Local Politics
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Three Democrats seeking Lake County Board District 13 nominationJan 15, 2012 11:00 pm - Three Democrats are vying for the newly redrawn District 13 seat on the Lake County Board. Anthony Soler, a 38-year-old firefighter from Waukegan, is running against Sa...
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Candidacy challenge not very AmericanJan 14, 2012 4:00 am - I am disturbed by the recent challenge to Jose Sifuentes’ candidacy by a supporter of Cristina Castro’s campaign for Kane County Board. It was claimed that Mr. Sifuentes...
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Three Republicans in Lake County Board D13 primaryJan 12, 2012 11:00 pm - Three Republican candidates are vying for the newly redrawn District 13 seat on the Lake County Board. Jay Krasne, a 57-year-old real estate broker from Gurnee, Rick Le...
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Eleven seek DuPage County Board postJan 09, 2012 11:00 pm - Eleven candidates have applied to fill former DuPage County Board member Debra Olson’s seat until after the fall election, including the Wheaton woman who’s expected to ...
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Lake County commissioner facing rare primary challengeJan 09, 2012 4:30 am - Veteran Lake County Board member Carol Calabresa will face a rare challenge from within the Republican Party in March's primary election. Libertyville resident Dan Donah...
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Klinkhamer fields campaign questions in Kane County ‘Pit’Jan 05, 2012 11:00 pm - As Sue Klinkhamer stepped into an open square created by a ring of tables Friday night in the backroom of a Panera Bread in Batavia, it marked an odd place to be the fir...
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Dems struggle for cash in Kane racesJan 01, 2012 4:30 am - Year after year the politicians who win countywide races in Kane County raise and spend thousands of dollars to get their message out and the names burned into voters' m...
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Cook mayors optimistic about what’s coming in 2012Dec 30, 2011 11:00 pm - Arlene Mulder, Arlington Heights: Looking forward to 2012, my biggest hope for Arlington Heights is that our local economy moves in a positive direction. I want to s...
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Two Lake candidates survive petition challengesDec 19, 2011 11:00 pm - A Republican candidate for Lake County coroner can stay on the March 2012 primary ballot despite irregularities that prompted the elimination of 35 pages of petition sig...
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Six campaigns challenged in Kane CountyDec 15, 2011 11:00 pm - The Kane County electoral board will meet Monday to consider objections to petitions in six races in the March 20 primary. The hearings start at 9 a.m. at the county cle...