Local Politics
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McHenry County Board candidates weigh in on video gamblingOct 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Tina Hill is the only District 5 candidate in the McHenry County Board race who thinks video gambling is a good idea for the county. The other candidates Jim Kennedy, J...
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Dist. 19 candidate would cut taxes, but has no planOct 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Roberta Potempa, the Democratic challenger for the Lake County Board District 19 seat, said she will cut taxes if she is elected Nov. 2. However, when pressed for a pla...
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McHenry Co. board hopeful says rival's hubby hinders independenceSep 30, 2010 11:00 pm - Dennis Palys, a candidate for McHenry County Board in the 6th District, questions whether challenger Diane Evertsen can truly represent the people since she's married to...
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Turner deserves county board seatSep 29, 2010 11:00 pm - I am endorsing Keith Turner in the upcoming election for Lake County Board member District 8, and I strongly recommend and ask that you vote for him on Nov. 2. As a Demo...
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Cook County tax bills to go out after electionSep 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas estimates that second-installment property-tax bills will go out Nov. 22 with a due date a month later after the general election but...
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Kane Co. sheriff, challenger support jail expansion, but not a tax increaseSep 29, 2010 11:00 pm - There's no doubt in the minds of Kane County Sheriff Pat Perez and his challenger Don Kramer county officials made a big mistake in building a new jail that was too sma...
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Election forum in Arlington Heights SaturdaySep 28, 2010 11:00 pm - The League of Women Voters Arlington Heights-Mount Prospect-Buffalo Grove Area will present a candidate forum at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 2, at the Arlington Heights Vil...
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Cook Co. candidate criticized after using taxpayer money for tuitionSep 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Cook County Board Commissioner Liz Gorman is under fire from her Democratic opponent in November's election for using taxpayer funds to help put herself through college....
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DuPage chair candidates seek funding accountabilitySep 27, 2010 11:00 pm - The two candidates vying to be the next DuPage County Board chairman believe the county's quasi-private economic development arm should increase its accountability. Choo...
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City Colleges board chief Gery Chico enters Chicago mayoral raceSep 27, 2010 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- Gery Chico says he's running for mayor of Chicago and he's talked to outgoing Mayor Richard Daley about his plan. Chico is currently chairman of the City Coll...