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Growth issues bring challenges in Virgil.

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From: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
Date: 20070405
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Byline: William Presecky

Apr. 5--Virgil is a small town with a big election April 17. The outcome could determine to a large extent Virgil's future, including when, where and how Kana County's smallest municipality might grow. The races for mayor and three village trustees are rooted in a philosophical clash over growth issues. Until April 2005, elections in Virgil -- a placid, rural hamlet of about 100 homes in west-central Kane County -- were rarely contested. The town has just 249 registered voters and, since incorporating in 1990, has had only two mayors. Neither ...

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