Vernon Hills Opinion
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Endorsements: Polen, Borchers and Engle for Hawthorn District 73 school boardMar 04, 2021 12:00 am - Four candidates seek the three open seats on the Hawthorn School District 73 school board in the April 6 election. Only one incumbent, Wesley Ann Polen, is on the ballot...
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Roger Byrne for Vernon Hills village presidentMar 03, 2021 12:00 am - Four years ago, when Roger Byrne was elected to his seventh term as Vernon Hills' village president, he said it would likely be his last. In 2020, encouraged by friends,...
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Endorsements: Koch, Takaoka and Schenk for Vernon Hills village boardMar 03, 2021 12:00 am - The candidates for Vernon Hills village board bring a wide range of backgrounds, experience and civic involvement to the table, creating a vibrant field of candidates vy...
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Mary Ellen Vanderventer for Lake County recorder of deedsSep 25, 2020 1:00 am - Lake County voters face a conflicting decision on the Nov. 3 ballot to elect a recorder of deeds and also decide a referendum question on whether to merge that office wi...
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Endorsement: Nerheim for Lake County state's attorneySep 25, 2020 1:00 am - Two-term Republican Lake County State's Attorney Michael Nerheim faces an aggressive challenge from Democrat Eric Rinehart. Nerheim, of Gurnee, points to his 20 years of...
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Endorsement: Howard Cooper for Lake County coronerSep 25, 2020 1:00 am - Lake County voters will choose between one-term incumbent Republican Howard Cooper and Democrat Jennifer Banek in the Nov. 4 race for coroner. Cooper, of Wadsworth, is a...
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Endorsement: Pedersen, Carlson, Hart, Altenberg and Frazier for Lake County BoardSep 25, 2020 1:00 am - District 1: Pedersen Two viable candidates seek the Lake County Board District 1 seat. Republican incumbent Linda Pedersen of Antioch faces Democrat Chase A. Thomas...
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Endorsement: Schneider for Congress from District 10Sep 10, 2020 1:00 am - The 10th Congressional District, it seems to us, is a quintessential microcosm of suburban views and values, reflecting those sentiments perhaps more keenly than any oth...
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Editorial: Link case emphasizes need for legislative ethics reform in IllinoisAug 15, 2020 2:00 pm - The news last week that state Sen. Terry Link of Indian Creek has been charged with federal tax evasion was far from surprising. For quite some time, we've been no fan o...
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Editorial: Endangered bee spotting a reminder how much they need our helpAug 11, 2020 1:00 am - In a spring and summer that's been pretty much a downer, a wee bit of good news was found recently on a large patch of bergamot in the Greenbelt Forest Preserve in North...