Local Politics
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7 to run for 3 trustee seats in Campton HillsNov 28, 2016 12:00 am - Seven people - including three current trustees - have filed petitions to run for the Campton Hills village board in April. The last day to file petitions to run for in ...
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Carpentersville mayor Ritter to run for re-electionNov 28, 2016 12:00 am - Citing progress Carpentersville has made in the past eight years, Village President Ed Ritter says he wants to keep up that momentum by seeking a third term in office. R...
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Former Libertyville mayor Jeff Harger to run again against Terry WepplerNov 26, 2016 4:15 am - A rematch for the top elected spot in Libertyville is brewing after eight years. Jeff Harger, a business owner and former mayor and village trustee, said he will challen...
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West Dundee Village President Nelson seeking re-electionNov 25, 2016 12:00 am - By Lauren Rohr lrohr@dailyherald.com West Dundee Village President Chris Nelson announced this week he is seeking a second term in office. Nelson, 45, first was elected ...
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Schmit to seek re-election as Fox Lake mayorNov 24, 2016 12:00 am - The man leading Fox Lake when the Gliniewicz saga unfolded announced Wednesday he is seeking four more years in office. Mayor Donny Schmit, 62, announced via email he w...
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Contested Hoffman Estates trustee race appearsNov 23, 2016 12:00 am - After three days of candidate filing for potential Feb. 28 village board primary elections in Hoffman Estates and Schaumburg, only a barely contested trustee race in Hof...
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Partial recount possible in close DuPage County Board raceNov 23, 2016 12:00 am - There may yet be another twist in the hotly contested race for the District 2 DuPage County Board seat. Republican challenger Richard Blass of Elmhurst said Wednesday he...
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Democrat Chaplin narrowly keeps DuPage County Board seatNov 22, 2016 12:00 am - Democratic incumbent Elizabeth "Liz" Chaplin apparently will keep her District 2 seat on the DuPage County Board after a razor-thin victory over her Republican challenge...
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Candidate filing begins in Aurora, Naperville, WheatonNov 21, 2016 4:40 am - With the dust still settling from the presidential election, officials in DuPage County and Aurora already are gearing up for local elections in the spring. The filing p...
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Five candidates file fast for 4 Naperville council seatsNov 21, 2016 12:00 am - There will be no free rides onto the Naperville City Council next spring, with five candidates already filing for four open city council seats. Those five - three incum...