Articles filed under Municipal Elections
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Experience vs. fresh perspective issue in Batavia mayoral raceMar 24, 2017 1:00 am - To say Jeff Schielke is running a low-key re-election campaign might be an understatement. Less than two weeks before the election and there is nary a yard sign trumpeti...
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Write-ins seek 2-year term as Streamwood trusteeMar 23, 2017 5:40 am - Since the candidate filing period in December, Streamwood's April 4 trustee race has gone from four hopefuls vying for three four-year terms to just two running as write...
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Wheeling village president again denies using taxpayer money for personal gainMar 23, 2017 1:00 am - Wheeling Village President Dean Argiris defended himself vigorously against accusations he's used taxpayer-funded perks for personal use during a village meeting Monday,...
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Why video gambling will likely remain legal in St. Charles regardless of April electionMar 22, 2017 1:00 am - Opponents of video gambling in St. Charles have one choice on the April ballot, but that may not be enough to repeal the city's ordinance. Candidates for aldermen in the...
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Personalities set apart agreeable candidates to lead Villa ParkMar 22, 2017 1:00 am - The race to lead Villa Park is shaping up to be an amicable contest among three longtime residents who want to be village president. Candidates Albert Bulthuis, Chuck P...
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Endorsement: Rezwanul Haque for StreamwoodMar 22, 2017 1:00 am - Rezwanul Haque and Lawrence Schmidt are write-in candidates for the two-year Streamwood village board seat that once belonged to Trustee Guy Patterson, who died in June ...
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Ethics accusation in Geneva mayor race goes to courtMar 22, 2017 1:00 am - Geneva mayoral candidate Tom Simonian is going to court to try to get the Geneva Ethics Commission to reopen a case he brought March 13 against a Geneva firefighter and ...
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Supporters praise Darch at final Barrington board meeting before electionMar 21, 2017 5:38 am - Nine Barrington-area residents came forward Monday night to express their support and admiration for Village President Karen Darch at the final board meeting before the ...
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Burns, Simonian at odds on many thingsMar 21, 2017 1:00 am - The two men running for Geneva mayor - incumbent Kevin Burns and Alderman Tom Simonian - can't agree on whether Geneva is a "brand" or an "identity." Burns stresses he i...
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Election Day could shape the Des Plaines Theatre's futureMar 20, 2017 5:30 am - Mayor Matt Bogusz has hinged revitalizing downtown, with its empty storefronts and shuttered businesses, on a plan to spend millions on renovating the dilapidated Des Pl...