Local Politics
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Kane Co. Board Dist. 25 hopefuls differ on opinions, strategiesDec 27, 2009 10:00 pm - The campaign platforms and strategies of the two Republicans in the Kane County Board District 25 primary are as different as the men themselves. Incumbent Robert Kudlic...
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DuPage County GOP candidates debate H1N1 vaccine preparationDec 25, 2009 10:00 pm - Now that the H1N1 vaccine is available to all ages, Republican candidates in the Feb. 2 primary for DuPage County Board District 3 differ on how the county handled the i...
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Nygren leans on experience factor in contentious McHenry Co. sheriff raceDec 20, 2009 10:00 pm - In the weeks leading up to his first election challenge in more than a decade, McHenry County Sheriff Keith Nygren is pinning some of his hopes on just two words: Experi...
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Brown waves flag of reform in Cook Co. president bidDec 17, 2009 10:00 pm - Dorothy Brown touts herself as a candidate for reform. "Cook County is in a financial and management crisis," she said in a formal endorsement interview at the Daily Her...
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Forest preserve candidates spar over spendingDec 17, 2009 10:00 pm - A longtime DuPage County Forest Preserve commissioner faces a challenge from a West Chicago alderman in the Feb. 2 Republican primary in District 6. Roger Kotecki of War...
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Free-flowing Water Reclamation District primaryDec 17, 2009 10:00 pm - Ten Democrats are trying to squeeze into three commissioner openings on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District in the Feb. 2 primary. The district is in charge of s...
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District 6 hopefuls ready to take over for 18-year board memberDec 16, 2009 10:00 pm - As an 18-year DuPage County Board member begins her final year on the job, potential replacements have started their campaigns by praising her tenure. Whether they hope ...
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Preckwinkle lays out 'path to victory'Dec 16, 2009 10:00 pm - Hyde Park Chicago Alderman Toni Preckwinkle has a reputation as a bit of a schoolmarm, befitting someone who taught history for 10 years before entering politics. Yet sh...
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Antioch Twp. assessor hopeful admits faking petitionsDec 16, 2009 10:00 pm - A one-time candidate for Antioch Township Assessor admitted Wednesday that he tried to secure a position on the ballot with falsified petitions. Eugene Kryczka, 38, plea...
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DuPage chairman candidates weigh in on water commissionDec 16, 2009 10:00 pm - Heads already would have rolled at the DuPage Water Commission if most of the four candidates for county board chairman in the GOP primary were in charge. The four all ...