Local Politics
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2017 Hoffman Estates trustee candidate will run for mayorAug 22, 2019 1:00 am - Hoffman Estates resident Nicholas Waryas, who unsuccessfully ran for village trustee in 2017, said Thursday he will challenge Mayor Bill McLeod's re-election bid in 2021...
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McLeod, board incumbents to seek 2021 re-election in Hoffman EstatesAug 21, 2019 1:00 am - Nearly 20 months before election day, Hoffman Estates Mayor Bill McLeod and four other elected officials say they will seek re-election when their terms end in April 202...
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Dorothy Brown won't seek re-election as Cook County circuit clerk
Aug 14, 2019 1:00 am - Dorothy Brown, the longtime Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, has decided not to seek re-election next year. Brown's decision not to run closes an almost 20-yea...
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Party chairwoman: DuPage Democrats aim for 'empathy, problem solving'Aug 05, 2019 5:30 am - Editor's note: A Q&A with Marty Keller, chairman of the DuPage County Republicans, ran last week. Click here to read it. Her involvement with the Democratic Party of DuP...
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Curran concedes in Lake sheriff's race, nine months after electionAug 03, 2019 1:00 am - Former Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran on Saturday finally conceded last November's election to John Idleburg, a Zion Democrat, two days into a four-day recount of selec...
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9 months after voting ended, recount begins in 2018 Lake County sheriff's raceAug 01, 2019 1:00 am - Nine months after ballots were cast, a recount is under way in the race for Lake County sheriff. County clerk officials, under the watchful eyes of Democratic and Republ...
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Party chairman: DuPage Republicans facing unity challengesJul 29, 2019 5:30 am - Editor's Note: A Q&A with new Democratic Party of DuPage County Chairwoman Cynthia Borbas is coming next weekend. His rise within the ranks of the DuPage Republican...
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Hoffman Estates approves three advisory referendums for March 2020 ballotJul 23, 2019 1:00 am - Hoffman Estates village board members have unanimously approved three advisory referendums for the March 17, 2020, ballot - the maximum any Illinois government body can ...
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Rinehart seeks Democratic nomination for Lake County state's attorneyJul 22, 2019 1:00 am - Waukegan attorney and Highwood resident Eric Rinehart on Monday announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Lake County state's attorney in the March 2020 ...
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Democrat Parekh announces Lake County Board campaignJul 17, 2019 1:00 am - Highland Park resident Paras Parekh on Wednesday announced he'll run for the Lake County Board's 12th District seat in 2020. Parekh, a Democrat who serves as a trustee ...