Local Politics
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Should hotel remain a priroty for Fox Lake? Candidates can't agreeJan 28, 2015 12:01 am - Numerous village administrations have tried for years without success to bring a hotel to the vacant Sayles property on Route 12 in Fox Lake. A candidate for village bo...
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Mundelein candidate slams branding project as waste of time and moneyJan 27, 2015 4:30 am - A Mundelein trustee candidate on Monday soundly criticized the village's recent branding campaign, calling it “a waste of time.” Candidate Kerston Russell served on the ...
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U-46 board candidate apologizes for offensive Facebook postJan 27, 2015 12:01 am - "It was a youthful indiscretion," said Cody Holt, a candidate for Elgin Area School District U-46 school board facing a slew of criticism for a Facebook post in which he...
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Naperville mayor candidate Krause suggests finding new city managerJan 27, 2015 12:01 am - Naperville mayoral candidate Doug Krause says it could be time to look into hiring a new top administrator to replace Doug Krieger, who has held the city manager positio...
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Trio of veteran school board members running againJan 26, 2015 4:30 am - Plenty of incumbents will be on ballots for April's general consolidated election, but few have served as long as Stevenson High School's Merv Roberts. Roberts has been ...
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Campton Hills ballot battle drags onJan 26, 2015 12:01 am - If the campaign for Campton Hills village president and trustee offices is as hard fought as the battle to just get on the ballot, it will be quite an election. Attorney...
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Naperville mayor candidates offer different traffic fixesJan 26, 2015 12:01 am - The average Naperville resident struggling to drive north during the morning rush and south in the evening has at least one thing in common with the candidates to be the...
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Des Plaines candidate forums scheduledJan 26, 2015 12:01 am - The Veterans of Foreign Wars of Des Plaines is sponsoring three candidate forums for those running in contested city aldermanic races in the April 7 election. Residents ...
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Candidate drops out:Jan 26, 2015 12:01 am - One of the candidates running for seats on the Wauconda village board on Monday announced she's withdrawing. Carries Serres told the Daily Herald she's dropping out ...
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Former Kane County Sheriff George Kramer dies at 81Jan 25, 2015 12:01 am - Former Kane County Sheriff George Kramer died Saturday at the age of 81. Just two months before passing, George Kramer got to see his son, Donald Kramer, be sworn in as ...