Articles filed under Misc Elections
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Desire to guarantee good education prompts runs for Batavia school boardFeb 12, 2015 12:00 am - Strong beliefs in the value of public education to improve society motivated eight people to run for the Batavia school board in April. But one also cited concern about ...
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District 56 candidates critical of iPad programFeb 11, 2015 12:00 am - Two candidates for the Gurnee Elementary School District 56 board have broken with the pack by criticizing a roughly three-year-old effort to issue iPads to all students...
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Write-ins make for contested Arlington Hts. library raceFeb 10, 2015 12:00 am - At the end of the regular filing period in late December, incumbent Kerry Pearson was the only candidate running for the Arlington Heights Memorial Library board. But wi...
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Candidates suggest mandatory meeting as a way to get more parental involvement at Warren Township High SchoolFeb 06, 2015 4:30 am - It may be time for parental involvement to become more than a volunteer endeavor, according to candidates for the Warren Township High School board. Because they are in ...
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U-46 board candidate apologizes for offensive Facebook postJan 27, 2015 12:01 am - "It was a youthful indiscretion," said Cody Holt, a candidate for Elgin Area School District U-46 school board facing a slew of criticism for a Facebook post in which he...
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Trio of veteran school board members running againJan 26, 2015 4:30 am - Plenty of incumbents will be on ballots for April's general consolidated election, but few have served as long as Stevenson High School's Merv Roberts. Roberts has been ...
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Obama veto threat targets Kirk plan on IranJan 22, 2015 12:01 am - U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, a Highland Park Republican, said he expects the Senate to move forward with a proposal increasing sanctions on Iran despite President Barack Obama's...
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Conservatives cheer on Romney as establishment field growsJan 14, 2015 12:01 am - SAN DIEGO - Mitt Romney's unexpected step into the 2016 presidential contest is drawing enthusiasm from the GOP's most passionate conservatives. But not because they wan...
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Numerous races have more ballot spots than candidatesJan 11, 2015 4:30 am - Scott Coffey isn't just a candidate for the Cary Elementary District 26 school board. Right now, he's the only candidate running in April for three available seats. “We ...
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Palatine District 15 board, not voters, to choose Bokor's successorJan 07, 2015 12:01 am - The Palatine Township Elementary District 15 school board next week will begin the process of choosing a new member to complete the term of Richard Bokor, the board's vi...