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Election 2013

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Five Candidates File for Valley View School Board on First Day

Two incumbents and three challengers filed petitions for the Valley View school board Monday.

Five candidates filed Monday for the four Valley View School District 365U Board of Education seats that will be on the April 9 ballot. All five candidates were from Bolingbrook. Two incumbents, Chrystal Hansen and Ronnie Bull, were among them. There were also three challengers: Deborah Sykora, Sinatra Strong and Daniel Falese. Deborah Sykora, of 316 Bedford, earned the top spot on the ballot in a lottery held this afternoon. The second ballot spot went to Sinatra Strong, of 1442 Hawk Drive, followed by Daniel Falese, of 488 Pheasant Chase, and incumbent Chrystal Hansen, of 418 Foxborough Trail. Incumbent Ronnie Bull, of 15 Redspire, in Bolingbrook also filed later Monday and will be in the fifth slot on the ballot. The seats held by …

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

State Extends Local Elections Filing Deadline to 5 p.m. Dec. 26

The Illinois Senate amends its election code so that candidates in local elections—from City Council to School Board—can submit nominating petitions until 5 p.m. on the day after Christmas.

Merry Christmas, candidates in local elections: You have an extra day to get your name on the April 2013 ballot! A new state law, passed Nov. 29 by both houses of the General Assembly, is also good news to municipal clerks, school board secretaries, township clerks, park district and library secretaries and other local election officials who previously were required to accept candidate petitions until 5 p.m. on Christmas Eve, regardless of whether their respective governmental offices were open. The law is effective immediately. Senate Bill 3338 amends Section 1-4 of the Election Code to specify that, for the 2013 consolidated election period, local election officials have until 5 p.m. Dec. 26 to accept candidates' petitions or …

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