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Thursday, April 11, 2013

Letter: David Olsen Thanks Residents for Election to Village Council

Olsen, 24, was elected to the Downers Grove Village Council on Tuesday.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Boyle, Pavesich, Beckman, Pavinato Secure Seats on District 99 Board

Incumbents Debbie Boyle, Terry Pavesich and Julia Beckman and newcomer Rick Pavinato prevailed over two late drop-out candidates Tuesday.

With all precincts reporting, three incumbents and one newcomer have been elected to the Community High School District 99 Board of Education, according to unofficial election results. Incumbents Debbie Boyle, Terry Pavesich and Julia Beckman and newcomer newcomer Rick Pavinato were the top vote-getters Tuesday, according to the DuPage County Election Commission. They prevailed over Henry Jakobsze and Martin Gorski, both of whom dropped out of the race. Because Jakobsze and Gorski suspended their campaigns after the official deadline to withdraw from the election, they both appeared on the ballot. They pulled in a sizable number of votes—4,222 for Gorski (13.9 percent) and 3,702 for Jakobsze (12.2 percent). Beckman was the top vote-getter …

J D McNugent

3:37 pm on Saturday, April 13, 2013

Boyle for BOE President and I like Davenport for VP. I think both Matune and Kupka have done fine jobs so far!   more ›

2013 Election Results: Find All Your Local Winners

Now that the polls have closed, follow our site for live results to learn who won and by how much in all your Downers Grove races. We'll be updating this post throughout the night as votes are tallied.

Barnett, Olsen, Hosé Elected to Downers Grove Council

With all precincts reporting, incumbent Bob Barnett and newcomers David Olsen and Greg Hosé were the top vote-getters Tuesday, unseating longtime Commissioner Marilyn Schnell.

With all precincts reporting, incumbent Bob Barnett and newcomers David Olsen and Greg Hosé have been elected to the Downers Grove Village Council. Barnett, Olsen and Hosé secured the most votes in Tuesday's election, according to unofficial results from the DuPage County Election Commission. They beat out longtime commissioner Marilyn Schnell and challengers Susan Walaszek and Don Jankowski. Olsen was the top vote-getter with 2,765 (20.5 percent), followed by Barnett with 2,753 (20.4 percent) and Hosé with 2,573 (19 percent). Schnell came in fourth with 2,288 votes. Commissioner William Waldack announced in November that he would be stepping down from the council in May. Tuesday marked the end of an era for Schnell, who has served on the …

We Deserve Better in DuPage

12:35 pm on Friday, April 19, 2013

I met Barnett and Hose and liked what they had to say. Plus Barnett has been more than fair and works hard as a Trustee/Council member. Hose has already served our village on the Environmental Commission and Plan Commission for the past 5 years. Based on that dedication and commitment to our village he deserved our votes. No one ever spoke with me about Olsen but there were enough mailers for him…   more ›

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

2013 Election Results: Find All Your Local Winners

Now that the polls have closed, follow our site for live results to learn who won and by how much in all your Downers Grove races. We'll be updating this post throughout the night as votes are tallied.

The results are finally rolling in. The above list gives you the results for all your local races and will be updated regularly as vote totals become available. 

CountyLeaks

11:13 pm on Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Here's some information on an elected official in DuPage County: http://countyleaks.blogspot.com/2013/04/tweets-twits-tax-dollars-joe-birkett.html   more ›

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