Local Politics
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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 ...
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GOP says Cook board hopeful Maher should release license applicationSep 19, 2010 11:00 pm - Cook County Republicans are pressing Democratic county board candidate Patrick Maher to release a copy of a state license application to show how he answered a question ...
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Those who run should not hideSep 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Is it too obvious to say that when someone runs for office, his or her life becomes an open book? Or, in today's terms, an easily accessed Web page? Perhaps not. Some se...