Local Politics
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Former Grayslake mayor takes seat on county boardNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Running on a campaign of accountability and fiscal responsibility, former Grayslake Mayor Pat Carey won a seat on the Lake County Board on Tuesday. Carey, a Democrat, b...
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Brown wins third term as Cook County Circuit Court clerkNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - With 98 percent of precincts reporting, Democratic incumbent Dorothy Brown Tuesday appeared headed toward her third term as clerk of the circuit court of Cook County. I...
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Fichtner, Gonzalez win in DuPage Dist. 1Nov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Voters picked a Republican incumbent and a Democratic novice to serve as DuPage County Board members in District 1. With all 118 precincts reporting, unofficial results ...
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DuPage recorder wins reelectionNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Voters tapped an experienced incumbent to continue his work as DuPage County recorder. With 730 of the 732 precincts unofficially reporting, Republican Fred Bucholz won...
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Incumbent Hoscheit handily beats Democratic challengerNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Republican incumbent John J. Hoscheit of St. Charles, 49, trounced Democratic challenger Ronald Spychalski, 68, of St. Charles Tuesday in a race for the Kane County Boar...
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Challenger Mihalec wins in Kane District 18Nov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Kane County Board District 18 Republican incumbent Don Wolfe lost by a 10 percent margin to Democratic challenger Jeanette Mihalec, according to unofficial totals. Mihal...
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McConnaughay retains Kane County chairman seatNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Karen McConnaughay had just about every advantage possible heading into Tuesday night's election for Kane County Board Chairman. She was the Republican incumbent in a co...
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Castro takes 20th DistrictNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Democratic challenger Christina Castro has won the seat in Kane County Board's 20th District. According to unofficial totals, Castro earned 2,147 votes, followed by Repu...
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Wegman retains post as Kane recorderNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Kane County Recorder of Deeds Sandy Wegman won re-election Tuesday over Democratic challenger Frank Craig. Wegman, 64, an Elgin Republican, captured 99,948 votes to Cra...
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Moore rolls to victory for Cook recorderNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Gene Moore maintained Democratic dominance over the Cook County Recorder of Deeds office Tuesday, notching an easy election win. With 98 percent of precincts reporting, ...