Candidates running for seats on municipal, school, library, park district and township boards in the April 4, 2023, consolidated election will file petitions shortly some as soon as Monday.
A wave of color sweeps into local offices Top, left to right, Tim McGowan, Yasmeen Bankole, Curtis Bradley, Tayyaba Syed, Steve Wang, Erin Chan Ding. Bottom, left to right, Dan Choi, Syed Hussaini, Sol Cabechuela, Paul Leong, Shweta Baid, Ian Holzhauer. These are just some of the minority candidates who ran successfully for municipal and school board offices in the April 6 election.
Updated 4/24/2021 4:53 PM
A wave of minority candidates from diverse racial, ethnic and religious backgrounds swept over the suburbs during the spring elections, as dozens of contenders stepped up to seek positions on municipal, school, township, library and park boards.
Judge reinstates GOP slate in Maine Township races
Updated 2/17/2021 6:40 PM
A Cook County judge has reversed the earlier decision of the Maine Township electoral board and reinstated a Republican slate of candidates for township offices on the April 6 ballot.
The electoral board s 2-1 vote to remove the slate was based on a procedural objection regarding the party s nominating caucus in December. That objection alleged the caucus for candidate selection was held outside the township.
Earl Wilson of Des Plaines, the Republican candidate for Maine Township supervisor, acknowledged the caucus was held in an empty parking lot outside the township for several reasons, but he disputed that was cause for removal.
Updated 2/15/2021 12:57 PM
The League of Women Voters of the Elgin Area has issued invitations for virtual candidate forums to 69 candidates running for office in 15 contested races in the April 6 Consolidated Election.
Candidates also are asked to fill out an informational questionnaire at lwvelginarea.org. Their written responses can be found in the Voter Guide.
The forums will not be livestreamed; they will be recorded over a period of several weeks and posted to the LWVEA YouTube channel, where they will be available for viewing via links on the LWVEA website and www.facebook.com/LWVElginArea/. Candidate forums will be recorded starting Feb. 16 and finishing up on March 23, so check for updates.
February primary features two Republican candidates for Algonquin Township highway commissioner
Updated 2/15/2021 11:35 AM
Two Republican candidates are duking it out for a shot to appear on the April 6 ballot for Algonquin Township highway commissioner.
The winning candidate among Robert Bob Bragg and Danijela Sandberg will face off against independent candidate Derek Lee in the spring, McHenry County Clerk Joe Tirio said.
The three-way race for supervisor and this one for highway commissioner are the only competitive races on the primary ballot. The township s assessor and clerk jobs also are up this cycle, and so are four trustee seats.
Richard S. Alexander is running for reelection as the township s assessor, and Maureen Huff is hoping to become the next clerk, as the township s current clerk, Karen Lukasik, decided not to run again.