Around the country, conservative groups have harnessed parental angst to gain seats on school boards. Liberals see a threat to public education and have scrambled to keep up.
Tuesday s unofficial election results for northwest suburban contested municipal races show incumbents prevailing and former elected officials regaining their village board seats.
Barrington s recent attainment of home rule status was top of mind for all four village board candidates during the campaign. Now, three of them, including two incumbents, appear to have the opportunity to act on it.