Local Politics
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Lake in the Hills mayoral candidates debate lack of board diversityFeb 15, 2017 12:00 am - Two candidates vying to lead Lake in the Hills for the next four years disagree on how to address a lack of diversity on the village board. Village President Paul Mulcah...
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Mundelein candidates' forum set for Feb. 24Feb 14, 2017 12:00 am - The Fremont Township Republican Organization will host a forum for Mundelein mayoral and board of trustees candidates at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24, at the Fremont Township ...
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Lake County Board supports plan to ask voters if they want to pick chairmanFeb 14, 2017 12:00 am - A proposal to let voters decide if they should directly elect the Lake County Board chairman gained the board's support Tuesday. Commissioners voted unanimously to reque...
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Write-ins trigger primary for Aurora mayor raceFeb 13, 2017 12:00 am - The race for mayor of Aurora will get an early start with a primary Feb. 28. The top two vote-getters in the race to lead Illinois' second-largest city will advance to t...
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Candidate withdraws from Arlington Heights library board raceFeb 10, 2017 12:00 am - Colette Harris, a candidate for Arlington Heights library board, has withdrawn from the race, which makes the election uncontested. Harris said in a statement she had so...
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D211 members who shirk duty must goFeb 06, 2017 4:00 am - Term limits are important to many voters from both sides of the aisle, for good reason. When people stay in office too long, they often lose touch with their constituent...
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Elect a D211 board that will hold the lineFeb 06, 2017 4:00 am - The current District 211 board of education elected secretary has served our community taxpayers for 20 years with annual property tax increases, expensive conference at...
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Attorney nominated for county board postFeb 06, 2017 12:00 am - Barrington attorney Michael A. Danforth has been nominated to fill a vacancy on the Lake County Board, officials announced Monday. Danforth has been chosen as the Distri...
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Mayor, residents decry former Arlington Heights candidate's Facebook postFeb 06, 2017 12:00 am - The fallout from Arlington Heights dentist Joe Favia's decision to withdraw from the village board race came to the public square Monday night, with Mayor Tom Hayes and ...
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Favia cites 'bullies,' withdraws from Arlington Heights trustee raceFeb 04, 2017 12:00 am - Saying "bullies suck" in a Facebook post, Arlington Heights dentist Joe Favia withdrew Saturday from the race for village trustee after his post on social media caused t...