Articles filed under Municipal Elections
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Prejna sworn in as Rolling Meadows mayorMay 10, 2017 1:00 am - New mayor of Rolling Meadows takes the wheel
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Aurora's first black mayor takes officeMay 10, 2017 1:00 am - An Aurora man who has dreamed of leading his city for 20 years stood on stage and announced it for the first time. "My name is Richard C. Irvin, and I am the mayor of Au...
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April election winners sworn in in Mount ProspectMay 04, 2017 1:00 am - With the suspense of an election with three write-in trustee candidates finally over, the Mount Prospect village board could get on with its business last week as two ne...
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Knight sworn in as Wauconda's new mayorMay 03, 2017 5:42 am - With a standing-room-only crowd packing Wauconda's village boardroom, Lincoln Knight was sworn in as the town's new mayor Tuesday night. Knight now has four years to mak...
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Wauconda trustees-elect pledge to finish Heroes of Freedom MemorialApr 28, 2017 1:00 am - Wauconda's three trustees-elect pledge they'll work to quickly finish the Heroes of Freedom Memorial that has stood unfinished in town for more than a year. "The voters ...
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Wheeling names inauguration day for ousted village presidentApr 27, 2017 1:00 am - Although Wheeling Village President-elect Pat Horcher will take the oath of office Monday, his fellow trustees-to-be and top village employees have proclaimed the occasi...
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Spike in women's political interest creates optimism for more equal representationApr 25, 2017 5:30 am - Political experts see an encouraging trend: More women are taking an interest in politics. Since the fall, political training programs in Illinois have been filling up ...
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Why so few women are suburban mayorsApr 25, 2017 5:30 am - When Gayle Smolinski became mayor of Roselle in 1993, no one batted an eye. Female mayors already were serving in nearby towns such as Oak Brook, Villa Park, Warrenvil...
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Baldino, Hatzis, Schmidt win Northwest suburban write-in racesApr 25, 2017 1:00 am - The Cook County Clerk's office certified election results Tuesday, confirming that write-in candidates Richard Baldino of Arlington Heights, Eleni Hatzis of Mount Prospe...
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Term-limited Des Plaines clerk says goodbyeApr 21, 2017 1:00 am - Des Plaines City Clerk Gloria Ludwig bid an early adieu to residents and fellow city council members this week. Ludwig won't join in the formal transition of power at t...