Polls open Tuesday for over 30 local primaries to decide who will be on the ballots in November. Voters will participate in the local elections, with two state positions up for grabs and a national primary taking place. Eight of Tuesday’s elections...
Six DeKalb County citizens have declared their intent to run in the March 20 election as write-in candidates.The candidates are running for the a vacant County Board seat, as well as several Precinct Committee seats.According to the County Board's website,...
Petition circulation has begun for upcoming local elections. Several positions in the DeKalb government must be filled: the circuit clerk, coroner, state attorney, treasurer and all 24 board member positions are up for election, which will take place...
The DeKalb County Clerk's Office is consolidating and redistricting voter precincts across the county. Every 10 years, the county clerk analyzes the voter precincts within DeKalb. According to a release from the DeKalb County Clerk's Office, precincts...
Monica O'Leary won the Ward 7 aldermanic position with 26 votes in an unusually low turnout. Monica O'Leary defeated SA President Erik Calmeyer by four votes during the local election on April 5. "Everything for this election is unofficial until all...
DeKALB | Voter turnout was lower than expected at the local elections Tuesday. "We were anticipating a 20 percent voter turnout," said DeKalb County Clerk John Acardo. "Now it looks to be 20 percent at best." The low voter turnout could be a result of...
Students and citizens have the opportunity to have their voice heard today through local elections. Polls in DeKalb County open at 6 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. Several positions are up for election in DeKalb and Sycamore including aldermen, park district...
DeKALB | An electoral board hearing held Jan. 4 denied objections filed against three candidates of the upcoming local elections. The board consisted of DeKalb Mayor Kris Povlsen, senior Alderman Dave Baker and City Clerk Steve Kapitan. Povlsen said the...
Surrounded by friends at O’Leary’s Irish Pub and Grill on election night, we watched the numbers trickle in telling me that the voters of DeKalb County were sending me to serve them in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Deeds.I want to thank...
There was cause for celebration at O’Leary’s Restaurant & Pub, 260 E. Lincoln Highway, on Tuesday night. The NIU College Republicans met to watch midterm election coverage and cheer on the GOP.The organization shared an upstairs room at O’Leary’s...
As mayor of Genoa, I understand the complexities, issues and many concerns that elected office can bring. In any race for office, the electorate must decide who is the most qualified and most ready to lead for the next term. I am voting for John Acardo...
The Northern Star Editorial Board endorses John Acardo for the position of DeKalb County Clerk and Recorder. When it comes to electoral races, the position of county clerk is one of the most overlooked, but it's one of the most important. The county clerk...
