Articles filed under Misc Elections
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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...
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Lake Barrington Speedway debate inspires residents to seek political officeDec 29, 2014 12:01 am - The plan to build a Speedway gas station in Lake Barrington inspired passionate debate among residents before its approval by the village board last month. It also helpe...
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GOP puts up a bigger tent for minority challengeDec 28, 2014 12:01 am - WASHINGTON - The faces of the Republican Party's most ambitious members are changing. Long criticized as the party of old white men, the GOP's next class of presidential...
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Who's running for school board seats in the Northwest suburbsDec 27, 2014 12:01 am - APTAKISIC-TRIPP ELEM. DIST. 102 Alan Rubenstein* Ellyn Ross* Marnie (Masur) Slavin ARLINGTON HTS. ELEMENTARY DIST. 25 Erin Johannesen* (2-year term) Charles Williams*...
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Policies of GOP governors could find national playDec 27, 2014 12:01 am - MADISON, Wis. - One group of potential candidates for president probably won't be shuffling off to Iowa, New Hampshire or other early campaign spots in the new year. The...