Local Politics
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Roselle’s Smolinski to seek sixth mayoral termOct 15, 2012 11:00 pm - Village President Gayle Smolinski will seek a sixth term this April, saying she wants to finish crafting a long-term plan for Roselle’s fiscal stability. Smolinski ran a...
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Only subtleties separate DuPage County Board District 1 hopefuls on pay, pensionsOct 15, 2012 7:08 pm - With all DuPage County Board seats up for election Nov. 6, many hopefuls differ on whether board members’ annual $50,000 salaries and publicly funded pensions are approp...
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DuPage board Dist. 4 hopefuls offer different ideas on fair payOct 15, 2012 4:09 pm - Two Republican incumbents, a Republican newcomer and two Democratic hopefuls for DuPage County Board District 4 offer a variety of ideas on what constitutes fair pay for...
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Forest hopefuls differ on historic Glen Ellyn-area homeOct 15, 2012 11:04 am - Both DuPage Forest Preserve Commission candidates hoping to represent the district that includes Churchill Woods Forest Preserve have different opinions about how to sav...
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Former Phoenix-area mayor wants to lead Arlington HeightsOct 15, 2012 10:06 am - Ron Drake, an Arlington Heights resident who formerly led a Phoenix suburb as its mayor, hopes to do the same in his current hometown. Drake, 54, said Monday he will be ...
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Cary trustee, incumbent running for village presidentOct 15, 2012 9:00 am - A Cary trustee who ran on a platform of bringing transparency to the village board has set his sights on the highest office in town. Trustee Bruce Kaplan has announced ...
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Our endorsements for McHenry County BoardOct 15, 2012 5:00 am - District 1 Republican incumbents Anna May Miller, Robert Bless and Robert Nowak are seeking re-election. Joining them is former board member Yvonne Barnes, a Republ...
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DuPage County Board attendance all over the mapOct 14, 2012 11:00 pm - Four miss meeings regularly, analysis by Daily Herald and Better Government Associatioin shows
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Dold, Schneider discuss bipartisanship, health care reformOct 14, 2012 1:00 pm - The candidates vying for the 10th Congressional District seat made cases for their bipartisanship across a range of issues Sunday during a League of Women Voters forum t...
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Kane board candidate embracing past as pinupOct 14, 2012 7:45 am - Kerri Branson may be running for office in Kane County’s 18th District, but she isn’t hiding from her past. More than 20 years ago, the North Aurora Democrat, now 42, e...