Local Politics
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How DuPage County residents can join permanent vote-by-mail listApr 08, 2022 1:00 am - DuPage County voters can sign up to permanently receive mail-in ballots every election. The county clerk's office is now accepting requests to join a permanent vote-by-m...
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Southwest Side alderman to run against Lightfoot in 2023
Apr 06, 2022 1:00 am - With a promise to "save Chicago" from violent crime, fire Chicago Police Supt. David Brown and restore trust with "demoralized" police officers, Alderman Ray Lopez said ...
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Lake County regional superintendent of education to switch parties, run as DemocratApr 04, 2022 1:00 am - Michael Karner, who was appointed Lake County regional superintendent of schools last year as a Republican, will seek election to a 4-year term as a Democrat. At presen...
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Two McHenry County electoral board members remove themselves from sheriff's race challenge
Apr 01, 2022 11:00 pm - Two of the three McHenry County electoral board members tasked with deciding whether a McHenry County sheriff candidate can stay on the ballot will voluntarily recuse th...
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Will sheriff candidate stay on ballot? Decision delayed after bias concerns raised
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Unprecedented: DuPage County clerk says no petition challenges have been filed in local racesMar 24, 2022 1:00 am - At the start of the year, DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek held a workshop to help potential candidates understand the process for getting on the ballot and staying th...
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Judge rules White did indeed defeat Grogan in close 2020 DuPage County auditor raceMar 21, 2022 1:00 am - Bob Grogan has lost the 2020 election for DuPage County auditor to William White after a historic recount of the ballots, a judge declared Monday. "There simply remains ...
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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...