Articles filed under Municipal Elections
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Felon bounced from Cook County Board ballotJan 16, 2014 7:50 pm - A former Chicago streets and sanitation commissioner was ruled ineligible for a run for a seat on the Cook County Board. Al Sanchez was released from federal prison in ...
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Weren’t you the mayor? Former leaders talk about time since leaving officeDec 28, 2013 7:00 am - When hundreds of jubilant Arlington Heights residents gathered at North School Park for the town’s annual Christmas tree lighting a few weeks ago, Arlene Mulder was amon...
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Arlington Heights resident wants term limits on 2014 ballotAug 13, 2013 3:28 pm - An Arlington Heights resident who has battled with the village before isn’t giving up his quest to get a referendum on term limits for elected officials on the ballot. B...
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Island Lake blog shut downAug 05, 2013 6:14 pm - A long-running blog about Island Lake politics and events unceremoniously closed over the weekend. The site, at theblog1.com, once was run by then-Trustee Laurie Rabatti...
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Ex-Island Lake mayor knew of controversial robocall scriptJul 19, 2013 5:15 am - 40-second message targeted rival just before election
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Steve Lentz settling in as Mundelein's mayorJul 05, 2013 3:00 am - For new Mundelein Mayor Steve Lentz, the hardest part of the job isn't keeping cantankerous trustees in line or fielding complaints from angry residents. It's the prospe...
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Herrmann campaign got cash from Island Lake’s lawyers, records showJun 20, 2013 11:39 am - In the week before former Island Lake Mayor Debbie Herrmann lost her re-election bid in April, the lawyers then representing the town dumped $2,500 into her campaign cof...
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Editorial: All suburbs hurt by Island Lake’s missed opportunityJun 04, 2013 5:00 am - When Charles Amrich took over as Island Lake’s mayor last month, we were optimistic positive changes were coming to the town that has wrestled with years of political st...
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New committees forming in Island LakeMay 26, 2013 10:33 am - Island Lake Mayor Charles Amrich delayed naming the members and leaders of the village board’s various committees last week. Amrich was set to announce the memberships d...
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Island Lake eying new IT firm, but Sciarrone objectsMay 24, 2013 10:27 am - Island Lake trustees have identified the firm they want to get the village’s computer system running properly. Nearly all the board members want to hire Ryden Solutions,...