Local Politics
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DuPage court clerk candidates spar over pay raises, pensionOct 23, 2012 10:00 am - DuPage Circuit Court Clerk Chris Kachiroubas makes no apologies for giving pay raises of nearly 40 percent in five years to a former county board member who ended up on ...
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DuPage Dist. 3 hopefuls differ on top prioritiesOct 22, 2012 4:28 pm - Four candidates running for three open seats on the DuPage County Board in the Nov. 6 election all point to different issues as their top priority for improving life in ...
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Cook County circuit clerk candidates spar over pay, perksOct 22, 2012 3:42 pm - Diane Shapiro, Republican candidate for the clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, says she’ll work without pay if elected. Incumbent Democrat Dorothy Brown insists ...
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Judge ratings make daunting task easier for votersOct 22, 2012 2:00 pm - It's a familiar Election Day scenario: Cook County voters make their way through an often-lengthy ballot, at the end of which they confront an equally lengthy list of ca...
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Kane candidates argue over size of governmentOct 22, 2012 12:09 pm - Democrat Jennifer Barconi is seeking to unseat Republican Michael Kenyon on the Kane County Board, because she believes it’s time for a change. The South Elgin, Elgin a...
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Wauconda mayor to run againOct 21, 2012 2:50 pm - Wauconda Mayor Mark Knigge will seek re-election as part of a slate of candidates, he has announced. Knigge will run with clerk Ginger Irwin, trustees Lincoln Knight and...
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Endorsement: Shapiro over Brown for Cook court clerkOct 21, 2012 5:00 am - In the race for clerk of the Cook County circuit court, there is much to like about the administration of incumbent Dorothy Brown, a Democrat from Chicago. She has overs...
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Sears regularly gets multimillion-dollar property tax cutsOct 20, 2012 11:00 pm - Last year, after an extended and highly public battle that included mass protests by supporters of Community Unit District 300, Sears Holdings Corp. won state approval o...
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John Walters for 16th Circuit judgeOct 20, 2012 4:40 am - During the many years that I have gone to the polls to vote, the one area on the ballot that consistently had me confused was voting for a judge. Most voters receive ver...
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Kane coroner hopefuls differ in experience, want to rebuild trustOct 19, 2012 5:30 am - On Nov. 6, voters will elect the first new Kane County Coroner in 12 years. Both Republican Rob Russell and Democrat Tao Martinez agree that trust and integrity must be...