Suburban Oak Park residents vote No on defunding the police
Suburban Oak Park residents vote ‘No’ on defunding the police
One suburb rejected a controversial policing proposal, as two other villages on Tuesday re-elected mayors who faced federal indictments.
OAK PARK - One suburb rejected a controversial policing proposal, as two other villages on Tuesday re-elected mayors who faced federal indictments.
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Oak Park is up by a double-digit percentage. But activists from the Revolutionary Oak Park Youth Action League claim residents want to defund the police. When given the chance to vote, though, more than two-thirds voted No.
Published April 7, 2021 •
Updated on April 7, 2021 at 2:51 pm
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Municipal elections were held across Illinois on Tuesday, with voters heading to the polls around the state to make their voices heard in local races impacting their communities.
While state law allows mail-in ballots to be counted for up to two weeks after they arrive, provided they are postmarked by Election Day, county election officials responsible for tabulating votes released preliminary results after polls closed Tuesday night. Get the answer to your most-asked COVID vaccine questions on our mobile NBC 5 Chicago app. Download it here for iOS or Android.
Results for each Chicago-area county can be found at the links below:
LYONS, Ill. (WLS) The Better Government Association is investigating an upcoming suburban mayoral election that has been cloaked in alleged corruption.
Federal agents first looked into Lyons Mayor Chris Getty last year. Getty, the son of the disgraced Kenneth Getty, has spent nearly $100,000 on legal bills tied to a wide-ranging corruption investigation as he runs for a fourth term, according to the BGA.