Unofficial Write-in Results Indicate Hughes Won't Retain Seat

Current Board Member Janet Hughes has served on the District 113A Board since 2009.

Unofficial results released Wednesday afternoon by Cook County Clerk David Orr indicate write-in candidate Janet Hughes will not retain her seat on the Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A Board of Education. There were a total of 1,115 write-in votes cast in the District 113A race, where Hughes, was the only write-in candidate. Results from Cook and DuPage counties give candidate Al Malley 2,353 votes, which puts him in position to win the fourth open seat. Hughes would need 1,239 votes to surpass Malley, and only 868 ballots were cast in DuPage County. In a phone interview Wednesday afternoon, Hughes said she was disappointed by the outcome, but grateful for the two years she has served on the District 113A Board. "I wish the …

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On Election Eve, Impact of Special Interest Groups Remains Unknown

Some local activists align with pro-referendum Citizens for 113A; others support national organizations such as Americans for Prosperity.

On the eve of an off-year election, when ballots typically feature municipal races and local propositions, the presence of national special interest groups in Lemont has many voters asking, “Why?” In recent weeks, emails have been circulated with a link to the website www.lemont113A.com, which features a banner that reads, “Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A: It’s not a revenue problem…it’s a spending problem!” The site is hosted by the Illinois chapter of Americans for Prosperity, a national non-profit that dedicates itself to “educating citizens about economic policy and mobilizing those citizens as advocates in the public policy process," according to its Web site. The organization was founded in 2004 by billionaires David …

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Lemont Election Log

District 113A Candidates Square Off at Tea Party Event: Live Forum Blog

All nine candidates are present as the District 113A candidate forum gets underway at the Lemont Township Community Center.

Proft asks all candidates if any of them have accepted campaign contributions from the Tea Party. All candidates say no. Proft gives candidates the opportunity to ask their own questions of specific candidates. All decline except Aurelio and Hughes. Q: Would current board members support not using the $20 million bonds all at once, that way the board can recall the bonds if they do not need them? (Asked by Aurelio of the current board members) Taylor: Declines to answer the question. Says there are certain rules about discussing board issues in the public, and because there were a certain number of board members present, he says he feels uncomfortable answering. Murphy: Says the board is governed by certain laws, and that it would be very …

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District 113A Policy Committee Debates Use of Proposed Referendum Funds

The special policy committee was formed last month to draft spending policies for the $20 million working cash bond referendum on the April 5 ballot.

Financial priorities and transparency were under the microscope Monday night as school board members in Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A met to discuss spending policies for the proposed $20 million working cash bond referendum in April. The special policy committee was appointed and formed by District 113A Board President Lisa Wright last month in an effort to provide the public with more information and safeguards about the way the money would be spent should the referendum pass April 5. Board Secretary Andreas Taylor and Board Member Sue Murphy were appointed by Wright to participate in the policy process. The first draft of the policies were put together by Murphy, Taylor, District 113A Superintendent Tim Ricker and …

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Week in Review, Jan. 30 - Feb. 6: Snowpocalypse, Lemont Cheerleaders Make History

Here's a complete roundup of last week's headlines, including a Lemont High School cheerleading three-peat and Snowmageddon 2011.

Headlines from last week: Last week was one for the history books as the third biggest blizzard to ever hit Chicago dumped more than a foot of snow on the area. Patch kept up with the storm with our Blizzard Blog, and got plenty of user-submitted photos to document the aftermath around the village. We also paid tribute to the Lemont Public Works Department, which cleared the roads in record time, and one reader sent us a letter to thank a local business owner for helping her elderly mother after the storm. The Lemont High School varsity cheerleading team also made history over the weekend as they captured their third straight state title at the IHSA Championship in Bloomington, Ill. The squad is the only team in school history to win a …

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Daily PatchCast: Incoming Blizzard, Police Officer Dies, Possible Darien NFL Player

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National Weather Service: Don't Drive Tonight Unless It's Worth Putting Your Life at Risk Bolingbrook Police Officer Dies in Oswego Township Single Car Crash Sunday Hughes Files Write-In Paperwork for District 113A School Board Election Football: Ivanisevic Gets His Kicks in Kansas

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Week in Review: Jan. 9-15

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District 113A Board Member Janet Hughes Decides Against Paper Clip Appeal, Will Run as Write-In Candidate

Hughes was removed from the April ballot by the District 113A Electoral Board last week after two objections were filed claiming she failed to properly bind her nominating petition.

Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A Board Member Janet Hughes decided Tuesday not to appeal the decision of the district's electoral board to remove her from the April 5 ballot. Hughes's candidacy for the consolidated election in April was revoked Tuesday, Jan. 4, after the District 113A Electoral Board ruled in favor of two objections claiming she failed to properly bind her nominating petitions. "I have decided against an appeal of the outrageous electoral board’s decision because I do not want anymore taxpayer money wasted on this trivial matter," Hughes said in a statement Tuesday. "It is my constitutional right to seek elective office. My constitutional right is being denied over a paper clip." Hughes chose instead to …

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2:48 pm on Wednesday, January 12, 2011

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