Local Politics
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Teamwork takes Vikings to stateNov 21, 2008 10:00 pm - After the party at Burgess Field last night - who knows, maybe it is still going on today - I'd like to point out that you can't spell Champaign without a G. Just like y...
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What will 'change' really mean?Nov 19, 2008 10:00 pm - "Change we can believe in." A wonderfully crafted campaign slogan that made for a nice banner backdrop for Barack Obama's campaign. However, if change means bringing bac...
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Hasn't been sanitary district for 10 yearsNov 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Regarding your headline of Wednesday, Nov. 5, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago enthusiastically welcomes it incumbents Frank Avila, Kathleen Th...
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Why do we send bad judges to the bench?Nov 13, 2008 10:00 pm - People complain about our judicial system, but when they have a chance to do something about it, they don't. Every election, it's the same: We elect a few bad judges. Mo...
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Kane County Board chairman welcomes bipartisan politicsNov 10, 2008 10:00 pm - Re-elected Kane County Board Chairman Karen McConnaughay doesn't like the one-party dominance in Washington, D.C. that will color her new term in office, but the Democra...
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Jung blames Democratic wave for lossNov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - When John Jung went to his polling place Tuesday, he noticed something that he found encouraging for the country but ominous for McHenry County Republicans. "There was a...
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Noverini takes Kane judgeshipNov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - He's been a Kane County Board member and a Carpentersville trustee - and now John Noverini is about to become judge. Noverini, a turncoat Democrat, defeated Republican ...
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Some Lake County Board members fear specter of partisanshipNov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - The Republicans and Democrats on the Lake County Board have always proudly proclaimed the 23-member panel doesn't play partisan politics. Unlike Congress or the General ...
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Stroger's nemesis likely to stay right where he isNov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - If Cook County Board President Todd Stroger was hoping Barack Obama would take his biggest pain in the behind to Washington, D.C., he might be disappointed. Cook County ...
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Democrats make gains in McHenry CountyNov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - There was no tidal wave of change sweeping Democrats to a significant number of victories Tuesday in staunchly Republican McHenry County. But what once was an arid lands...