Local Politics
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Stroger feeling 'dynamite' about re-election chancesNov 02, 2009 10:00 pm - Saying he felt like "160 pounds of dynamite," Cook County Board President Todd Stroger filed for re-election in February's Democratic Primary in the final hour before th...
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Even Democrats have primaries in DuPage CountyNov 02, 2009 10:00 pm - DuPage County's fourth district looks to be the primary hot spot come Feb. 2, 2010. Races for both Republicans and - for the first time in recent memory - Democrats in t...
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Perez officially in sheriff's raceOct 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Incumbent Kane County Sheriff Pat Perez, saying he wants to "see to fruition" projects he has started, filed papers late Monday to seek re-election. Perez, who is in his...
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Kane County Board candidates get in lineOct 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Two Republicans, so far, are vying for the chance to take on Democratic Kane County Sheriff Pat Perez. Two others are trying to unseat fellow party member Barb Wojnicki ...
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Danny Davis files for Cook Co. board president race
Oct 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Congressman Danny Davis has filed his candidacy for Cook County Board president, but the Chicago Democrat says he hasn't decided if he'll run for congressman instead. Da...
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A number of primary races forming in the Fox ValleyOct 26, 2009 11:00 pm - For the first time in more than a decade, McHenry County Sheriff Keith Nygren will face an electoral challenge - not only from within his own party, but within his ranks...
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Fox Valley filingsOct 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Monday was the first day candidates could file for established-party nominations for county and statewide offices. The last day is Nov. 2. Here is a look at who filed Mo...
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Cook Co. candidates scurry for spots on ballotOct 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Candidates scurried for positions on the ballot in the upcoming February primary election as they filed petitions for Cook County office Monday. Chicago Hyde Park Democr...
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DuPage candidates ready for election battlesOct 26, 2009 11:00 pm - For some, it was a networking opportunity. For others, it was about showing they were serious about the job. But for all of the nearly 70 candidates who showed up befo...
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Ex-attorney general Ryan in governor's raceOct 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Former Illinois Attorney General Jim Ryan is set to officially enter the race for governor. Campaign spokesman Dan Curry says Ryan will file petitions on Nov. 2 to get ...