Election 2019
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Editorial: More elections are not the answer
Jun 20, 2019 6:15 PM - This Daily Herald editorial says there's no good reason to add more local elections to the calendar; just get voters more interested in the ones they already have. -
Runner-up in Rolling Meadows mayoral race wants a primary next time
Jun 19, 2019 8:04 PM - On the heels of a contentious four-way mayoral election in Rolling Meadows, the second-place finisher has proposed a referendum to establish a city primary election, in which the top two vote-getters would move on to a runoff. -
Departing state senator will become a judge Friday
Jun 19, 2019 4:00 PM - John Mulroe is trading his state Senate seat for a judicial bench. After serving more than eight years in the General Assembly, the Chicago Democrat will be sworn in Friday as a Cook County circuit court judge. -
New chief judge elected in 19th Judicial Circuit
Jun 10, 2019 9:39 PM - Diane E. Winter was elected chief judge by the circuit judges of the 19th Judicial Circuit, according to a news release from the Waukegan courthouse Monday. -
Alisa "Lee" Beattie appointed trustee of Hanover Township
May 31, 2019 12:44 PM - Bartlett resident Alisa "Lee" Beattie was appointed to the Hanover Township board of trustees at the board meeting Thursday, replacing Mary Alice Benoit, who stepped down earlier in the month to take a position at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Streamwood. -
Former prosecutor seeking Kane state's attorney post
May 30, 2019 4:09 PM - A former prosecutor announced this week she is running as a Democrat for the Kane County state's attorney's post in 2020. Jamie Mosser, who served 10 years as an Kane County assistant state's attorney, said seeking the office is an extension of her willingness and ability to serve the community. -
Former Elk Grove police chief sworn in as trustee
May 29, 2019 4:54 PM - Former Elk Grove Village Police Chief Stephen Schmidt was sworn in as a village trustee this week, filling what was the first open seat on the village board in more than two decades. -
Lee seeks recount in Buffalo Grove trustee April election
May 24, 2019 2:31 PM - Soojae Lee, who finished out of the running for Buffalo Grove trustee by two votes, is filing for a full recount. -
Lightfoot promises 'reform is here' as she becomes Chicago's 56th mayor
May 20, 2019 3:41 PM - Lori Lightfoot, who ran for Chicago's top job as a first-time reform candidate with few ties to the city's entrenched political structure, was sworn in as its 56th mayor Monday during a ceremony that noted her historic firsts.
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Why Lori Lightfoot might succeed at passing historic Chicago police reforms
May 20, 2019 6:31 AM - Lori Lightfoot will have a powerful ally after she's sworn in Monday as Chicago mayor in seeking to fulfill a campaign promise to overhaul the Police Department in the nation's third-largest city: a judge with authority to hold reform slackers in contempt.
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