Local Politics
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2 Prospect Hts. hopefuls filed too lateFeb 14, 2011 11:00 pm - Kurt U. Giehler, candidate for mayor of Prospect Heights, and Gerald T. Anderson, seeking re-election as alderman for Ward 4, could lose their appeals to be returned to ...
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2 GOP lawmakers lending support in Island Lake raceFeb 14, 2011 10:00 pm - Three candidates for the Island Lake village board have scored an endorsement from an unusual source: state Sen. Dan Duffy. Duffy, a Lake Barrington Republican, is backi...
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Candidates: Teach creationism in science classesFeb 13, 2011 11:00 pm - Two candidates for the Fremont School District 79 board — including the panel’s current president — believe creationism should be taught alongside evolution in science c...
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Barrington hopefuls debate pension reformFeb 13, 2011 11:00 pm - The four candidates for the Barrington village board are not all of one mind when it comes to the leadership role the village has played on the issue of public pension r...
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LZ candidates copy answers on questionnaireFeb 13, 2011 10:00 pm - Three candidates running as a slate for the Lake Zurich village board gave identical answers to every issue-related question on a recent Daily Herald questionnaire. For ...
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Schaumburg library already uses volunteersFeb 12, 2011 10:00 pm - The front page of the Feb. 5 Daily Herald contains a proposal by Mr. Hetzer to replace part-time Schaumburg Library staff with volunteers. Hetzer says surrounding taxin...
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Mayoral candidates battle for No. 2 spotFeb 12, 2011 10:00 pm - CHICAGO — Former schools president Gery Chico and former U.S. Sen. Carol Moseley Braun are trying to force a runoff in the Chicago mayor's race. Chico and Braun are rely...
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Challengers concerned about newsletters in CaryFeb 09, 2011 11:00 pm - A village newsletter that hasn’t been printed out yet — and might never be — has caused some pre-election commotion in Cary. The five challengers running for village tru...
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Barrington Hills candidate withdrawsFeb 08, 2011 11:00 pm - Dawn Davis, a candidate for the open two-year trustee seat on the Barrington Hills village board, has withdrawn from the race, according to the village clerk’s office. ...
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Pino welcomes challenges as N. Barrington presidentFeb 07, 2011 11:00 pm - While a few especially heated election campaigns are just beginning to warm up the frozen Northwest suburbs, North Barrington residents won’t have to wait until April 5 ...