Local Politics
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Eight new Kane board members bring changes for committeesNov 06, 2010 11:00 pm - Tuesday will mark the final Kane County Board meeting for eight members as Election Day spawned one of the largest rookie classes in recent memory. With that comes a who...
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Incumbents seek re-election to 214 BoardNov 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 school board members Bill Dussling and Alva Kreutzer will run for re-election April 5, and will be joined by Dan Petro of Arl...
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Orr, Dart, Pappas heading for victory in Cook CountyNov 03, 2010 1:00 am - Orr takes commanding lead Cook County Clerk David Orr is heading for victory, with 77 percent of the votes after 80 percent of precincts have been counted. The Dem...
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Nygren to remain McHenry Co. sheriffNov 03, 2010 1:00 am - After a heated race for McHenry County Sheriff, Republican incumbent Keith Nygren will keep his job, claiming well over half the vote in his race against his Democratic ...
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Stroger refuses to answer question on Oglesby benefitsNov 02, 2010 11:00 pm - In its first postelection meeting, the Cook County Board formally requested that President Todd Stroger contest unemployment benefits for an aide accused of corruption, ...
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GOP incumbents win in Northwest Cook County in board racesNov 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Gorman cruises to win in 17th: In what was certainly the most contentious of the four Northwest suburban Cook County Board races, incumbent Elizabeth “Liz” Doody Gorman,...
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GOP incumbents win in KaneNov 01, 2010 11:00 pm - District 9: ...
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GOP incumbents sweep DuPage forest racesNov 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Four Republican incumbents cruised to easy victories Tuesday night in their bids to keep a firm grip on the DuPage Forest Preserve Commission. All four GOP candidates ca...
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Republicans keep all three contested Lake County-wide officesNov 01, 2010 11:00 pm - There was no sign of anti-incumbent fever in the contested races for Lake County-wide offices on Tuesday as Republicans held on to all three positions. Sheriff Mark Curr...
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Lake County circuit adds Democrat to judge ranksNov 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Republicans won two out of three open circuit judge seats in Lake County on Tuesday, as Democrat Mark Levitt of Deerfield became only the second member of his party to b...