Election 2021
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Milton Township voters lean toward tax increase for mental health, disability servicesApr 12, 2021 6:40 PM - A mere 206 votes have put a tax increase request in Milton Township on the cusp of approval.
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75 votes separate Howard from Potoczny in race for final College of DuPage seat
Apr 12, 2021 6:19 PM - The race to decide who fills the last open seat on the College of DuPage board has turned into a nail-biter after the latest vote counts give trustee candidate Nick Howard a razor-thin edge over his running mate. -
For new Mount Prospect mayor, a role three decades in the making
Apr 12, 2021 5:30 AM - Paul Hoefert learned a long time ago never to take an election for granted. It's a principle that's helped guide him to more than a half dozen Election Day victories since 1991. The latest, on April 6, will make him Mount Prospect's next mayor. -
How unions, political groups influenced school board elections
Apr 11, 2021 5:15 PM - A wave of incumbents will return to school boards across the suburbs, alongside some newcomers, amid ongoing criticism over how school leaders have handled pandemic learning and the gradual resumption of in-person classes. Endorsements from local teachers unions likely influenced the reelection of incumbents in numerous suburban races. -
McHenry County recount shows all four Huntley 158 incumbents secured reelection
Apr 9, 2021 9:31 PM - A recount of votes in McHenry County has significantly changed the outcome of one of the most hotly contested school board races in the suburbs -- Huntley Community School District 158 where four incumbents seem to have secured reelection. -
McHenry County clerk releases new, corrected election results
Apr 9, 2021 9:29 PM - The McHenry County clerk's office has released new, corrected results for Tuesday's local consolidated election. After a technical error with the office's ballot tabulation devices led to a full recount of votes Thursday, the new results were posted to the county's election results webpage just before 12:50 p.m. Friday.
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Winning Campton Hills slate pleased with voter support
Apr 9, 2021 7:59 PM - A slate of three Campton Hills trustee candidates swept the available seats in Tuesday's election, holding off a push from two write-in candidates who worked together during the campaign. -
Two Grayslake trustees still await final vote totals to see who will fill third seat
Apr 9, 2021 7:52 PM - Two incumbents vying for the third of three available seats on the Grayslake village board were anxiously awaiting for late-arriving vote-by-mail ballots to be counted as the race remained too close to call on Friday. -
Other updated vote totalsApr 9, 2021 7:21 PM - The following is a list of races that have been updated with McHenry County recount totals confirming top vote-getters.
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Hoeft unseats incumbent Huntley mayor, shares his goals
Apr 9, 2021 3:38 PM - Huntley's "friendly mayor with country charm," Chuck Sass, has been ousted from the post he held unchallenged for 20 years. Sass was defeated Tuesday by two-term village Trustee Timothy Hoeft in a tight mayoral race, unofficial results show.
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