Local Politics
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Candidates to take gloves off in debatesSep 20, 2010 11:00 pm - The only thing missing from a series of League of Women Voters of the Elgin Area events might be sets of boxing gloves or an octagon cage. In preparation for the Nov. 2 ...
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Patlak knows what he's talking aboutSep 19, 2010 11:00 pm - My name is Mike Witowicz. I am a new precinct captain in the 33rd precinct. This is my first experience being involved with politics. We had a meeting last night that a ...
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GOP says Cook board hopeful Maher should release license applicationSep 19, 2010 11:00 pm - Cook County Republicans are pressing Democratic county board candidate Patrick Maher to release a copy of a state license application to show how he answered a question ...
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Those who run should not hideSep 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Is it too obvious to say that when someone runs for office, his or her life becomes an open book? Or, in today's terms, an easily accessed Web page? Perhaps not. Some se...
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Campaign quiet, but family says Lake Co. board hopeful will be backSep 17, 2010 11:00 pm - She has a website announcing her campaign, a phone number people can call to donate, and a list of issues she is looking to address when running for Lake County Board Di...
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First Rolling Meadows mayoral candidate steps upSep 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Tom Rooney, a former Rolling Meadows alderman, is the first candidate to announce he will seek the mayor's office in the April election. Economic development should not ...
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'It's kind of sad' whistle-blower says of state's attorney's indictmentSep 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Amy Dalby had plenty of reason to celebrate last week when news of McHenry County State's Attorney Louis Bianchi's indictment reached her. But instead of reveling in her...
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Opponents try to tie Preckwinkle to Cook corruptionSep 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Candidates for Cook County Board president attacked what they said was a culture of government corruption, with Republican Roger Keats and Green Party nominee Tom Tresse...
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Berrios attacks BGA as front for ClaypoolSep 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Joseph Berrios, the Democratic candidate for assessor, charged Wednesday that the Better Government Association was serving as a...
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Eye on Chicago race? Tell voters nowSep 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Just when you were glad to see the election season hit the home stretch, along comes the new twist of Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley announcing he'll retire from the job...