Local Politics
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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...
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Seven precincts open until 8 p.m.Nov 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Polls in seven precincts in suburban Cook County will stay open an extra hour to 8 p.m. today after they were late opening this morning. The voting sites are St. Catheri...
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GOP sweeps DuPage County Board racesNov 01, 2010 11:00 pm - All six winners in the DuPage County Board races are Republicans. In 2008, Democrats took seats in three of the county board's six districts for the first time since the...
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Republicans do well on McHenry County BoardNov 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Republicans reign in Dist. 2: Republican incumbent and McHenry County Board Chairman Ken Koehler and Republican Donna Kurtz easily won election in the county board'...
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Streamwood precinct lacks judicial ballotsNov 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Paper ballots in judge races apparently were unavailable Tuesday in Precinct 22 at Glenbrook School in Streamwood until after a complaint was filed by Frank Gronn. Gronn...
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Incumbents win Lake Co. board seatsNov 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Voters gave incumbent Lake County Board members a big thumbs-up Tuesday, convincingly re-electing veterans and giving newcomers enough support to continue their work. Al...
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Preckwinkle wins Cook Board presidencyNov 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Democrat Toni Preckwinkle was elected Cook County Board president Tuesday and immediately declared, “The party's over” for wasteful government and slacker employees. “I'...
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Rickert, Cunningham, Akemann win in Kane Co. racesNov 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Kane County treasurer:: Kane County Treasurer David Rickert rolled to a convincing win Tuesday night, defeating challenger Joseph Lowery 78,509 to 42,870, with all ...