Local Politics
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Bassi to step down from county board in 2012Sep 23, 2011 12:00 am - Veteran Lake County Board member Anne Flanigan Bassi won’t seek re-election in 2012, she announced in an email to constituents and supporters. Bassi, a Highland Park Dem...
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Business owner to run for Lake County Board District 3 seatSep 23, 2011 12:00 am - Tom Weber, a small-business owner from Lake Villa, is the third candidate to announce he will seek the Republican nomination for Lake County Board District 3 in the Marc...
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Businessman from Round Lake to run for county boardSep 08, 2011 12:00 am - A businessman from Round Lake is the latest Republican candidate to announce a run for the Lake County Board's District 16 seat. Rene Hernandez Jr. is slated to face off...
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Grayslake D46 board member wants higher officeSep 07, 2011 12:00 am - Grayslake Elementary District 46 board member Michael Carbone says he’ll seek a higher, regional elected office in the spring primary election. Carbone, a Round Lake re...
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Property tax seminar:Sep 06, 2011 12:00 am - State Rep. Carol Sente is hosting a property tax seminar along with Lake County Board member Aaron Lawlor, Vernon Township Assessor Gary Raupp and Lake County Assessor M...
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Grayslake politicians running for new county board seatAug 30, 2011 12:00 am - Two Grayslake politicians say they plan to be in primaries for a newly created Lake County Board District 6 seat. Veteran Grayslake Village Trustee Jeff Werfel formally ...
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Who will be next Des Plaines mayor?Aug 25, 2011 5:30 am - With Des Plaines Mayor Marty Moylan considering a run for state representative, the mayoral race could be wide open in April 2013. Moylan says he would serve out his may...
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Police called to Des Plaines alderman’s homeAug 25, 2011 12:00 am - Conflicts between Des Plaines 8th Ward Alderman Mike Charewicz and his wife have escalated to the point where she recently filed a domestic battery complaint with police...
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New candidate for Lake County State’s AttorneyAug 24, 2011 12:00 am - A 21-year veteran of the Lake County state’s attorney’s office has joined the race to replace her current boss when Michael Waller retires next year. Louise Hayes, 49, o...
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Antioch man to run for county board seatAug 23, 2011 12:00 am - An Antioch man has announced he will run for the Lake County Board District 1 seat. Peter Grant, a Democratic committeeman, said he wants to run on the November 2012 ba...