Thursday, April 11, 2013
Matt Bogusz, 26, garnered 54.98 percent of the votes, and is set to be the youngest mayor in Des Plaines' history.
In a meteoric rise in public office, Matt Bogusz was elected Mayor of Des Plaines, the youngest to serve in the role in the city’s history, on Tuesday. Bogusz, 26,surrounded by family and friends at a small Italian restaurant downtown, stood tall atop a chair, announced the latest voting results, and thanked his supporters. “There were a number of individuals on this team that contributed hours, days, months of their lives to helping us win,” Bogusz said. “So I was maybe the mascot at best on this team.” Bogusz began as an intern for Rep. Elaine Nekritz (D-Northbrook), worked on the Des Plaines Special Events Commission, on the Des Plaines Public Library board, and served as Third Ward Alderman from 2009 to 2013. Bogusz will be the …
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
With most precincts reporting, Des Plaines Mayor-elect Matt Bogusz thanked supporters at Via Roma restaurant on April 9.
Des Plaines Mayor-elect Matt Bogusz thanked his supporters at Via Roma restaurant, 686 Lee St. in Des Plaines, on Tuesday. He said some volunteers dedicated hours, weeks and months of their lives to making sure he won. Click on the video above to see what else Bogusz said. Related:
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Vote totals, up-to-date results and more election information.
Maine Township residents voted for Maine Township High School District 207 Board of Education members and other public officials on Tuesday. We’ll update this page with current election results and other information about what’s happening. Like Des Plaines Patch on Facebook and follow us on Twitter to keep up with the latest on the election. Related: Financial Future, Hazing Lawsuit, More from D-207 Candidates The following election results are from the Cook County Clerk’s website. Updated at 7 a.m. on April 10: D-207 Board Member, Two-Year Term, Vote for One: D-207 Board Member, Four-Year Term, Vote for Four: Updates: We'll post election updates here, on Facebook and on Twitter. Udate, 5:56 p.m. on April 9: Eldon Burk was getting ready to…
Vote totals, up-to-date results and more election information.
Vote totals, up-to-date results and more election information. Des Plaines residents voted for a mayor, city clerk, aldermen and other public officials on Tuesday. We’ll update this page with current election results and other information about what’s happening. Like Des Plaines Patch on Facebook and follow us on Twitter to keep up with the latest on the election. Here are some previous stories on the election: The following election results are from the Cook County Clerk’s website. Updated at 1:22 a.m. on April 9: Mayor of Des Plaines: First Ward Alderman of Des Plaines: Third Ward Alderman of Des Plaines: Fifth Ward Alderman of Des Plaines: Seventh Ward Alderman of Des Plaines: Updates: We'll post election updates here, on …
Monday, April 1, 2013
Maine Township High School District 207 Board of Education candidates wrote about their qualifications and more in election questionnaires.
On April 9 Maine Township residents will have an opportunity to elect members of Maine Township High School District 207’s Board of Education. We asked candidates for D-207’s board about their backgrounds, qualifications, plans if elected and more in election questionnaires. Seven candidates — Eldon Burk, Mary Childers, Jin Lee, Margaret McGrath, Carla Owen, Jeffrey Spero and Sean Story — are running for the four open, four-year terms. Eric Leys is running unopposed for a two-year term. The board of education candidates answered the question, what would your priorities be if elected to this office?, with the responses below. Check out the complete questionnaire for each candidate by clicking on his or her name. The fiscal health of the …
Eldon Burk is running against Mary Childers, Jin Lee, Margaret McGrath, Carla Owen, Jeffrey Spero and Sean Story for Maine Township High School District 207’s Board of Education.
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Monday, April 1
The following information was provided by Eldon Burk. Patch provides a platform for candidates to share their messages, and does not give endorsements. To share your message with readers for free, add it to the Local Voices section on Patch. Name: Eldon E. Burk Position sought: Maine Township High School District 207 Board of Education, four-year term. Campaign contact information. Please include any or all of the following: website, email address, phone number, Facebook page, Twitter account, mailing address, etc. Email: eldoneb@aol.com Phone: (847) 827-8619 Mailing address: 661 Walnut Court, Des Plaines, 60016 Age: 76 Family Include as much info as you like (names, ages, number of children, etc.): Son, Randal, daughter, Tammy (deceased…
Mary Childers is running against Eldon Burk, Jin Lee, Margaret McGrath, Carla Owen, Jeffrey Spero and Sean Story for Maine Township High School District 207’s Board of Education.
The following information was provided by Mary Childers. Patch provides a platform for candidates to share their messages, and does not give endorsements. To share your message with readers for free, add it to the Local Voices section on Patch. Name: Mary C. Childers Position sought: Maine Township High School District 207 Board of Education, four-year term. Campaign contact information. Please include any or all of the following: website, email address, phone number, Facebook page, Twitter account, mailing address, etc. Email: mary.childers04@gmail.com Mailing address: 835 Pearson St., #207, Des Plaines, IL 60016 Age: 63 Family Include as much info as you like (names, ages, number of children, etc.): Eldest of five children, all graduates…
Jin Lee is running against Eldon Burk, Mary Childers, Margaret McGrath, Carla Owen, Jeffrey Spero and Sean Story for Maine Township High School District 207’s Board of Education.
The following information was provided by Jin Lee. Patch provides a platform for candidates to share their messages, and does not give endorsements. To share your message with readers for free, add it to the Local Voices section on Patch. Name: Jin Lee Position sought: Maine Township High School District 207 Board of Education, four-year term. Campaign contact information. Please include any or all of the following: website, email address, phone number, Facebook page, Twitter account, mailing address, etc. Website: http://www.facebook.com/citizensforjinlee Email: citizensforjinlee@gmail.com Phone: (773) 319-1500 Campaign Manager: Casey Smagala Email: SmagalaCasey@gmail.com Phone: (269) 816-3754 Age: 51 Family Include as much info as you …
Eric Leys is running unopposed for a two-year term on Maine Township High School District 207’s Board of Education.
Candidate Name: Eric Leys Running for: Maine Township High School District 207 Board of Education, two-year term. Patch has contacted the candidate, who has not returned the election questionnaire sent to him.
Margaret McGrath is running against Eldon Burk, Mary Childers, Jin Lee, Carla Owen, Jeffrey Spero and Sean Story for Maine Township High School District 207’s Board of Education.
The following information was provided by Margaret McGrath. Patch provides a platform for candidates to share their messages, and does not give endorsements. To share your message with readers for free, add it to the Local Voices section on Patch. Name: Margaret C. McGrath Position sought: Maine Township High School District 207 Board of Education, four-year term. Campaign contact information. Please include any or all of the following: website, email address, phone number, Facebook page, Twitter account, mailing address, etc. Email: margaret.c.mcgrath@gmail.com Age: 54 Family Include as much info as you like (names, ages, number of children, etc.): Married, three children. Two Maine South High School graduates and one current Maine South…
Edie Behnke
10:54 am on Sunday, April 28, 2013
Time will tell all you Arredia supporters...time will tell. Never seen a campaign run as bad as Arredia's. Right from the start you pushed Republican against Democrate. Very very unwise thing to do in this election as all ran as an Independent. Here we had a young man, and you went after his age yet failed to see that you had on the other side and old man. Going on 80 yrs. old? The truth is you … more ›