Local Politics
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Jobs top issue in DuPage Dist. 3 county board raceSep 25, 2010 11:00 pm - An environmental consultant and a former Downers Grove mayor will face off in the Nov. 2 general election for a Dist. 3 seat on the DuPage County Board. Karol Sole, a We...
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Lake County Board 15 candidates differ on forest preserveSep 25, 2010 11:00 pm - The Republican and Democratic candidates for the Lake County Board's 15th District seat have different priorities for the county's forest preserve district. Republican i...
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Lake County clerk candidates spar over self promotionSep 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Democrat Laura Tomsky says Republican Lake County Clerk Willard Helander should stop inserting her name for self-promotion purposes on the office's material paid by taxp...
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Ballot access lawsuit doesn't stop suburban election processSep 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Downstate county election commissions may be telling absentee voters to hold off in light of a pending ballot access lawsuit. In the suburbs, however, it's business as u...
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Cook prez opponents gang up on PreckwinkleSep 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Faced with the daunting prospect of running against the Democratic nominee in the race for Cook County Board president, the Republican and Green Party candidates took th...
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Candidates for DuPage County Board positions debate in NapervilleSep 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Both agree eliminating jobs through attrition and avoiding layoffs is the best way to trim the largest expense from the DuPage County Board budget but Fifth District Rep...
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BGA, Berrios escalate clashSep 21, 2010 11:00 pm - Cook County Board of Review Commissioner and Democratic assessor candidate Joseph Berrios and the Better Government Association are escalating their ongoing conflict - a...
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Dist. 15 candidates talk about openness in Lake Co. governmentSep 20, 2010 11:00 pm - Political scandals and criminal prosecutions have led residents, activists and politicians to call for more governmental openness in the state. A recent revamping of the...
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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 ...