Articles filed under Municipal Elections
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Outgoing Lindenhurst mayor proud of team approachMay 07, 2015 5:30 am - When questions arose about a proposed development on Route 45 north of Grand Avenue, Lindenhurst resident Susan Lahr was among those who didn't think the public was gett...
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Editorial: Voter intent should be deciding factor in write-insMay 06, 2015 11:00 pm - On Monday of this week, a new trustee, Mary Papantos, was sworn in as a Wheeling village board member. Whether she stays there will be up to the Cook County circuit cour...
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New Wauconda trustee takes officeMay 06, 2015 1:00 am - Wauconda attorney and activist Tim Howe has been sworn in as the village's newest village board trustee. Howe defeated incumbent Joseph Coster for a 2-year term in the A...
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Papantos sworn into Wheeling village board, but how long will she remain?May 05, 2015 1:00 am - Mary Papantos was, in her words, "warmly" welcomed to the Wheeling village board this week, showing no signs of concern over a lawsuit seeking to oust her from the hotly...
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New leaders take office tonight in Northwest suburbsMay 04, 2015 1:00 am - Municipal governments across the Northwest suburbs will see a makeover this week as newly elected village trustees, city aldermen and village presidents take their oaths...
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New terms begin for Hoffman Estates trusteesMay 04, 2015 1:00 am - Hoffman Estates village trustees Anna Newell, Gary Pilafas and Gary Stanton were sworn in to new terms at a special ceremony Saturday morning at village hall. Senior Tru...
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Naperville leadership transitions to new Mayor ChiricoMay 03, 2015 1:00 am - It was an occasion for suits and dresses, hugs and handshakes, smiles and applause, and old and new on Sunday, as Naperville Mayor Steve Chirico took the reins from outg...
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Vito files lawsuit challenging outcome in Wheeling board raceApr 30, 2015 1:00 am - Wheeling Trustee Joe Vito filed a formal contest Thursday, urging a Cook County judge to reverse the outcome of the April 7 election and declare him the winner of a seat...
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Papantos to be sworn in as Wheeling's new trustee, but Vito disputing election resultsApr 28, 2015 1:00 am - Mary Papantos will be sworn in as Wheeling's new trustee next Monday, but election rival Joe Vito isn't conceding defeat without a fight. Papantos officially won a seat ...
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Absentee, provisional ballots change outcome of Bensenville raceApr 23, 2015 1:00 am - A sitting Bensenville village trustee fell 10 votes short in her re-election bid, officials say, after it appeared she had kept her seat on Election Night. JoEllen Ridde...