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Municipal Elections
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Term limit push in Elk Grove Village could end mayor's long run
Jul 10, 2019 5:33 AM - Organizers of a weekend petition drive in Elk Grove Village say they collected 2½ times the number of signatures needed to get a question on the March 2020 primary election ballot asking voters to approve term limits for village leaders. -
Months after election, battle for Buffalo Grove board seat being waged in court
Jul 9, 2019 3:36 PM - More than three months after voters cast their ballots at the polls, the race for a Buffalo Grove village trustee seat is still being contested in the courts. -
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. -
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. -
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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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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Two new trustees join Mundelein village board
May 16, 2019 7:49 PM - Mundelein's newest village trustees, Erich Schwenk and Kara Lambert, took office this week. -
Two newcomers join Lincolnshire's village board
May 14, 2019 5:30 AM - Lincolnshire's newest village board members took their seats on the dais Monday night.
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