Local Politics
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Island Lake activists still targeting AmrichMay 03, 2013 4:22 pm - The activists who tried to get Island Lake Mayor-elect Charles Amrich knocked of the ballot are taking their case to the Illinois Supreme Court. Daniel Field and Louis S...
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Frank Bart takes over as Wauconda’s new mayorMay 03, 2013 10:33 am - The Frank Bart era has begun in Wauconda. Bart, who defeated incumbent Mayor Mark Knigge by a mere 33 votes last month, took the oath of office during Tuesday night’s vi...
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New Grayslake Dist. 46 board members get some adviceMay 03, 2013 5:30 am - Outgoing Grayslake school board: Avoid costly political battles
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Dist. 211 board gets new member, presidentMay 03, 2013 12:00 am - New leadership and a new face brought change to the Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 board of education Thursday. After accepting the April 9 election result...
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Write-in candidate ready for duties on Libertyville District 70 school boardMay 02, 2013 7:10 pm - Among the many newly elected officials who soon will take their oaths of office, a school board member in Libertyville Elementary District 70 followed a more circuitous ...
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Lake Barrington park leaders win as write-insMay 02, 2013 12:10 pm - Raising the statistical odds of success for the write-in candidate, the Lake Barrington Countryside Park District’s April 9 election was swept by them. After no one init...
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Coin flip decides board race in StickneyMay 01, 2013 3:53 pm - A flip of a coin has broken an electoral tie in a suburban Chicago race. Two candidates for Stickney’s board of trustees garnered exactly 573 votes in last month’s elec...
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Carol Stream library trustees sworn in two weeks earlyMay 01, 2013 12:00 pm - Maneuver is an attempt to prevent sale of Kuhn Road property
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New Barrington trustees ready for their close-upMay 01, 2013 5:15 am - In a reversal of the standard reality TV formula, the two new personalities Barrington viewers will start seeing on their local cable-access channel this month will be c...
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Rosenberg retains seat in Arlington Hts. by 20 votesApr 30, 2013 10:12 am - Trustee Bert Rosenberg has been re-elected to the Arlington Heights village board by 20 votes, according to official election results certified Tuesday by the Cook Count...