Articles filed under Mayor/President
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Union leader backs county commissioner for Chicago mayorOct 31, 2014 1:01 am - Chicago Teachers Union president Karen Lewis has thrown her support behind a Cook County commissioner's effort to unseat Rahm Emanuel as the city's mayor. Lewis was cons...
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Chicago mayoral challenger says he can raise $3 millionOct 29, 2014 1:01 am - A county commissioner hoping to unseat Chicago's mayor said Wednesday that he's confident he can raise from $3 million to $5 million to get his message out that Rahm Ema...
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County commissioner to make Chicago mayoral runOct 27, 2014 1:01 am - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel will be facing a second challenger when he seeks re-election next year Cook County Commissioner Jesus Garcia said Monday he will challenge Ema...
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Three already taking aim at Naperville mayor's postOct 02, 2014 5:00 am - Next May, for the first time in 20 years, the mayor's seat in the state's fifth-largest city will be held by someone other than George Pradel. With Pradel, Naperville's...
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Alderman challenging Emanuel for mayorSep 13, 2014 1:01 am - A Chicago alderman announced Saturday he'll challenge Mayor Rahm Emanuel in 2015, saying the city deserves a leader who looks out for everyday people and not just downto...
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Emanuel super PAC raises $1 million in 2 weeksJul 03, 2014 1:01 am - A super PAC created to help re-elect Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and his allies on the Chicago City Council has raked in $1 million largely from high profile members of C...
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Chicago pension overhaul could reverberate in 2015 electionJun 10, 2014 1:01 am - A new law overhauling two of Chicago's pension systems is already November election fodder for Gov. Pat Quinn's Republican challenger, but the issue could also ripple in...
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Ex-Island Lake mayor knew of controversial robocall scriptJul 19, 2013 5:15 am - 40-second message targeted rival just before election
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Steve Lentz settling in as Mundelein's mayorJul 05, 2013 3:00 am - For new Mundelein Mayor Steve Lentz, the hardest part of the job isn't keeping cantankerous trustees in line or fielding complaints from angry residents. It's the prospe...
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Herrmann campaign got cash from Island Lake’s lawyers, records showJun 20, 2013 11:39 am - In the week before former Island Lake Mayor Debbie Herrmann lost her re-election bid in April, the lawyers then representing the town dumped $2,500 into her campaign cof...