Local Politics
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Candidates line up for DuPage County forest preserve electionsMar 16, 2022 1:00 am - Democrats running for seats on the DuPage County Forest Preserve board can expect a quieter primary season than the near double-digit field of candidates on the Republic...
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Big field in Democratic primary for Lake County Board with eight racesMar 14, 2022 1:00 am - Lake County voters will decide several contested races in the June 28 primary election, but only one will have countywide reach. With the weeklong filing period now clos...
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Kane County Clerk, some board members face challengers in primaryMar 14, 2022 1:00 am - Longtime Kane County Clerk John "Jack" Cunningham will face a challenger in the June Republican primary. Cunningham Monday filed petitions seeking his sixth term in offi...
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DuPage County Board incumbents gearing up for primary competitionMar 14, 2022 1:00 am - Seven DuPage County Board members will have to fend off primary challengers in their reelection bids. Contested Republican primary races are expected in three of the six...
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Former board member Boykin, second Democrat to challenge PreckwinkleMar 14, 2022 1:00 am - Three challengers to Democratic Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle of Chicago emerged on the last day of candidate filing Monday, as did contests for every oth...
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Primaries for sheriff, several county board seats on tap in Lake CountyMar 07, 2022 12:00 am - As has been her habit for many elections, Mary Ross-Cunningham arrived at the Lake County government center about 6 a.m. Monday to be first in line to file nominating pe...
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GOP primary battle lines emerge in DuPage CountyMar 07, 2022 12:00 am - DuPage County election season officially got underway Monday with a Democratic candidate dropping out of the top local race, primary battles brewing on the Republican si...
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Two fellow Democrats challenge Dart for Cook County sheriff as candidate filing beginsMar 07, 2022 12:00 am - Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is facing a challenge from within his party, as a pair of fellow Chicago Democrats filed nominating petitions Monday to run against hi...
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Dozens of McHenry County candidates line up to file for 2022 election
Mar 07, 2022 12:00 am - McHenry County political candidates lined up Monday morning outside the county clerk's office for their chance to have their name first on the ballot. Dozens stood in a ...
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Former member returning to Park Ridge-Niles District 64 school boardMar 03, 2022 5:00 am - Former Park Ridge-Niles District 64 school board member Larry Ryles has been chosen to fill a vacancy on the panel. "My heart is still with this district," Ryles told th...