Local Politics
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Stroger vetoes Cook hiring freezeMay 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Cook County Board President Todd Stroger has vetoed a countywide hiring freeze approved in an attempt to rein in his lame-duck spending. The hiring freeze, which also fr...
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Stroger under new scrutiny after top aides get raisesMay 07, 2010 11:00 pm - The hot water surrounding Cook County Board President Todd Stroger got hotter - and deeper - late this week with the discovery he had awarded raises to top aides Jaye Mo...
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Del Negro out; Bulls begin search for new coachMay 03, 2010 11:00 pm - McHale, Cheeks, Van Gundy on team's shortlist
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They're hiding key records from youApr 29, 2010 11:00 pm - A strong majority of Illinois senators, including many from our suburbs, sent Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn a bill Thursday that would make it much more difficult for taxpay...
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Cook GOP candidates nix National Guard in ChicagoApr 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Republican candidates for Cook County president and sheriff proposed Thursday using the sheriff's police rather than the National Guard to quell violence in Chicago. Ear...
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Stroger employee gets paid for county contractApr 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Cook County Board President Todd Stroger paid $24,975 to a private company owned by new Deputy Chief of Staff Carla Oglesby just days before she started her county job, ...
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Kane County sheriff candidates disagree on use of red light camerasApr 25, 2010 11:00 pm - Kane County motorists who either love or hate red light cameras have a clear choice in the contest for county sheriff between incumbent Pat Perez and challenger Don Kram...
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Two Hoffman park commissioners will run for village boardApr 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Two Hoffman Estates Park District board members have announced they will run for village trustee in the spring 2011 election. Craig Bernacki and Scott Triphahn said Frid...
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Keats pushes reforms, slaps Madigan, BerriosApr 20, 2010 11:00 pm - Roger Keats, a Republican candidate for Cook County Board president, on Tuesday came out in favor of strong reforms limiting lobbying by elected officials. Labeling Illi...
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Claypool to run as independent for assessorApr 05, 2010 11:00 pm - Democratic Chicago Cook County Commissioner Forrest Claypool confirmed Tuesday that he will stage an independent, grass-roots campaign for the county assessor's office. ...