Local Politics
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Atheist activist Rob Sherman to challenge Buffalo Grove clerkOct 11, 2010 11:00 pm - The race for Buffalo Grove village clerk usually is a simple affair. For nearly every campaign in the last 31 years, it has included one candidate: Village Clerk Janet S...
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Q&A: Dasakis, Schneider, Ehorn in Cook County Board 15Oct 11, 2010 11:00 pm - The 15th District Cook County Board commissioner's seat is held by Timothy Schneider of Bartlett, a Republican, who is being challenged by Jim Dasakis, a Democrat, and L...
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Sheriff Dart mum on Chicago mayoral planOct 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart won't say whether he's going to run for mayor of Chicago, but he is running for a second term as sheriff. What happens if he is re-elected, ...
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Term limits divide forest preserve candidatesOct 11, 2010 11:00 pm - DuPage County Forest Preserve Commissioner Roger Kotecki has served the residents of District 6 for two decades. That's too long, according to the West Chicago woman try...
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Kane judge candidates want user-friendly systemOct 10, 2010 11:00 pm - Two candidates for Kane County circuit judge say they would advocate to make the judicial system more user-friendly but they have different views on how to go about it....
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Cronin talks of consolidating forest preserve with DuPage Co.Oct 10, 2010 11:00 pm - For the past eight years, the DuPage County Forest Preserve Commission has operated as a separate entity of government, rather than part of the county board as it had fo...
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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...