Local Politics
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Suburban property tax appeals board seat at stakeNov 02, 2012 11:37 am - Cook County’s suburban seat on the Board of Review pits incumbent Republican Dan Patlak against Democratic challenger Casey Griffin. Essentially operating as the county’...
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Dalton has experience, temperament to be judgeNov 02, 2012 4:40 am - Fairness — that quality that we all look for in judges — can only come from jurists who are both experienced in the intricacies of the law and intelligent enough to appl...
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Walters a logical choice for judgeNov 02, 2012 4:40 am - Simply put, most of us are challenged by some of the positions requesting our votes in the next election. However, our votes to confirm the Supreme Court’s unanimous dec...
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Fabyan redevelopment a sticking point in Kane District 11 raceNov 01, 2012 4:41 pm - The redevelopment of the Settler’s Hill landfill/old Kane County jail site in Geneva is one issue on which there is a wide difference of opinion between county board Dis...
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Cook state’s attorney candidates tout initiatives, management skillsNov 01, 2012 4:30 pm - Democratic incumbent and career prosecutor Anita Alvarez wants a second term as Cook County state’s attorney so she may continue efforts to improve public safety and ser...
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Martinez, Russell hopefuls clash over credentialsNov 01, 2012 12:42 pm - The candidates vying for Kane County coroner are disputing each other’s qualifications for the office. Democrat Tao Martinez has questioned the background of Republican ...
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District 8’s Vazquez talks roads, budgetingOct 31, 2012 3:27 pm - “It’s been fun,” Jesse Vazquez says when asked why he wants another term on the Kane County Board. The fun has included budget battles between the board and elected offi...
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Court clerk candidates quarrel over campaign contributionsOct 31, 2012 2:50 pm - Diane Shapiro, Republican candidate for Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County has criticized Democratic incumbent Dorothy Brown for accepting campaign contributions ...
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District 8 challenger critical of ‘I want’ county spendingOct 31, 2012 11:09 am - Gregory Nelson of Montgomery thinks the current Kane County government has a case of the “I wants” when it comes to spending: It wants an expanded judicial center, a new...
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Dalton has shown leadership in churchOct 31, 2012 4:40 am - I am a member of First Congregational Church, which is Elgin’s oldest church. We celebrated our 175th anniversary just last year. John Dalton, a candidate for circuit co...