Election 2021
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Why hasn't Des Plaines' mayor named a new 8th Ward alderman yet?
Jun 14, 2021 12:25 PM - Des Plaines Mayor Andrew Goczkowski hasn't named a new 8th Ward alderman even though the seat's been open more than a month. -
East Dundee mayor working to fill board seat; trustee says there's 'no vacancy'
Jun 11, 2021 4:37 PM - Both sides in the debate over who should occupy Scott Andresen's trustee seat in East Dundee believe the issue eventually will be decided in court, although Andresen and Village President Jeff Lynam don't know exactly what that process would look like. -
Join the June 16 'Drinks & Dialogue' on home rule and moreJun 8, 2021 1:03 PM - The League of Women Voters of Roselle-Bloomingdale will host a "Drinks & Dialogue" event for the public on Wednesday, June 16. Currently, Bloomingdale has home rule, Itasca voters considered home rule but did not approve it, and voters in Roselle will be considering it soon.
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Ex-Glendale Heights president, candidate ask DuPage court to overturn April's election
Jun 4, 2021 9:56 PM - Former Glendale Heights Village President Linda Jackson and Mike Ontiveroz -- a candidate who lost his bid to become president by only two votes -- have filed separate lawsuits seeking to overturn the outcome of April's election. -
Kinzinger says he'll run for Congress again in 2022
Jun 3, 2021 4:33 PM - Republican U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger on Thursday insisted he plans to run for Congress again in 2022. -
McHenry County Board chairman postpones vote on new maps
Jun 3, 2021 3:49 PM - The McHenry County Board will not vote as planned later this month on new maps divvying up the board's membership, McHenry County Board Chairman Mike Buehler announced Thursday. The move follows votes by the General Assembly Monday to push back the July 1 deadline for counties to submit the new maps, required in the wake of the 2020 Census and meant to ensure county residents are fairly represented on their local county boards.
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Constable: Two couples make a quorum on Hainesville village board
May 29, 2021 5:20 PM - Two married couples make up four of the six village trustees in Hainesville, where spouses sometimes vote on opposite sides of an issue. And if the two couples meet outside the boardroom, they could violate state law.
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Dems release proposal for new Supreme Court district maps
May 25, 2021 7:35 PM - Democrats in the Illinois General Assembly on Tuesday released a new proposed Illinois Supreme Court district map, redrawing district lines to maximize Democrats' chances of keeping a majority on the state's highest court. -
Newly proposed Illinois legislative maps already being blasted as inaccurate, unfair
May 22, 2021 6:35 PM - Newly proposed legislative maps that were drawn by the General Assembly's Democratic majority are coming under fire from Republicans and independent organizations. -
Proposal could give Hispanic residents more representation on Kane County BoardMay 21, 2021 5:30 AM - Kane County officials will both file a lawsuit to give them more time to redraw county board districts and explore the impact of several scenarios as they await official census data that will play a large role in determining the composition of the board for the next decade.
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