Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Frank Flores, Jr. was terminated from the College of DuPage for a disorderly conduct incident; he claims the investigation was “cursory” and the charges “malicious and unsubstantiated.”
A candidate in the contested election for College of DuPage Board of Trustees was previously fired from the college’s aquatics department after multiple people alleged incidents of verbal and/or physical sexual harassment, the Daily Herald reports. According to the paper, Frank Flores Jr. was employed as a temporary assistant aquatics manager in fall 2010 until a female lifeguard reported verbal sexual harassment, a claim corroborated by another female student, and a male student who also alleged physical harassment. A patron filed a separate complaint that Flores had made comments to her like, “I want to taste you” and “I peed in the pool,” the paper said. No criminal charges were filed, but after an investigation, Flores was fired on …
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
The Friends for Education COD Faculty Association PAC is endorsing challengers over two incumbents; the incumbents warn of the danger of a faculty-endorsed Board.
A College of DuPage faculty political-action committee has endorsed challengers Ed Agustin and Frank Flores Jr. for the COD Board over incumbents Dave Carlin and Joe Wozniak (and other candidates Kathy Hamilton and Mike Lanners). The endorsement has become a bone of contention between the candidates, the Daily Herald reports. According to the paper, the endorsements made by Friends for Education COD Faculty Association PAC are notable, contentious and perhaps a double-edged sword in an election coming after 16 months of negotiations that led to a teachers' contract imposed on faculty without union approval last May. Both sides worked out a new deal that was unanimously approved in June. "The board is elected by the community. It's not …
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
DuPage County voters elected eight newcomers to the county board, along with the the first Democratic forest preserve commissioner in a decade.
DuPage County voters rejected a proposition Tuesday that asked whether elected officials should be able to hold more than one office at a time. With all 748 precincts reporting, unofficial results show that a resounding 90 percent (332,657) of DuPage County voters rejected the proposal. Only 36,571 voted "yes." The question was placed on the general election ballot after Elmhurst Mayor Peter DiCianni and Burr Ridge Mayor Gary Grasso announced their plans to run for DuPage County Board seats in Districts 2 and 3, respectively. Both DiCianni and Grasso were declared winners Tuesday. DiCianni plans to resign his current position to serve the county board. Grasso has said he wants to hold both offices. Winner: Chris Kachiroubas (R) Republican …
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
No major issues were reported as of 4 p.m., according to Bob Saar, executive director of the DuPage County Election Commission.
As DuPage County enters its final hours of voting, election officials said they are expecting turnout to reach levels seen in the last three presidential elections. "We checked in with polling places around 2 p.m., and from what we can tell turnout was around 55 percent," said Bob Saar, executive director of the DuPage County Election Commission. In previous general elections, the voter turnout in DuPage County ranged from 74 to 77 percent, Saar said. "We're still expecting the after-work crowd, so there's no reason to believe we won't reach that level—or maybe even exceed—by the time the polls close," he said. Prior to Tuesday, about 80,000 DuPage County residents had taken part in early voting, Saar said. Counting absentee, military and …
Friday, February 24, 2012
There was some friction between the three Democratic candidates in the 11th Congressional District at a forum in Aurora on Thursday night.
For the second time this week, the three Democratic candidates running in the new 11th Congressional District shared a stage Thursday night, this time in Aurora. And this time, some sparks flew. The forum was sponsored by the Aurora Township Democrats, and held at the headquarters of Painters District Council #30 on the northwest side of Aurora. The candidates answered questions from the audience, and spent much of their time outlining the differences between them. Bill Foster, the Naperville scientist who represented the 14th Congressional District from 2008 to 2010, described himself as a “thoughtful moderate” with an eye on “the long-term best interests of the country.” Jim Hickey, the president of the Orland Fire District (the largest …
Monday, January 9, 2012
Sen. Christine Radogno (R-Lemont) will run unopposed in the 41st District after the Illinois State Board of Elections ruled that Bradley lacked enough signatures on his nominating petition.
Lemont resident Duane Bradley has been removed from the March 20 Republican primary ballot for the 41st Senate district, according to the Illinois State Board of Elections. In a hearing held Monday morning in Chicago, the Illinois State Officers Electoral Board sustained an objection filed Dec. 9 by Homer Township Highway Commissioner Michael DeVivo against Bradley's nominating petition, according to the state board's website. The objection claimed Bradley had only 300 of the required 1,000 signatures before the Dec. 5 filing deadline, according to Rupert Borgsmiller, executive director of the Illinois State Board of Elections. A hearing examiner reviewed DeVivo's objection before submitting a recommendation to the state's General Counsel…
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Illinois Senate Republican leader will seek another term to represent state's newly drawn 41st District.
Illinois Senate Republican leader Christine Radogno (R-Lemont) announced Tuesday she will seek re-election for the 41st District. She has served in the Illinois Senate since 1997, and has represented the 41st District since 2003. “I still have the same passion and commitment for serving our community as I did when I decided to make the transition from at-home mom to public servant,” Radogno said in a statement. “I look forward to continuing to be an effective voice in Springfield for the families, seniors, employers and working people of the 41st District." The newly drawn 41st District includes portions of Burr Ridge, Darien, Downers Grove, Homer Glen, Indian Head Park, LaGrange, Lemont, Lisle, Naperville, Western Springs, Willowbrook and…
Friday, April 1, 2011
Analysis suggests fighting at Hinsdale Central and Hinsdale South is less than average for Illinois high schools and is on the decline.
Headline: “Police Statistics Show Fighting and Illegal Drug Reports Declining at Hinsdale South” —Patch, March 18, 2011 Headline: “Police figures indicate steady increase in fighting at Hinsdale Central and Hinsdale South” —Suburban Life, March 24, 2011 Headline: “Statistics show drop in violence at both Hinsdale high schools” —The Doings, March 27, 2011 What’s behind these apparently contradictory headlines? Comparing data in the articles The Patch article on March 18 looked at police reports of fighting at Hinsdale South for 2009, 2010, and 2011 to date. According to the police statistics, reports of fights at the school declined from 23 in 2009 to 11 in 2010. As of March 15, there had been three reports of fights at the school in 2011. …
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Election updates from Indian Prairie Public Library and Safety Village.
4:45 p.m. Indian Prairie Public Library Maintaining order at the Indian Prairie Public Library polling place is a family affair for Technical Judge Raymond Wood Jr. and his son, Election Judge Jimmy Wood. Raymond, who has been judging elections since 1982, first got into the business for the fun of it. "I do it for the camaraderie and the friendships I make with people," he said. Voter turnout was much lower Tuesday for the general election than it was during the primaries last spring, Raymond said. As of 4:45 p.m., 486 people had voted out of 1,274 registered in the precinct. On the primary election day, between 725 and 775 people voted at the site. Raymond said he didn't expect today's turnout to top 600. In 2008, however, there was a …
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