Local Politics
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Three hot mayoral races in DuPage after 1st day of filingDec 12, 2016 12:00 am - Bensenville, Lisle and Roselle have contested mayoral races
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Another election season starts with Lake County mayors and moreDec 12, 2016 12:00 am - Lake County voters who were unwinding from federal and state-level elections last month need to gear up for another political season officially under way with mayors and...
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Candidate kicked off North Aurora ballotDec 12, 2016 12:00 am - Ben Popp, you have been kicked off the ballot in your run for North Aurora president. The village's electoral board Monday voted 3-0 to do so. Popp did not attend the he...
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Competition for Geneva, South Elgin, Lake in the Hills, Aurora top spotsDec 12, 2016 12:00 am - Geneva Mayor Kevin Burns and Alderman Tom Simonian made it official Monday: Burns wants to keep the post, and Simonian wants to take it away from him. In Batavia, Jason ...
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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Aurora mayoral candidate drops out, narrowing field to 4Dec 12, 2016 12:00 am - Jose Luis Del Bosque has withdrawn from Aurora's mayoral race, election officials said Monday.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...