Local Politics
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Mundelein High board candidates disagree on transgender student rightsMar 09, 2017 4:00 am - Nearly all the candidates running for seats on the Mundelein High School District 120 board support the school's policy allowing transgender students to use bathrooms or...
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Geneva mayoral candidate calls for vote repealing dining taxMar 09, 2017 12:00 am - Geneva alderman and mayoral candidate Tom Simonian will get his wish to have the city council consider rescinding the places for eating tax before the April election. Ma...
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Endorsements: Kubiak, Dulkoski, Hirschbein for Pinegree Grove village boardMar 09, 2017 12:00 am - Pingree Grove village government faces the challenges of evolving with the rapid growth of the village from a town of 100 to one of 5,000. Village hall is a double-wide ...
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Candidates forum in Palatine on March 18Mar 09, 2017 12:00 am - The League of Women Voters of the Palatine Area will host a candidates forum March 18 at Palatine village hall, 200 E. Wood St., for the public to hear from those runnin...
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Pingree Grove candidates on businesses, water ratesMar 09, 2017 12:00 am - The five candidates vying for three open seats on the Pingree Grove village board have different opinions on a water rate increase and what businesses should be encourag...
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Mundelein board candidates talk qualificationsMar 09, 2017 12:00 am - Candidates for seats on Mundelein's village board are citing business experience and community service among their qualifications to serve on the panel. Six residents a...
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Kane state's attorney to operate April election complaint lineMar 09, 2017 12:00 am - The Kane County state's attorney's office will operate an election complaint hotline and will visit polling places during the April 4 election. State's Attorney Joe McM...
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Prejna for Rolling Meadows mayorMar 09, 2017 12:00 am - After years of steady leadership, Rolling Meadows is now in something akin to upheaval. When former mayor Tom Rooney resigned in 2016 to take a state Senate seat, Alderm...
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Mount Prospect candidates discuss police station needsMar 09, 2017 12:00 am - One of the pressing issues for Mount Prospect is the challenge of what to do about the police headquarters. The police chief says the facility is outmoded for the needs ...
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Des Plaines 7th Ward alderman fights challenger's campaign flierMar 08, 2017 4:15 am - A competitive race for a spot on the Des Plaines city council remains frosty with an alderman calling his challenger's campaign tactics "hateful" and "disturbing." Seven...