Articles filed under Politics
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Watch candidates for Itasca Dist. 10 school board discuss the issuesMar 03, 2021 12:00 am - Watch candidates for the Itasca District 10 school board take part in a joint interview with a representative of the Daily Herald Editorial Board. Newcomers Gerrie Aulis...
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Farmers ask for 'right to repair'Mar 03, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Legislation backed by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group would require farming equipment manufacturers to make software required for repairs available...
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Roger Byrne for Vernon Hills village presidentMar 03, 2021 12:00 am - Four years ago, when Roger Byrne was elected to his seventh term as Vernon Hills' village president, he said it would likely be his last. In 2020, encouraged by friends,...
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Learn why Deer Park officials want to increase the town's sales tax rateMar 03, 2021 12:00 am - Deer Park officials will hold a virtual public forum Thursday night to explain why they'll soon be asking voters to approve a temporary sales tax rate increase. The disc...
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Endorsement: Michels for Sugar Grove village presidentMar 03, 2021 12:00 am - The race for village president in Sugar Grove is a contentious one. It pits 21-year incumbent Sean Michels, a construction manager, against Trustee Jennifer Konen, who w...
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Bill would allow students with special needs to finish school year after they turn 22Mar 03, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House Human Services Committee advanced two bills Tuesday, one allowing special-needs students to stay with school programs past their 22nd bi...
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Endorsements: Koch, Takaoka and Schenk for Vernon Hills village boardMar 03, 2021 12:00 am - The candidates for Vernon Hills village board bring a wide range of backgrounds, experience and civic involvement to the table, creating a vibrant field of candidates vy...
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Endorsement: In District 59, Krinsky, Mancilla, Espino, SagererMar 03, 2021 12:00 am - Elk Grove Township Elementary District 59 is emerging from some rocky times. They were reflected two years ago in a stormy school board race centered around implementati...
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Texas power outages should serve as a reminder of the importance of nuclear energyMar 02, 2021 12:00 am - Recently, millions of our fellow Americans in Texas were left without electricity due to the extreme winter weather brought on by a polar vortex that swept across much o...
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Endorsement: Sode for Wauconda village presidentMar 02, 2021 12:00 am - How Wauconda residents vote in the upcoming mayoral election will say a lot about their view of the current village and its government. If they see village hall as a sm...