Page 2 - Robin Meier News Today

Some races for Northwest suburban and Lake County municipal offices and school boards have generated controversy -- and more than a little public attention -- ahead of Tuesdays election.

Mundelein Trustee Sol Cabachuela has resigned less than two years into her term.

A Mundelein village board candidate who dropped out of the race after being criticized for comments he made about people of different cultural backgrounds has decided to re-enter the contest.

Continued downtown redevelopment and the proposed conversion of the Wirtz familys sprawling farmland into an enormous planned community are among the projects Mundeleins village board candidates say should be priorities.

A Mundelein village board candidate who was criticized for comments he made about people of different cultural backgrounds has dropped out of the race.

A Mundelein village board candidates claim that Asian people are smarter than others was criticized as racist and inappropriate during a forum Thursday.

Two Mundelein village board candidates who faced disqualification from the April 4 election because of complaints about their nominatiung petitions will remain on the ballot.

A veteran Mundelein trustee who had been planning to seek a third term in April is withdrawing from the race.

A veteran Mundelein trustee who had been planning to seek a third term in April is withdrawing from the race.

Two of the five candidates seeking seats on Mundeleins village board could be knocked off the April 4 ballot because of perceived problems with their paperwork.