Local Politics
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Wheaton council candidate stays in race despite battery chargeFeb 16, 2011 11:00 pm - A Wheaton City Council candidate charged with domestic battery earlier this month will continue his campaign, he announced Thursday. Derek Bromstead said he has received...
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Rest of the field takes shots at Emanuel, ChicoFeb 16, 2011 10:00 pm - CHICAGO — Two candidates a recent poll showed were front-runners in the Chicago mayor's race were the favorite targets Thursday of the other major candidates in the las...
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Bartlett board candidates discuss local businessFeb 15, 2011 11:00 pm - Bartlett will have at least two new village trustees after voters cast their ballots in April. T.L. Arends is the only incumbent running, as trustees Sherry Bormann and ...
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Kozel thinks increased bicycling will help downtown trafficFeb 14, 2011 11:00 pm - Increasing opportunities for bicycling in and around Barrington is an idea all four candidates for the village board are supporting, but is a particular passion for one ...
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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...