Local Politics
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Suess easy winner in Wheaton’s North DistrictApr 09, 2013 5:40 pm - The incumbent in Wheaton’s only contested race for a seat on the city council handily won re-election Tuesday. According to final unofficial totals, Phil Suess garnered...
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McCarthy, Langfelder win seats on Bartlett fire boardApr 09, 2013 5:40 pm - With 19 of 19 Cook County precincts reporting and all 21 DuPage County precincts reporting, voters appear to have chosen incumbent Jim McCarthy and newcomer Jay Langfeld...
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River Trails school board to get expected faceliftApr 09, 2013 5:40 pm - Voters in River Trails Elementary District 26 set about giving their school board an overhaul on Tuesday. With 10 of 11 precincts counted late Tuesday, Julia Nemcek (754...
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Naperville incumbents roll to council winsApr 09, 2013 5:40 pm - All three Naperville City Council incumbents seeking re-election rolled to victories Tuesday night, with a former Naperville Township trustee capturing the fourth availa...
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Campton Hills voters oust trustee who supported Kiva planApr 09, 2013 5:40 pm - A Campton Hills trustee who supported a controversial substance abuse treatment center earlier this year was bounced from office Tuesday. According to unofficial results...
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Incumbents win in District 59 school raceApr 09, 2013 5:40 pm - Elk Grove Township Elementary District 59 school board incumbents Barbara Somogyi and Seana McPherson won two, 2-year terms on the board with challenger John Strzelecki ...
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Newcomer McNeil joins 3 incumbents on Antioch Dist. 34 boardApr 09, 2013 5:40 pm - Newcomer Mary Kay McNeil and three incumbents led a crowded field in Tuesday’s race for four seats on the Antioch Elementary School District 34 board. With ballots in 2...
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Zyck, Brody Garkisch eager to start work on Arlington Hts. library boardApr 09, 2013 5:40 pm - Joan Brody Garkisch and Greg Zyck will be the two newest members of the Arlington Heights Memorial Library board, according to unofficial vote totals on Tuesday. With Co...
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Veteran aldermen lose Batavia council racesApr 09, 2013 5:40 pm - The Batavia City Council lost its most experienced alderman Tuesday night, with the defeat of 32-year alderman Eldon Frydendall, 4th Ward Alderman Jim Volk and 6th Ward ...
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Des Plaines mayor-elect youngest in Northwest suburbsApr 09, 2013 5:40 pm - “This race isn’t about age,” said 26-year-old Matt Bogusz, who voters overwhelmingly elected Tuesday to lead Des Plaines, making him the youngest mayor in the Northwest ...