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$105M Lake Forest High School Referendum Leads By Less Than 100 Votes
District officials are "cautiously optimistic" that voters have approved a $105 million plan to renovate the 88-year-old LFHS campus.
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District officials are "cautiously optimistic" that voters have approved a $105 million plan to renovate the 88-year-old LFHS campus.
A trio of sitting councilmembers edged out a lone challenger, according to unofficial results.
Voters sent three incumbents back to the Palos Heights Dist. 128 school board in the April 4 consolidated election.
Preliminary results showed 58 percent voters approved a plan to borrow $15 million to finance improvements to the village-owned golf course.
Many similarities in the school board elections for the two districts.
Officials failed to pass a rescue tax hike in the past three elections. After switching to bonds on the fourth attempt, voters approved.
Unofficial results showed wins for incumbent Gina Kennedy, ex-trustee Steve Leonard and Human Relations Commission Chair Gerry Smith.
Hinsdale South residents voted differently from their counterparts in the Central zone.
Unofficial tallies show the city treasurer role will no longer be an elected one. Duties will instead go to the city's finance director.
Since the referendum failed, as unofficial tallies show, taxes will go down, according to Superintendent Lisa Hichens.
The top vote-getter says she is not ruling out anything on the superintendent's future.
The question passed by a mere difference of 50 votes, according to unofficial counts from clerk's offices in Kendall and Will counties.
"He ran a good race," the apparent winner said. The alderman has not conceded.
Only one of the union-backed hopefuls is poised to win. This is in contrast to other districts, where unions enjoyed much success.
Meanwhile, an incumbent won another six-year term in Tuesday's election.
Districts 30, 31 and 225 were among the board of education races up for grabs on Tuesday.
Nancy Zettler, Randi Gathier, Stephen J. Fiorentino and Olutola "Tola" Makine lead the local board of education race.
Five candidates battled for three open seats on the Grayslake Village Board this election.
Two incumbents and one newcomers appears on track to win seats on the city council. Mayor Haig Haleblian ran uncontested.
Newcomers Laura Murray, Andrew Bittman​ and ​Gina Galligar​ had a clear lead in the race, according to unofficial results.
Incumbents are leading but not by much in the five-way race for three open seats.
Margie Bonuchi — whose last term expired in 2019 — and Brian Wojowski are poised to return as trustees, joined by newcomer Richard Kiefer.
Heather Roach, the race's only incumbent candidate, will likely be joined on the Board of Education by two new members.
Bernie O'Boyle and Ashley Rubino are the projected winners of 2 spots on the Tinley Park-Park District Board of Commissioners.
With all precincts reporting Tuesday night, the Democratic candidate came away with nearly 10 percent more votes than Troy Parlier.
Eight candidates were trying for just two spots on the Orland Fire Protection District Board of Trustees April 4.
A Geneva resident of more than 20 years, Martha Paschke said she ran to "give back to the place that made [her childhood] dreams come true."
Six candidates faced off April 4 for three spots on the Orland Park District 135 Board of Education.
The voters of Channahon decided between current Mayor Missey Schumacher Moorman and village board member Sam Greco.
Orland Park voters Tuesday were asked if the Village should keep operating under the same structure as it has for decades.
For the first time in eight years, the voters of Joliet had a contested mayor's race, with a new mayor poised to take the reins.
The $99.5 million bond measure calls for tearing down, replacing Hufford and Gompers and building an addition to Jefferson Elementary.
Eight candidates vied for three spots on the New Lenox District 122 Board of Education on April 4.
Here are the top three vote- getters in the six-way Oak Lawn-Hometown Dist. 123 school board race.
Three incumbents hoped to hang on to their seats, while one was attempting a return to the Homewood Board of Trustees.
Here are the top four vote-getters in the 5-way race for the Evergreen Park Public Library board race.
Incumbent trustees Michael Mueller, William Brennan win another term. Ken Shaw will join them. Clerk Nancy O'Connor will keep her seat.
Here are the unofficial tallies in the Oak Lawn Public Library board race.
Nicole Milovich-Walters and Ronette Leal McCarthy have been embroiled in a heated battle to become the next mayor of Palos Park.
Attorneys Eileen Kerlin-Walsh and Tracy Sullivan appear to be headed as the newest trustees on the Moraine County Community College Board.