Local Politics
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Three challengers file to run for Barrington village boardDec 16, 2014 12:01 am - A slate of three challengers filed candidacy paperwork this week for the Barrington village board, which has three seats up for grabs in next year's election. As of Tues...
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Batavia school board hot among Tri-Cities racesDec 15, 2014 12:01 am - The Batavia school board election in April is going to be a hotly contested race, with at least eight people seeking three 4-year seats. The eight, including incumbents ...
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Eight candidates file for Wauconda village boardDec 15, 2014 12:01 am - The candidates for four seats on Wauconda's village board wasted no time filing their nominating petitions Monday. Divided into two groups, the eight candidates submitte...
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Fox Valley municipal, school board races spark interestDec 15, 2014 12:01 am - It wasn't a mad rush, yet a number of candidates vying for seats on village and school boards throughout the Fox Valley turned out Monday for the first day of filing pet...
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School board filing going smoothly in Cook CountyDec 15, 2014 12:01 am - Alva Kreutzer was at Ditka's Arlington Heights location at 6:50 a.m. Monday morning, more than an hour before the doors opened. "I had this nightmare there would be a hu...
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Hearing focuses on Hoffman candidate's residencyDec 15, 2014 12:01 am - Questions on whether Hoffman Estates trustee candidate Prajesh "Pat" Patel actually lives at the Hoffman Estates house he listed as his residency became the hub of an el...
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Lake County Clerk Carla Wyckoff says first day of filing went smoothlyDec 15, 2014 12:01 am - The start of candidate filing for the April 2015 consolidated election was the first big test of new Lake County Clerk Carla Wyckoff's fledgling political career. It's s...
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Five candidates so far for Arlington Heights boardDec 15, 2014 12:01 am - A lively race for Arlington Heights village board materialized already at 8 a.m. Monday, as five candidates filed their petitions to run and at least two more are expect...
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Sussman, Braiman file for Buffalo Grove presidentDec 15, 2014 12:01 am - Buffalo Grove Trustee Beverly Sussman officially challenged Village President Jeffrey Braiman Monday as both filed petitions for the village's highest office. And becaus...
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Des Plaines aldermen Robinson, Sayad, Charewicz file for re-electionDec 15, 2014 12:01 am - At least three incumbent Des Plaines aldermen will try to hold onto their seats in the upcoming spring election. On the first day candidates were allowed to file their n...