Kendall County
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Two newcomers vie for open 84th House seatOct 01, 2012 9:00 am - As a legislative area without an incumbent, the state’s 84th House District centered around Aurora offers an opportunity for new blood to step into state government afte...
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Key statehouse battles take shape in suburbsOct 01, 2012 5:30 am - SPRINGFIELD — Campaigns for seats in Springfield representing the suburbs are drawing lots of attention from both political parties as they wrestle for more control at t...
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New 11th Congressional ad uses bogus quoteSep 27, 2012 5:30 am - The biggest flood of SuperPAC money flowing into the 11th Congressional District to date comes in the form of a new advertisement by a Republican pro-gay rights group. ...
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Why suburban water rates are skyrocketingSep 26, 2012 5:30 am - It might be time to fix that dripping faucet or running toilet. In the last year, residential water rates in 26 suburban communities have increased on average 16.5 perce...
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Trader Joe’s recalls peanut butterSep 24, 2012 3:36 pm - Trader Joe’s is voluntarily recalling its Creamy Salted Valencia Peanut Butter because of potential contamination with salmonella, the Kane County Health Department anno...
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Innovative Harper College manufacturing program spreading statewideSep 20, 2012 10:49 am - The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded $12.9 million in federal funding to expand Harper College’s new Advanced Manufacturing program to schools across Illinois, U.S. ...
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Officials indicate Prairie Parkway may be resurrectedSep 19, 2012 5:30 am - When the Federal Highway Administration rescinded its funding of the Prairie Parkway at the end of August, longtime opponents of the project declared it dead. But transp...
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Stipends for county officials cost state $3.4 millionSep 19, 2012 5:30 am - It’s hard to find anyone who supports a state program that pays some 500-plus county officials $6,500 stipends each year just for holding elected posts. Except those wh...
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League of Women Voters wants to register votersSep 17, 2012 11:56 am - The League of Women Voters of Central Kane County has launched an extensive campaign to register new voters before the November 6 election. The deadline to register to v...
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Weekend in Review: Sinkhole in E. Dundee; NHL lockoutSep 17, 2012 5:00 am - How gender change gives McHenry pastor unique insight As the new minister coming to the Unitarian Universalist Congregation in McHenry, the Rev. Sean Parker Denniso...