Local Politics
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Quick ‘verdict’ means cameras could be coming to Kane courtroomsMay 06, 2012 6:34 pm - When a committee studying whether to move forward with cameras in 16th Judicial Circuit courtrooms retreated behind closed doors last week, it was a bit like a jury goin...
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Hear from candidates themselves at five village hall meetingsApr 09, 2012 5:48 pm - Submitted by League of Women Voters The Dundee-Rutland branch of the Elgin Area League of Women Voters has invited the candidates in the April 9 election to participate ...
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Thanks for your supportApr 08, 2012 5:00 am - On behalf of my entire family, I would like to thank the voters of Kane County Board District 19, who helped us through the March primary. I am both humbled and honored ...
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Cook GOP chair won’t seek re-election, backs Palatine councilmanApr 06, 2012 6:41 pm - Just eight months into his role, Cook County GOP Chairman Sig Vaznelis has announced he won’t seek another term and will instead back a Palatine councilman who pledges t...
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Parra not backing down in Lake County Board raceMar 28, 2012 3:00 pm - Democrat Delfino “Del” Parra has twice run for the Lake County Board's 15th District seat. Both times, he faced veteran Republican incumbent Carol Calabresa. Both times,...
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Northwest suburban women lauded for volunteerismMar 26, 2012 11:00 am - Two Arlington Heights women have earned the honor “Unsung Heroine” from the Cook County Commission on Women's Issues. Maureen Seleski, known for her work on behalf of se...
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Newcomer Starrett topples Van Cleave in Kane District 10Mar 21, 2012 11:00 pm - Political newcomer Susan Starrett showed a two-term incumbent the door Tuesday on her way to securing the Republican nomination for Kane County Board District 10. With a...
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Dems in awkward spot with Klinkhamer winMar 21, 2012 11:00 pm - Klinkhamer spent almost nothing on primary campaign
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Patlak victory not a matter of geographyMar 21, 2012 6:00 pm - Tuesday's primary election pitted Wheeling resident and Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Dan Patlak against south suburban Republican Sean Morrison. With that ba...
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Peschke looks back on tenure on McHenry Co. boardMar 21, 2012 5:43 pm - Seventy-four-year-old Virginia Peschke might have lost her bid in Tuesday’s primary election to continue her nearly two-decades-long tenure on the McHenry County Board, ...