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Two months after South Holland issued its first liquor license, diners at Blueberry Field Pancake House & Restaurant say having a Sunday morning mimosa improves the dining experience while staff, aware of the town’s concerns, says alcohol is a small but positive change. “I like to see happy faces,” said the restaurant’s owner Patte Haras. “Now, we are making this place better and updating the .
Mount Prospect slate allowed to stay on April ballot Terri Gens
Updated 1/15/2021 5:58 PM
Terri Gens and Peggy Pissarreck, running as a duo for the Mount Prospect village board, have survived a challenge to their nominating petition.
The ruling could have a long-term impact on Mount Prospect s nonpartisan elections.
The Mount Prospect electoral board, by a 2-1 decision Friday, rejected the challenge to the nominating petition by former Trustee Steven Polit and resident Tom Manion. The board will formalize its decision on Tuesday. Polit and Manion have five days to appeal the decision in circuit court.
Gens and Pissarreck gathered the required signatures by putting both their names on nominating petitions, something not normally seen in Mount Prospect village elections. When challenged, the two said they worked together because they have similar values, but they re not running as a party.
Mount Prospect begins hearings on election challenge
Updated 1/8/2021 8:29 PM
A Mount Prospect electoral board began hearings Friday at village hall on a challenge to a slate of two candidates for village trustee in the April election.
Former Trustee Steven Polit and resident Tom Manion are objecting to the petitions of trustee candidates Terri Gens and Peggy Pissarreck. They are contending that a village ordinance requires candidates be nonpartisan and that running as a slate is no different from running under the banner of a political party.
The candidates say they are not a party, just two individuals with similar values.