Local Politics
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Lake County candidates sound off at forumOct 07, 2012 11:00 pm - Lake County voters had the chance Sunday to hear candidates on the local, state and national level talk about issues at a forum sponsored by the Lake County League of Wo...
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Miller says he’s runing for village presidentOct 06, 2012 11:00 am - Lael Miller, a first-term trustee in East Dundee, has confirmed his intention to run for village president against incumbent Jerald Bartels, who says he’ll seek a second...
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Candidates in McHenry Co. Board District 3 talk issuesOct 05, 2012 8:35 pm - The four Republicans and lone Democrat running in McHenry County’s District 3 have a wide range of priorities, from increasing accountability on the part of the county b...
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Castro, Fuentes want to reduce spending in District 20Oct 05, 2012 4:27 pm - The Republican and Democratic candidates for the Kane County Board District 20 race both rank fiscal responsibility at the top of their priorities. Incumbent Democrat Cr...
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Do water district candidates save water?Oct 05, 2012 12:34 pm - It’s a rare candidate for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District who doesn’t endorse green infrastructure. Everything from rain gardens and barrels to bioswales to ...
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Jobs report gives Obama much-needed boostOct 05, 2012 9:00 am - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama celebrated much-needed good economic news Friday as the unemployment rate dropped to its lowest level since he took office. "We are m...
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Kane chairman candidates split on county tax levyOct 04, 2012 11:00 pm - The candidates for Kane County Board chairman made pledges Thursday that might have direct impacts on taxpayer pocketbooks. Democrat Sue Klinkhamer and Republican Chris ...
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Kane Dist. 22 candidates disagree on township governmentOct 03, 2012 11:37 am - Bob Getz bills himself as “the curmudgeon who watches the budget” and, as such, if elected to the Kane County Board, he wants to save money by dissolving the township fo...
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Bar associations release judicial recommendationsOct 02, 2012 8:00 pm - Several bar associations have released results of their judicial evaluations of candidates running in Cook County for retention and/or to fill vacancies on the Illinois ...
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Buffalo Grove group wants to recall officialsOct 02, 2012 7:00 pm - A group of Buffalo Grove residents opposed to a massive development proposal in the village said Tuesday they'll work to throw every current member of the village board ...