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New Arlington Heights Mayor Jim Tinaglia, from right, is congratulated by outgoing Mayor Tom Hayes after a swearing in ceremony Monday night. Christopher Placek/cplacek@dailyherald.com An Arlington Heights architect who will help shape the future of the Northwest suburb — including the 326-acre property owned by the Chicago Bears on the west side of town…
Steve Lentz After 12 years as mayor and four before that as a trustee, Steve Lentz’s time as an elected official in Mundelein is coming to a close. Lentz presided over his last full village board meeting Monday night. A tribute video — featuring testimonials from family members, former trustees and others — played on…
Aurora mayoral candidate John Laesch, left, campaigning door to door on March 20, and current Mayor Richard Irvin greeting supporters before he gives his 2025 State of the City speech at the Fox Valley Mall on March 26. Voters in Tuesday’s election will finish selecting mayors and village presidents in some hard-fought races throughout DuPage…
Jack Brogan Mount Prospect village board candidate Jack Brogan owes more than $32,000 in overdue property taxes for four residential parcels he plans to develop along Golf Road. Brogan, who is running as a write-in candidate, acknowledged he is late with the tax payments, but said he has been approved for a construction loan and…
Jessica Mastalski Nearly two years after Des Plaines City Clerk Jessica Mastalski settled her lawsuit against the city-connected credit union where she once worked and the city, she again is arguing issues at the core of the case — but this time in the court of public opinion. Mastalski spent two minutes during last week’s…
Elizabeth Davies, left, and Jeffrey Loffredo are running for Grayslake village president in the April 1 consolidated election. The two candidates vying to be Grayslake village president have different campaign priorities with incumbent Trustee Elizabeth Davies focusing on keeping the town debt-free and community oriented, while Jeff Loffredo is seeking to improve the town’s infrastructure…
Top from left, Roger Byrne and Monica Lee Lundeen, bottom from left, Michael Schenk and Craig Takaoka are Vernon Hills trustee candidates in the April 1 election. Candidates for three seats on the Vernon Hills village board are well-known to each other and in the community, with three incumbents seeking reelection and a longtime village…
Michele Hunter An Arlington Heights trustee candidate faces a formal complaint alleging she accepted campaign contributions exceeding limits set by the village code. The campaign committee for Michele Hunter received in-kind contributions of $6,353.86 and $1,406.22 on Jan. 17 from the Illinois Republican Party for mailing and printing, according to disclosures filed with the Illinois…
Jeannie Lee-Macatangay Mount Prospect trustee hopeful Jeannie Lee-Macatangay, who lost her spot on the ballot after a rival candidate challenged her nominating petitions, now intends a write-in campaign. “I feel like my intentions are still good, and, I think I could still provide some good change,” said Lee-Macatangay, who works in real estate and is…
