Local Politics
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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 ...
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Smolinski wins sixth term as Roselle village presidentApr 09, 2013 5:40 pm - Longtime Roselle Village President Gayle Smolinski toppled three challengers Tuesday to win another four years in office. The race ended with Smolinski capturing 1,664 ...
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Michels re-elected Sugar Grove presidentApr 09, 2013 5:40 pm - Sean Michels held on to his title as Sugar Grove village president Tuesday, after a rancorous contest where his opponent questioned the village’s use of Michels’ father’...
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Smith, Noland, Napolitano take U-46 seatsApr 09, 2013 5:40 pm - Incumbent board President Donna Smith is the highest vote-getter for the Elgin Area School District U-46 school board, according to unofficial results with 99 percent of...
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Bullwinkel rolls to easy victory in Villa ParkApr 09, 2013 5:40 pm - Villa Park Trustee Deborah Bullwinkel defeated the village’s former police chief to become the next village president, according to unofficial results from Tuesday’s ele...
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Incumbents retains seats in Lake Zurich District 95 votingApr 09, 2013 5:40 pm - The Lake Zurich Unit District 95 school board will see a mix of three people with experience and one with a fresh perspective among the four newly elected board members....
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McGinn to join vets on Hoffman Estates park boardApr 09, 2013 5:40 pm - The Hoffman Estates Park District will have a new commissioner on the board as newcomer Patrick McGinn was elected Tuesday alongside three incumbents. With 2,513 votes, ...
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Burns wins fourth term in GenevaApr 09, 2013 5:40 pm - Saying he was looking forward to continuing the work he started, Geneva Mayor Kevin Burns handily won a fourth term Tuesday against challenger Bob McQuillan. “I’m very h...
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Gilliam concedes seat on Elgin City CouncilApr 09, 2013 5:40 pm - Forty-year incumbent Robert Gilliam was most likely ousted from the Elgin City Council, according to unofficial vote results late Tuesday night. Gilliam, 67, a retired e...
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No board turnover in VoloApr 09, 2013 5:40 pm - Three members of the Volo village board kept their seats Tuesday night. Bruce Buschick, a 58 year-old business manager, Carol Porter, a Realtor who refused to release h...