Local Politics
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Longtime educators vie for Lake superintendentOct 10, 2010 11:00 pm - The principal of North Chicago Community High School and a newcomer to politics is seeking to take the office of Lake County Regional Superintendent of Schools from the ...
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Terson making 2nd run for Buffalo Grove trusteeOct 09, 2010 11:00 pm - Michael Terson is making a second bid for a seat on the Buffalo Grove village board, the public relations and marketing manager for the village's park district has annou...
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10 male, Republican lawyers on DuPage BoardOct 09, 2010 11:00 pm - How many lawyers does it take to run the DuPage County Board? Ten, it turns out. Of the 18 current DuPage County Board members, half are attorneys as is Chairman Robert...
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Cook board 9th candidates differ on sales taxesOct 08, 2010 11:00 pm - There's little disagreement among the three candidates running for 9th district commissioner on the Cook County Board when it comes to sales taxes. All say they were opp...
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Kane County Sheriff candidates face off on issuesOct 08, 2010 11:00 pm - In the Nov. 2 election, voters in Kane County will decide whether to return Kane County Sheriff Pat Perez, a Democrat from Sugar Grove, to office or replace him with Rep...
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Kane Board District 13 candidates disagree on health department layoffsOct 07, 2010 11:00 pm - Count Steve Bruesewitz among the many challengers for Kane County Board seats at least partially inspired to run by the downsizing of the health department. Some 6,000 p...
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Ethics debated in Cook Co. Board 9th DistrictOct 07, 2010 11:00 pm - Longtime Cook County Commissioner Peter Silvestri says experience counts. But his opponents for the 9th district Cook County Board seat he's held for 16 years think the ...
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Soapbox: Better to be lucky than goodOct 07, 2010 11:00 pm - “I'd rather be lucky than good is a great mantra for golfers and, now too, for some private pilots. How else do you explain how a Naperville couple escaped death Wednesd...
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15th District Cook County hopefuls talk suburban servicesOct 07, 2010 11:00 pm - Suburban residents often complain they pay taxes to Cook County without getting the same benefits as someone living in Chicago. Is it true? And what can be done about it...
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Cook Co. Board District 17 hopefuls differ on budget cutsOct 07, 2010 11:00 pm - Candidates vying to represent Cook County Board District 17 differ on whether the county board should cut 10 percent across the board out of its 2011 budget, to plug a $...