Local Politics
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Candidates forum Oct. 20 at Schaumburg libraryOct 01, 2018 1:00 am - Candidates in local races will meet during a forum Saturday, Oct. 20, at the Schaumburg Township District Library. Candidates invited to the event, scheduled from 1 to 4...
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Lake County Board candidates disagree on need for ethical reformsOct 01, 2018 1:00 am - The candidates for the 10th District seat on the Lake County Board differ on the need for ethics reforms in county government. Republican incumbent Charles "Chuck" Barte...
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Democratic candidates to talk with voters Oct. 11Sep 30, 2018 11:00 pm - Many people try to learn what they can about people running for public office before they cast their vote in November, but few have the opportunity or the time to hear f...
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DuPage sheriff candidates disagree on using body camerasSep 28, 2018 5:00 am - The two candidates seeking to become DuPage's next sheriff disagree on whether the county should outfit deputies with body cameras. Republican James Mendrick and Democra...
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Voters in Green Oaks asked for a third time to fund road repairsSep 28, 2018 1:00 am - Village leaders in Green Oaks again are asking residents for money to fix deteriorating local roads. Two previous requests in 2016 were defeated and the need hasn't less...
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Kane sheriff candidates spar over Delnor hostage incidentSep 27, 2018 5:40 am - Did Kane County Sheriff Don Kramer drop the ball when he decided not to go to the Delnor Hospital in Geneva for a standoff in which a jail inmate took nurses hostage? H...
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Board chairman candidates: DuPage shouldn't increase property taxesSep 26, 2018 1:00 am - Despite rising costs and cuts in state funding, both candidates in the race for county board chairman are opposed to boosting DuPage's property tax levy. Republican incu...
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DuPage clerk candidates don't want to rush election commission mergerSep 25, 2018 5:30 am - Both candidates for DuPage County clerk in the Nov. 6 election say they support plans to eliminate the county's election commission and return its duties to the clerk's ...
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Kane County sheriff says opponent 'crossed line' with highway searchesSep 25, 2018 1:00 am - Kane County Sheriff Don Kramer said his Democratic opponent in the Nov. 6 election, sheriff's Sgt. Ron Hain, "crossed the line" with several roadside searches of motoris...
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League of Women Voters of the Elgin Area begins candidate forums Oct. 2Sep 23, 2018 11:00 pm - Before the Nov. 6 General Election, the League of Women Voters of the Elgin Area will host four candidate forums starting Oct. 2. A meet-and-greet will be held a half-ho...