Local Politics
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Cook board prez hopeful Keats plots media 'ambush'Oct 12, 2010 11:00 pm - Roger Keats, Republican candidate for Cook County Board president, plans a media “ambush" of his Democratic opponent, Chicago Hyde Park Alderman Toni Preckwinkle, in the...
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Q&A: Gorman, Maher in Cook County Board 17Oct 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Two Orland Park candidates are vying for Cook County Board District 17, incumbent Commissioner Elizabeth Doody Gorman, a Republican, and Patrick Maher, a Democrat. Despi...
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Open seats on Cary village boardOct 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Nominating petitions for Cary village trustee are available. There are four seats up on the village board three, 4-year terms and one, 2-year term. Get them between 8:3...
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Huntley petitions availableOct 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Those interested in seeking election to the Huntley village board at the April 5, 2011, election may pick up petition packets at the Municipal Complex, 10987 Main St., H...
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Atheist activist Rob Sherman to challenge Buffalo Grove clerkOct 11, 2010 11:00 pm - The race for Buffalo Grove village clerk usually is a simple affair. For nearly every campaign in the last 31 years, it has included one candidate: Village Clerk Janet S...
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Q&A: Dasakis, Schneider, Ehorn in Cook County Board 15Oct 11, 2010 11:00 pm - The 15th District Cook County Board commissioner's seat is held by Timothy Schneider of Bartlett, a Republican, who is being challenged by Jim Dasakis, a Democrat, and L...
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Sheriff Dart mum on Chicago mayoral planOct 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart won't say whether he's going to run for mayor of Chicago, but he is running for a second term as sheriff. What happens if he is re-elected, ...
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Term limits divide forest preserve candidatesOct 11, 2010 11:00 pm - DuPage County Forest Preserve Commissioner Roger Kotecki has served the residents of District 6 for two decades. That's too long, according to the West Chicago woman try...
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Kane judge candidates want user-friendly systemOct 10, 2010 11:00 pm - Two candidates for Kane County circuit judge say they would advocate to make the judicial system more user-friendly but they have different views on how to go about it....
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Cronin talks of consolidating forest preserve with DuPage Co.Oct 10, 2010 11:00 pm - For the past eight years, the DuPage County Forest Preserve Commission has operated as a separate entity of government, rather than part of the county board as it had fo...