Local Politics
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Long Grove village board hopefuls disagree on keeping video gamblingFeb 12, 2015 12:00 am - After taxes, four Long Grove restaurants and bars made about $60,000 in profits from video gambling since terminals went live last August in the sleepy downtown, the lat...
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Campton Hills write-in candidates challengedFeb 12, 2015 12:00 am - A challenge has been filed against the write-in candidacies of Campton Hills Village President Patsy Smith and three others for trustee. Resident James P. Newman argues ...
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Lily Lake challenger calls for transparency, communicationFeb 11, 2015 4:30 am - Jesse Heffernan has been the village president of Lily Lake for almost eight years, but now she has a challenger who thinks it's time to add more of a small-town touch t...
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Endorsement: Radecki for Geneva, Ward 4Feb 11, 2015 12:00 am - One-time Alderman Jim Radecki is facing Eleanor Hamilton in a race to fill retiring Alderman Dorothy Flanagan's seat serving the Fourth Ward. Radecki is a real estate br...
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Endorsement: Daluga, Lohmeyer, Windon for Barrington village boardFeb 11, 2015 12:00 am - The six candidates for three Barrington village board seats fall firmly into two camps. On the one side, you have incumbents Jim Daluga and Robert Windon and newcomer J...
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Contested election emerges for Wheeling village boardFeb 11, 2015 12:00 am - Updated to reflect Robert Heer died of a stroke, not a heart attack Wheeling voters have a competitive race for village board after all, with the write-in candidacy...
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Endorsement: Birch, Dzierzanowski for West Chicago councilFeb 11, 2015 12:00 am - Communication with residents, or the lack thereof, is a predominant theme among the four candidates seeking two contested seats on the West Chicago City Council. In War...
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Endorsement: Prendiville, Fitch for Wheaton councilFeb 11, 2015 12:00 am - In a recent community survey, Wheaton residents gave their city high marks in almost all areas, with the exception of infrastructure concerns involving roads and sidewal...
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Endorsement: Selman, Meroni and Maison for Barrington Hills village boardFeb 11, 2015 12:00 am - Many towns would love to have the problems Barrington Hills has: Protecting a bucolic suburb with more than 6,000 acres of forest preserves, very little violent crime an...
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Hampshire trustee hopefuls differ on emergency communicationsFeb 11, 2015 12:00 am - In an age of Amber alerts, text messages, social media posts and Twitter feeds, news and information can travel fast, especially in an emergency. The four people seeking...