Articles filed under Municipal Elections
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Bartlett candidate ready to ‘fix’ villageMar 21, 2013 12:00 pm - Editor’s note: This is one in a series of profiles of mayoral candidates in the Northwest suburbs that will run in coming weeks. If something breaks, Ted Lonis wants to ...
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Elgin candidates discuss funding for Elgin Symphony OrchestraMar 21, 2013 10:03 am - Among the 13 candidates in the race for four, 4-year seats on the Elgin City Council, some believe Elgin should help out the Elgin Symphony Orchestra, while others belie...
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Endorsements: LaMarca, Nowosielski, Wiedmeyer for Pingree Grove village boardMar 21, 2013 5:00 am - Not all pain is bad. The village of Pingree Grove is going through some growing pains as the village continues to increase in size. The current growth has been well mana...
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Debbie Herrmann, Charles Amrich suggest ways to improve transparency at Island Lake village hallMar 20, 2013 8:01 pm - Editor’s note: Plans call for a new municipal building to go on land adjoining Water Tower Park. Additionally, the candidates shared six ideas about improving transparen...
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Des Plaines mayor hopefuls face off at chamber debateMar 20, 2013 2:24 pm - Des Plaines mayoral hopefuls debated the success of downtown redevelopment and other issues during a forum Wednesday hosted by the Des Plaines Chamber of Commerce and In...
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Baumer, Harper, Moinuddin for Streamwood village boardMar 20, 2013 2:17 pm - Streamwood is officially a melting pot. In 2010, according to the U.S. Census, Streamwood’s Caucasian population was 50.8 percent. Of the rest, Hispanics were 28 percent...
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Endorsements: Barreto, Harlfinger, Huckins for Lake in the Hills boardMar 20, 2013 2:17 pm - When village trustees talk about how things have changed in Lake in the Hills, they’re not just referring to the town’s phenomenal growth. They’re also recalling a perio...
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Lake in the Hills candidates talk business, transportationMar 20, 2013 9:46 am - The four trustee and two mayoral candidates running in the village of Lake in the Hills discussed a variety of topics, including economic development and intersection im...
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W. Dundee hopefuls discuss village’s battle with churchMar 20, 2013 9:45 am - When it comes to West Dundee continuing its legal battle against a church that has rebuffed repeated requests to fix its historic — but decaying — parsonage, Daniel Wilb...
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Spirited exchanges at Geneva candidates forumMar 20, 2013 9:44 am - Geneva mayoral hopeful Bob McQuillan likened Wednesday night’s candidate forum — during which he and incumbent Kevin Burns made the case for why they should be mayor — t...