Local Politics
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Lake County state's attorney candidates clash over 'prosecutor accountability plan'Sep 23, 2020 5:30 am - Democratic challenger for Lake County state's attorney Eric Rinehart has released a "prosecutor accountability plan" to address what he described as mistakes caused by f...
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Challenger for Kane County auditor says incumbent Hunt's second job is too distractingSep 23, 2020 5:30 am - Incumbent Kane County Auditor Terry Hunt refuted accusations of being distracted in his duties by having a second job and wasting time in getting $93 million in federal ...
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Eric Rinehart: Candidate profile, Lake County state's attorneySep 23, 2020 1:00 am - Democrat Eric Rinehart of Highwood is taking on incumbent Republican Michael Nerheim of Gurnee in the race for Lake County state's attorney. Q. Why are you running for t...
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Chicago Bar Association releases recommendations for Cook County judicial candidatesSep 23, 2020 1:00 am - The Chicago Bar Association, the state's second largest bar association, released its recommendations for Cook County judicial candidates running in the Nov. 3 election....
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Michael Nerheim: Candidate profile, Lake County state's attorneySep 23, 2020 1:00 am - Incumbent Republican Michael Nerheim of Gurnee faces a challenge from Democrat Eric Rinehart of Highwood in the race for Lake County state's attorney. Q. Why are you run...
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League of Women Voters of the Elgin Area hosts candidate forums through Oct. 1Sep 22, 2020 11:00 pm - The League of Women Voters of the Elgin Area is hosting candidate forums streamed live at www.facebook.com/LWVElginArea/. The forums are recorded for later viewing on th...
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Elgin City Council to have 4 four-year seats open in the 2021 electionSep 22, 2020 11:00 pm - The Elgin City Council will have the position of four council member seats for a four-year term open in the 2021 election. Petitions for candidacy are available in the c...
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Mary Ellen Vanderventer: Candidate profile, Lake County recorder of deedsSep 22, 2020 1:00 am - Incumbent Democrat Mary Ellen Vanderventer of Waukegan faces a challenge from Republican Emilia Czyszczon of Deerfield in the race for Lake County recorder of deeds. Q. ...
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Emilia Czyszczon: Candidate profile, Lake County recorder of deedsSep 22, 2020 1:00 am - Republican Emilia Czyszczon of Deerfield is taking on incumbent Democrat Mary Ellen Vanderventer of Waukegan for Lake County recorder of deeds. Q. Why are you running fo...
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League of Women Voters of the Elgin Area hosts virtual candidate forumsSep 21, 2020 11:00 pm - The League of Women Voters of the Elgin Area is hosting a series of virtual candidate forums to be streamed to their Facebook page and then posted for later viewing on b...