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.
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 were previously 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 …
The Mokena Village Clerk's Office has seen a lot of traffic due to voters looking to cast their ballots.
Day one of early voting captured the attention of 122 voters at the Village Hall. Apparently the third and final presidential debate was not meant to be a deciding factor for those people who had already cast a vote for their choice of president—President Barack Obama or Gov. Mitt Romney. The final two weeks of political ads and intense coverage of the issues was lost on the 122 voters who made their way to the Village Hall to exercise their right to vote The Mokena Village Clerk's Office reported that there was a steady line of people looking to cast their ballots during the past two days. While there is no way to predict the number of people who will take advantage of early voting, which runs through Nov. 4, it's certain to lighten the …
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Patch has created an interactive database so you can see how much your neighbors in Mokena are donating to the presidential campaign—and to which candidate they’re writing their checks. We’ve included communities across Illinois, so if you want to see what the campaign contributions in nearby towns are like, go right ahead. The information in the database was downloaded from the Federal Election Commission’s website. The data is based on quarterly reports, and is current through July. The data will be updated in mid-October. Steve Jack, Patch assistant regional editor, contributed this story.
By a 8,707-5,928 vote, residents of unincorporated Will County shot down a measure that would have let the county shop on their behalf for better power prices.
By a 8,707-5,928 vote, Will County voters shot down a measure that would have let the county shop around on their behalf for better electricity prices. The electrical aggregation measure could have meant cheaper power bills for small businesses in unincorporated Will County and the nearly 105,000 residents. Similar referenda in Mokena, Frankfort and other towns passed. "From the very beginning the choice was up to the voters," Will County board spokesman Nate Brown said Tuesday night. "We respect their decision for the board to work on other issues besides electrical aggregation. The board will continue to look for other ways to put money back in the pockets of Will County residents." Earlier this month, Brown said the next steps would …
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1:36 pm on Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Hi. I'm from the goberment. I'm here to help you.... I guess the voters would rather pay more money for electricity than enrich politicians. more ›
By a 1,258-1,051 vote, Mokena residents passed a referendum question that will let the village shop around for a cheaper electricity price for its residents and small businesses.
The Village of Mokena will be shopping for cheaper electricity prices on residents' behalf, voters determined Tuesday. By a 1,258-1,051 vote, Mokena residents passed a referendum question that will allow for electrical aggregation for its residents and small businesses. Mayor Joe Werner said Mokena's small size and centralized nature made it easier to get information about aggregation out to residents through public forums, on the village website and through word of mouth. "I think when people say 'no' to things, they're unsure, uncomfortable or don't have enough information to say, 'I feel comfortable supporting this,'" Werner said. At a public forum last month, Assistant Village Administrator Kirk Zoellner said that if the village finds …
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On the first election since Will County shut down more than 100 polling places and consolidated several others, some Mokena voters found a little confusion waiting for them at the polls Tuesday.
For all her 16 years in Mokena, Fran Cull has voted at the old junior high school, now Mokena Intermediate School. Although she remembered Will County had cut and consolidated polling places to save money, she had to check where she was heading before she left to vote. "I remembered; I just couldn't remember where," the 68 year old said outside her new polling place, Mokena Village Hall. The Will County Board last year unanimously voted to cut the number of polling places from 445 to 303 in an effort to save up to $200,000. Although the county publicized the new, consolidated polling places and mailed out new voter registration cards, some people were still unaware of the changes during Tuesday's voting. One woman, who did not want her …
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10:43 pm on Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Well I live 5 blocks away from my polling place. I would walk there to the pipefitters local 597 and vote. Found out today my polling place is still there but it is not my polling place now! I was moved out to Orland Park a few miles away. How did this save money? Went from a consolidated Frankfort polling place for years previous to now being a single voting place. WHHHAAAAATTTTT???? more ›
Updates and live chatter on Patch's Illinois Primary blog, with info on the presidential hopefuls and key Chicago-area contests.
The Patch Network in suburban Chicago is live blogging the March 20 primary from 7 p.m. through the evening Tuesday. Return to this page on Mokena Patch and join the Chicago area's political conversation today. Add relevant links here.
From finding your polling place in the morning to getting race results at night, here's how Patch is making today's primary ridiculously easy.
Will County cut the number of polling places by 100 last year and consolidated the rest. The place where you have voted for years might not be your current polling place. Read "Where You Vote Now: New Polling Places in Mokena" Mokena Patch's Election Central has the roundup of all the races that affect the area, from the president to the village's electricity aggregation referendum. Election Central has links to each race and each race has links to each candidate's election questionnaire, so you can drill down to find out what each candidate thinks. Read "Election Central: March 2012 Primary" You can report suspected voter fraud or report other concerns to Will County voter services by calling 815-740-4782. You can get them here, but not …
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Tomorrow is the primary, and your Will County polling place might have changed. Here are the new maps and how to find out where to cast your ballot.
You know where to vote in tomorrow's primary election, right? You actually might be wrong. The Will County Board cut the number of polling places from 445 to 303 for this election, meaning many people will be voting at a new location tomorrow. Will County Clerk Nancy Schultz Voots said the move was made to save up to $200,000 by having fewer election judges, field technicians and voting machines. It will, however, mean each polling place will have 1,200 to 1,300 people registered there. People will also have to learn new polling places. And, as all districts from the county board to the U.S. Congress are redrawn every 10 years, Will County residents have a lot of new districts to learn. The Will County Board went from nine to 13 districts …
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2:20 pm on Sunday, December 9, 2012
The information you need is available from the local entity you want to run for and its been available for the past few months. Just stop by and pick up an election package. more ›