Articles filed under Municipal Elections
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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...
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E. Dundee candidates talk attendance, red light camerasMar 19, 2013 11:00 pm - At an East Dundee candidates forum conducted by the Elgin Area League of Women Voters Tuesday night, Lael Miller, who hopes to unseat Village President Jerald Bartels, c...
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Arredia relying on legacy to win back Des Plaines mayor's seatMar 19, 2013 11:00 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. “I never thought I'd ever run again,” sa...
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Mayor’s oversized billboard causing controversy in Fox Lake electionMar 19, 2013 5:34 pm - A billboard in Fox Lake promoting the re-election campaign of Mayor Ed Bender violates the village’s election sign ordinance and must be removed, the village attorney ha...