Local Politics
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Antioch voters will elect fire board for first timeFeb 19, 2017 12:00 am - Voters in Antioch Township will break new ground April 4 when they head to the polls to vote for the first elected board members of the First Fire Protection District of...
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Algonquin trustee candidates discuss downtown, east side growthFeb 17, 2017 4:30 am - Though most agree the east side of Algonquin is in need of attention, the six candidates vying for three seats on the village board have different ideas about where else...
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Mundelein High School hosting local candidate forumsFeb 16, 2017 12:00 am - Mundelein High School will host a pair of political forums in March for candidates running for mayor and seats on the village board in Mundelein. The mayoral forum is s...
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Mundelein trustee candidates concerned about finances, business climateFeb 16, 2017 12:00 am - Mundelein board hopefuls discuss redevelopment, economic challenges
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Mundelein mayoral candidates discuss downtown redevelopmentFeb 15, 2017 12:00 am - Two of the three candidates running for mayor in Mundelein support the village's vision for the ongoing redevelopment of the downtown area, but the third panned the effo...
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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...