Local Politics
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GOP presses issue on Cook tax bills, electionApr 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Cook County Republicans tried Thursday to extend the controversy over tax bills and the general election by calling on the U.S. attorney's office to investigate the cozy...
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Schaumburg mayoral candidate calls for campaign finance reformMar 25, 2010 11:00 pm - Schaumburg mayoral candidate Brian Costin is calling for reform of the village's campaign donation rules in light of the recent criminal indictment of an Inverness busin...
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Lake County Board candidate facing chargesMar 25, 2010 11:00 pm - A Lake County Board candidate on Friday called his arrest earlier this month "nonsense." David M. Serdar, a Libertyville resident who is the Green Party candidate for th...
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Keats comes out swinging with five-point platformMar 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Wilmette's Roger Keats launched his general-election campaign as Republican nominee for Cook County Board president Monday by labeling his Democrat opponent, Hyde Park C...
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Larson has done his best for SchaumburgMar 14, 2010 11:00 pm - In a little bit over a year from now we as residents of Schaumburg will have a chance to vote on the future of Schaumburg with the upcoming election of the Mayor (Villag...
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Feds charge suburban men with mob-connected mail fraudMar 12, 2010 10:00 pm - An Inverness owner of an equipment-rental company and a Darien man who allegedly claimed to be a member of the "Chicago Outfit" were charged with mail fraud Friday in fe...
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Dance earns its own spot in the competitive arenaMar 08, 2010 10:00 pm - Throughout the last seven years, I've spent one weekend during the month of March in a gymnasium/stadium. Since I've covered high school sports, specifically basketball,...
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Preckwinkle commits to debates, reformsMar 08, 2010 10:00 pm - Toni Preckwinkle committed to debates against her opponents in the fall general election for president of the Cook County Board and laid out a pro-business agenda based ...
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DuPage chairman candidates wary of revenue projectionsMar 07, 2010 10:00 pm - Neither candidate vying for the DuPage County Board chairman's seat in November has much faith in the county's current budget. Republican nominee and state Sen. Dan Cron...
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Stroger quits father's party post, done with politicsMar 02, 2010 10:00 pm - Cook County President Todd Stroger has quit his post as Democratic committeeman in Chicago's 8th Ward, and he all but announced his retirement from politics after today'...