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Niles village trustee and ethics board candidates line up at the village clerk's window in village hall Monday, Dec. 12 to be the first to file petitions to run in the Tuesday, April 4 municipal election. (Tom Robb/Journal photo) As of Monday, Dec. 19, the last day for candidates to file petitions to appear on

Umair Qadeer (far left) with other candidates under the moniker "Reclaim Our Library" running for Niles-Maine District Library at the library on the first day of candidate filing to run for library board on Monday, Dec. 12. (Tom Robb/Journal photo) Candidates Umair Qadeer and Roberto Botello filed nominating petitions to run for Niles-Maine District Library

Secretary of State Jesse White has reappointed Umair Qadeer to the Niles-Maine District Library Board of Trustees.

The filing period for the April 2023 consolidated elections began Monday.

Niles-Maine District Library One day after the Tuesday, Nov. 15, start of the Illinois General Assembly fall veto session in Springfield, a bill introduced by State Sen. Laura Murphy (D-28th) to “fix” legislation she passed into law last spring allowing Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White to fill extended vacancies on library district boards passed

Four candidates announce they are running for Niles-Maine District Library trustee in the spring election. The board has been deadlocked 3-3 with diametrically opposed views.

South Plains College presented academic and service awards to 114 students who displayed the highest level of achievement throughout the 2021-22 academic year.