Articles filed under Municipal Elections
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Former chamber chair running for Bartlett village presidentNov 08, 2012 1:50 pm - At least two people will be vying for the position of Bartlett village president in next April’s election. Kevin Wallace, a 20-year resident of the village and former ch...
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Why two towns cast opposite votes for video gamblingNov 07, 2012 2:31 pm - Two towns that sit at opposite ends of DuPage County also delivered opposite messages on video gambling Tuesday. Roughly 57 percent of voters in Wood Dale gave a nod to ...
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Mettawa mayor Jess Ray to hang it up after one termOct 30, 2012 2:18 pm - One of the few contested races for mayor in the history of the bucolic village of Mettawa divided the community and ended in a draw, nearly forcing what would have been ...
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Bartlett village president won’t seek full termOct 30, 2012 1:00 pm - Bartlett Village President Michael Airdo announced Tuesday he will not run for the office in the spring 2013 election, but at least one current member of the village boa...
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Rolling Meadows asks residents about privitizing garbageOct 24, 2012 10:36 am - It seems the Rolling Meadows referendum on privatizing refuse collection would be just a matter of dollars and cents. But garbage can be an emotional issue in the suburb...
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Mundelein clerk voteOct 23, 2012 5:32 pm - Mundelein residents will vote next year to determine if the village clerk should continue to be elected or if the position should become a staff job. Trustees agreed Mon...
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Bensenville mayor faces challenge from former allyOct 23, 2012 2:00 pm - Bensenville Village President Frank Soto will face a re-election challenge in April from his former political ally, Trustee Oronzo Peconio. Peconio has assembled a new ...
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Wauconda mayor to run againOct 21, 2012 2:50 pm - Wauconda Mayor Mark Knigge will seek re-election as part of a slate of candidates, he has announced. Knigge will run with clerk Ginger Irwin, trustees Lincoln Knight and...
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Roselle’s Smolinski to seek sixth mayoral termOct 15, 2012 11:00 pm - Village President Gayle Smolinski will seek a sixth term this April, saying she wants to finish crafting a long-term plan for Roselle’s fiscal stability. Smolinski ran a...
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Former Phoenix-area mayor wants to lead Arlington HeightsOct 15, 2012 10:06 am - Ron Drake, an Arlington Heights resident who formerly led a Phoenix suburb as its mayor, hopes to do the same in his current hometown. Drake, 54, said Monday he will be ...