Articles filed under Municipal Elections
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Island Lake mayor, clerk quit election boards, cite perceived conflict of interestJan 24, 2013 12:34 pm - Island Lake Village Clerk Connie Mascillino and Mayor Debbie Herrmann recused themselves from a pair of local election boards Thursday, citing a perceived conflict of in...
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Des Plaines mayoral candidate staying on ballotJan 24, 2013 11:00 am - Des Plaines 6th Ward Alderman Mark Walsten will be able to run for mayor in April after all. The city’s electoral board Thursday dismissed an objection against Walsten’s...
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Wauconda mayoral candidates differ on water bills, feesJan 24, 2013 7:00 am - Wauconda mayoral candidate Frank Bart is criticizing the town's new water billing process, calling the 20-percent penalty for late payments “almost usurious.” “Most cred...
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Winfield candidates differ on how to fix roadsJan 24, 2013 5:57 am - A candidate in Winfield’s village president race says increasing fees and resurrecting the town’s long-dead vehicle sticker program could generate money for much-needed ...
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Cary mayoral candidates disagree on ex-manager's exitJan 23, 2013 6:00 pm - Cary's handling of its long-departed village administrator was still fresh in the minds of the two men vying to become village president during their recent Daily Herald...
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Board leaves term limits off Arlington Hts. ballotJan 23, 2013 4:20 pm - The Arlington Heights Village Board has passed up its last chance to put a term limits referendum on the April ballot. On Tuesday — the deadline for a municipality to pu...
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Challenger leads in funding for Sugar Grove president raceJan 23, 2013 2:00 pm - Kevin Geary, running for the Sugar Grove village presidency, released his latest campaign finance report Tuesday, and it showed he was ahead of incumbent Sean Michels, a...
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Island Lake political website pulled, will be retooledJan 22, 2013 8:26 am - An amateur website critical of Island Lake Mayor Debbie Herrmann’s political foes has been temporarily shut down and is being retooled, its founder said Tuesday. “The si...
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Batavia candidate says he's learned from 'mistakes'Jan 21, 2013 10:00 am - The write-in candidate for Batavia 7th Ward alderman says he has learned from “past mistakes” that have led to lawsuits and a few misdemeanor criminal matters. Steve Hol...
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Term limits would rob us of best office holdersJan 21, 2013 4:00 am - Here’s why the currently proposed term limits would be bad for Arlington Heights. Most office holders are decent people, muddling through with good intentions and a degr...