Local Politics
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Jan. 31 is last day to register for primary electionJan 18, 2017 10:00 pm - Kane County Clerk John A. Cunningham reminds residents in Aurora Township Precincts 1-15 and Dundee Township Precincts 1-35 that the last day to register to vote for the...
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Former trustee wants back on Mount Prospect boardJan 18, 2017 12:00 am - A familiar face could be returning to the Mount Prospect village board this year. A. John Korn, who served 10 years as a village trustee, has filed as a write-in candida...
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Term limits question knocked off Wauconda ballotsJan 17, 2017 12:00 am - A citizen-driven proposal to create term limits for Wauconda's mayor and trustees will not appear on April 4 ballots because petition pages were numbered improperly, off...
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New Kane court case management system a work in progressJan 17, 2017 12:00 am - Some attorneys are privately expressing their frustrations with the new Kane County circuit court clerk's new case management system. More than five weeks after its go-...
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Lisle trustee fighting allegations to stay on the ballotJan 13, 2017 12:00 am - Lisle's electoral board on Friday dismissed an objection that claimed Trustee Christy McGovern falsely signed her name to nominating petitions she didn't circulate. But ...
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No referendum on Batavia home ruleJan 13, 2017 12:00 am - Batavians won't get to decide this spring whether the city should retain its home-rule authority. The city's electoral board Friday ruled the people who petitioned for s...
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Dist. 207 candidate remains on ballot after signature challengeJan 13, 2017 12:00 am - The Cook County clerk's office has determined a Maine Township High School District 207 school member previously one signature shy of a place on the April ballot has eno...
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No candidates kicked off Des Plaines ballotJan 13, 2017 12:00 am - The Des Plaines electoral board decided Friday no city council candidates will be kicked off the April 4 ballot. Candidates in two aldermanic races tried to remove their...
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District 207 board member 1 signature shortJan 11, 2017 12:00 am - A Maine Township High School District 207 school board member is one petition signature shy of a place on the April ballot, while another candidate facing objections rem...
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Conflict forces Glen Ellyn Dist. 41 board member to resignJan 10, 2017 12:00 am - The Glen Ellyn Elementary District 41 school board will appoint a new member by late February to fill the seat left vacant by Willie DiFabio, who resigned unexpectedly M...