...
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Mundelein mayoral candidates debate business strategiesMar 15, 2017 1:00 am - Mundelein Mayor Steve Lentz believes officials have done "a great job" attracting new businesses to town, but the two candidates trying to unseat him in the April 4 elec...
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Warren High board candidates address declining enrollmentMar 14, 2017 5:33 am - Warren faces reduction in aid from the state
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District 300 school board candidates discuss merits of creative schedulingMar 14, 2017 1:00 am - Six school board candidates vying to represent Community Unit District 300 say they are open to considering creative scheduling - an idea floated by the district's top e...
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Mundelein High candidates concerned about schedule change, state fundingMar 14, 2017 1:00 am - Candidates for the Mundelein High School District 120 board say the pending change to an eight-period schedule and uncertain state funding are among the pressing issues ...
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Bensenville mayoral candidates disagree on village's growthMar 14, 2017 1:00 am - The two sitting Bensenville trustees seeking to succeed former village president Frank Soto in the April 4 election say Bensenville has made progress in recent years, bu...
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How Naperville council candidates propose improving mental healthMar 14, 2017 1:00 am - As police across the suburbs increasingly encounter people who are in crisis, candidates for city council in Naperville agree mental health is a topic they must address....
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Endorsement: Lucassen for Round Lake Park village presidentMar 13, 2017 11:00 pm - Ray McCarty says that if voters in Round Lake Park want to back the most qualified, most well-rounded and most experienced village president candidate, they should choos...
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U-46 school board candidates debate transgender policyMar 13, 2017 5:30 am - Candidates vying to lead Elgin-area schools debated a controversial transgender locker room access policy during a forum last week. Board President Donna Smith of Hanov...
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Gas station proposal divides Warrenville candidatesMar 13, 2017 1:00 am - Warrenville's mayoral candidates sharply disagree on whether the city should buy a shuttered gas station at the corner of Warrenville and Batavia roads. The station, whi...