Local Politics
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Kramer to face Perez for sheriff after Russell concedes defeatFeb 06, 2010 10:00 pm - Don Kramer, who left the Kane County Sheriff's Office Nov. 30 to run for the head job, will face off against his former boss, incumbent Sheriff Pat Perez in November. Ro...
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Carl Hansen funeral set for Feb. 20Feb 04, 2010 10:00 pm - The visitation and funeral for longtime Cook County Commissioner Carl Hansen will be held Feb. 19 and 20, both in Mount Prospect. Hansen, 83, died Tuesday, Feb. 2, in a ...
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Why the South suburbs prevailed again in Cook County Board District 17Feb 04, 2010 10:00 pm - Cook County's 17th District is shaped like a cherry, with a large circle covering the south suburbs and a slim "stem" that extends into Des Plaines, Elk Grove Village, P...
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Challenge still possible in DuPage board raceFeb 03, 2010 10:00 pm - Joe Wozniak is still mulling whether to challenge the results of his DuPage County Board race against incumbent John Zediker. There are 116 votes separating the two who ...
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Longtime Cook Co. Board member Carl Hansen diesFeb 03, 2010 10:00 pm - Anyone taking the time to examine thousands of Cook County Board roll call votes spanning more than three decades may notice a political lone wolf. Carl R. Hansen, who s...
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Keats picks party fight with PreckwinkleFeb 03, 2010 10:00 pm - It didn't take Roger Keats long to try to start tarring Toni Preckwinkle with the same tax-and-spend brush others used against her in the primary election for Cook Count...
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Stroger dynasty ends as Cook presidentFeb 03, 2010 10:00 pm - Even after finishing last in a four-person primary race to defend his office, Cook County Board President Todd Stroger was unapologetic in defeat. "We ran a very good ra...
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Nygren's primary landslide doesn't discourage challengersFeb 03, 2010 10:00 pm - If McHenry County Sheriff Keith Nygren's landslide victory over Republican rival Zane Seipler in Tuesday night's GOP primary is intimidating or giving second thoughts to...
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Primary over, water district hopefuls face November raceFeb 03, 2010 10:00 pm - The three winners in the Democratic primary for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District commissioner have a new challenge - five rivals in the general election this Nove...
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Wojnicki survives challenge in Kane Dist. 15Feb 02, 2010 10:00 pm - Incumbent Barbara Wojnicki scored the GOP nod for the board seat in Kane County's 15th District. According to unofficial tallies, Wojnicki, of St. Charles, handily won ...