Local Politics
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Batavia mayor to seek 10th termDec 12, 2016 12:00 am - Batavia Mayor Jeff Schielke is going to run for a 10th term. He said Monday he has begun circulating nomination petitions, and intends to file them later this week or ne...
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Aurora mayoral candidate drops out, narrowing field to 4Dec 12, 2016 12:00 am - Jose Luis Del Bosque has withdrawn from Aurora's mayoral race, election officials said Monday. The Aurora Election Commission has accepted Del Bosque's withdrawal paperw...
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Mayoral races shaping up for Northwest suburbsDec 12, 2016 12:00 am - Mayoral races in the Northwest suburbs began taking shape Monday, including in Des Plaines, where Mayor Matt Bogusz will face a challenge from a member of his city counc...
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Filing period to begin for spring electionDec 11, 2016 6:35 am - The new election season officially begins Monday when candidates for municipal, school, park, library and fire district offices in DuPage County begin filing their nomin...
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New Cook County state's attorney says she'll be a regular at suburban courthousesDec 05, 2016 12:00 am - New Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx said Monday a top priority as she takes the helm of the prosecutor's office is to get to know issues and staff at suburban cour...
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Naperville sets ballot order among 8 council candidatesDec 05, 2016 12:00 am - In four months the results of the next Naperville City Council election will be known, but for now, one thing is certain: The order of candidates on the ballot. Incumbe...
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Miller seeking re-election as East Dundee mayorDec 05, 2016 12:00 am - Lael Miller is proud of the list of accomplishments East Dundee has achieved in his first four years as village president. The village of about 3,200 people has attract...
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Glen Ellyn voters choose Civic Betterment Party nomineesDec 04, 2016 12:00 am - Candidates who secured the Glen Ellyn Civic Betterment Party nomination Saturday are now heavy favorites for village posts up for election this spring. At the top of the...
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Four candidates running as slate for District 214 boardDec 03, 2016 12:00 am - As candidates prepare to file papers this month to run for local offices, four of those running for school board in Northwest Suburban High School District 214 have anno...
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Palatine incumbents running unopposedDec 01, 2016 12:00 am - Unless a write-in candidate emerges, each of Palatine's five elected village officials up for re-election in the spring will run unopposed. Mayor Jim Schwantz, Village C...