Local Politics
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DuPage candidate kicked off ballotNov 19, 2009 10:00 pm - Only one of the six DuPage County candidates who had their nominating paperwork challenged was kicked off the ballot after hearings before the county's electoral board F...
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Cook County board candidate's petition challengedNov 13, 2009 10:00 pm - Kurt "Ike" Eichaker's first run at political office may not get out of the starting block. The 50-year-old Barrington man recently launched his primary bid against three...
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CFL passes on Cook prez endorsementNov 12, 2009 10:00 pm - The Chicago Federation of Labor opted today to make no endorsement in the Cook County Board president's race and held off on endorsing commissioners, saying it can't sup...
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Donahue may be a lock for Kane County board's 11th DistrictNov 10, 2009 10:00 pm - Geneva residents who once trusted Mike Donahue as the planning director for their community may now come to know him as the person representing their interests on the Ka...
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Seven DuPage candidates challengedNov 09, 2009 10:00 pm - Seven DuPage County candidates face challenges to their nominating petitions and will have to appear before the county's election commission to keep their names on the F...
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Stroger, challenger Dorothy Brown face off over petitionsNov 09, 2009 10:00 pm - Cook County Board President Todd Stroger and challenger Dorothy Brown, swapped accusations over their candidacy petitions today. Brown, clerk of the circuit court and on...
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State Sen. Cronin will top ballot in DuPage chairman's raceNov 09, 2009 10:00 pm - If conventional wisdom holds true, state Sen. Dan Cronin picked up an extra 5 percent of the Republican votes Tuesday in his bid for the DuPage County Board Chairman's s...
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Danny Davis drops out of Cook Co. board president's raceNov 08, 2009 10:00 pm - Opting for a relatively sure thing rather than a risky bid for local political power, U.S. Rep. Danny Davis announced Monday he would seek re-election rather than run fo...
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Kane board candidate's campaign could get boost from appointmentNov 04, 2009 10:00 pm - The Kane County Board will have a new face even before the 2010 elections as the need to fill a vacancy may elevate a candidate to a seat on the board. Arlene Shoemaker,...
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Primary races shaping up in the Fox ValleyNov 02, 2009 10:00 pm - McHenry County A pair of high-ranking McHenry County Board members from the same district, including Chairman Ken Koehler, will face stiff challenges from three fellow R...