Local Politics
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Kane chairman hopefuls clash on taxes, budget, camerasJan 22, 2012 11:00 pm - More contrasts between the four candidates for Kane County Board chairman became apparent at a forum Monday night where taxes, ethics and red-light cameras became the qu...
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Pfeifer drops out of county raceJan 22, 2012 11:00 pm - The lone Republican candidate for the Lake County Board’s 2nd District seat has dropped out of the race. Waukegan resident Dave Pfeifer cited personal reasons for his de...
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Race for Lake County state’s attorney draws large fieldJan 22, 2012 6:30 am - Most people who will vote in the 2012 election to pick Lake County’s next state’s attorney weren’t old enough to cast a ballot the last time the contest was held under s...
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Why some suburban politicians are aiming for higher — or lower — officeJan 21, 2012 10:00 pm - After 19 years in the Illinois Senate, repeated squabbles with Republican party leadership and seemingly unending state budget problems, state Sen. Chris Lauzen felt it ...
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Krasne drops out of Lake County Board District 13 raceJan 19, 2012 11:00 pm - Jay Krasne has filed papers to pull his name off the March 20 primary ballot and not seek the Republican nomination for the Lake County Board District 13 seat. Krasne s...
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Lake Co. coroner candidates report campaign donationsJan 19, 2012 11:00 pm - Four candidates are running to be Lake County’s next coroner, but none of them has done any significant campaign fundraising, records show. Of the four candidates, only ...
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First shots fired in Lake County Board D13 GOP raceJan 18, 2012 11:00 pm - Lake County Board District 13 Republican primary candidate Jay Krasne wants opponent David Barkhausen to release details about a 17-year-old investigation dating to when...
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When it comes to fundraising, Dist. 15 candidates starting slowJan 17, 2012 11:00 pm - The candidates running to represent the Lake County Board’s 15th District are getting off to a slow start when it comes to campaign fundraising, newly released records s...
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Candidates spar in rematch in Cook County Board of Review raceJan 17, 2012 11:00 pm - On the surface, it might seem that a race for a seat on the Cook County Board of Review would be one of the quieter ones on the ballot. But the Republican primary contes...
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Bartlett’s mayor faces critics during village board meetingJan 17, 2012 11:00 pm - Bartlett acting village president Michael Airdo was put on the spot at Tuesday’s village board meeting after some angry residents brought up an article recently publishe...