Articles filed under Municipal Elections
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Challenger leads in funding for Sugar Grove president raceJan 23, 2013 2:00 pm - Kevin Geary, running for the Sugar Grove village presidency, released his latest campaign finance report Tuesday, and it showed he was ahead of incumbent Sean Michels, a...
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Island Lake political website pulled, will be retooledJan 22, 2013 8:26 am - An amateur website critical of Island Lake Mayor Debbie Herrmann’s political foes has been temporarily shut down and is being retooled, its founder said Tuesday. “The si...
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Batavia candidate says he's learned from 'mistakes'Jan 21, 2013 10:00 am - The write-in candidate for Batavia 7th Ward alderman says he has learned from “past mistakes” that have led to lawsuits and a few misdemeanor criminal matters. Steve Hol...
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Term limits would rob us of best office holdersJan 21, 2013 4:00 am - Here’s why the currently proposed term limits would be bad for Arlington Heights. Most office holders are decent people, muddling through with good intentions and a degr...
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Mundelein mayoral candidate suggests undercover program to observe staffersJan 18, 2013 3:59 pm - With customer care at village hall a top concern in Mundelein’s mayoral race, candidate Steve Lentz has proposed using undercover operatives to apply for various permits...
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Candidates debate independence in Lombard mayoral raceJan 18, 2013 9:38 am - “Whose side are you on?” looks to be a key question in the race for Lombard village president. Two opposing factions have emerged among the six trustees on the village b...
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Schaumburg Township ballot loses one candidate (so far)Jan 16, 2013 4:41 pm - The Schaumburg Township electoral board on Wednesday bounced from the April ballot one of five Democratic candidates facing objections over their mandatory statements of...
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Write-in candidate in Batavia 7th WardJan 16, 2013 10:20 am - Steve Holland is running as a write-in candidate for the 7th Ward in Batavia in April. Holland filed his notice to run with the city clerk Wednesday. If nobody else runs...
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Island Lake mayor criticized for Internet postJan 16, 2013 8:00 am - An Island Lake trustee candidate is criticizing Mayor Debbie Herrmann for promoting a website that attacks her political opponents and ridicules some local residents. Th...
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Errors won’t force Roselle candidates off ballotJan 15, 2013 10:31 pm - All the candidates in the races for Roselle village president and trustee should keep their spots on the April ballot despite filing errors made by several of them, a lo...