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Bogusz, 26, claims victory as youngest Des Plaines mayor
With a campaign message centered on "moving forward," Des Plaines appears to have moved forward with possibly the city's youngest mayor at the helm. Ald. Matt Bogusz, 26, claimed victory in the mayoral race, receiving 54 percent of the votes with all...
Tags: Des Plaines, Politics, Elections, Park Ridge
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District 113 school board candidates talk guns, pension reform
The five people seeking three openings on the Township High School District 113 school board struck similar themes in addressing their candidacies, mentioning state pension issues and school safety. They took questions from the audience at a March 10...Tags: Politics, Elections, Interior Policy, Pension and Welfare
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Kenilworth asks referendum on infrastructure
A referendum on the April 9 ballot seeks to raise $9.75 million in bonds to address repairs to Kenilworth's sewer, water, fire hydrant and roadway infrastructure, officials said. If it passes, property tax bills would increase by an average of 2.83...
Tags: Politics, Manufacturing and Engineering, Heavy Engineering, Technology, Science and Technology
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Communities split over best time for local elections
Tax increases work. Controversial projects help. Scandal is best. Without drama to get people riled up, it's hard to attract voters to March elections such as the Tuesday contests in 23 cities, towns and villages in Broward and Palm Beach counties....
Tags: Miramar, Politics, Parkland, Voting, Dania Beach
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SRO crowd hears Buffalo Grove trustee candidates
The Save Buffalo Grove candidates night went on as planned last week with three Village Board incumbents and a write-in candidate sharing their qualifications and ideas about the future. After the village attorney expressed concerns that the Open...Tags: Politics, Local Government, Rentals, Condos, Elections
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Letters to the Editor - March 11
Cardin should focus more onbudget, less on columns To the editor: “Quick action can fend off sequestration” is the headline on Sen. Ben Cardin’s column of Feb. 27. He uses the first six paragraphs of this column to promote the...Tags: Politics, Health Insurance Cost, Budget Control Act of 2011
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Democrats' hypocrisy on voter access
Many Maryland politicians spritz on Eau de Hypocrisy at least occasionally. But Gov. Martin O'Malley and fellow Democrats bathed in it with their support for the inaccurately labeled Referendum Integrity Act, an effort to make it harder for citizens to...
Tags: Politics, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Voting, Political Fundraising, Parties and Movements
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Lauderdale Lakes looks to cut seats on dais
— City government could be shrinking, or at least the number of commissioners running it. A proposed referendum would eliminate two of six commission seats. With the mayor's position, that would give the city a five-member commission, similar to...
Tags: Politics, Voting, Elections, Lauderdale Lakes, Local Elections
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Gun referendum? Go ahead and make our day
With Gov. Martin O'Malley's landmark gun control bill given final approval by the Senate on Friday and waiting only the governor's signature to be enacted into law, Democrats in Annapolis are likely hoping that the next step will be talk of the "R" word....
Tags: Politics, Annapolis, Political Fundraising, Gun Control, Martin O'Malley
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D113 criticized for student involvement in controversial referendum
Tribune reporterA move by Township High School District 113 to involve students in publicizing its upcoming $89 million bond referendum dances close to the line of violating election law, according to a state official. An email sent Monday from Deerfield High School...Tags: Politics, Political Fundraising, Elections, Teachers, Students
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Residents scold D41 leaders for plans to take Wheaton College land
Dozens of residents blasted Glen Ellyn School District 41 school board members for the idea of using eminent domain to take Wheaton College property to build a new junior high school. The forum on Wednesday night drew more than 100 people who wanted...
Tags: Politics, Elections, Colleges and Universities
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Early voting starts March 25 in Lake County
Early voting for the April election begins March 25 in Lake County, and the increasingly popular option may influence how people campaign — particularly regarding a multimillion-dollar bond issue referendum question in Township High School...
Tags: Politics, Voting, Elections, Bonds, Local Elections
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