Local Politics
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Lake County Board wants Rauner to alter legislation targeting chief assessment officerJul 10, 2018 1:00 am - After much debate, a divided Lake County Board voted Tuesday to ask Gov. Bruce Rauner to alter legislation that could change how the county's chief assessment officer is...
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Chain O' Lakes joins Fox River with no-wake statusJun 20, 2018 1:00 am - Due to high water levels from heavy rains in northern Illinois, the Chain O' Lakes Wednesday was given a no-wake status by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources a...
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Arlington Heights gets grant for rain garden, pavers at police stationJun 19, 2018 1:00 am - Arlington Heights has received a $358,000 grant to help pay for a rain garden and permeable pavers at the downtown police station that's under construction. The funding ...
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New trial denied in Lincolnshire day care murder case; supreme court nextJun 11, 2018 1:00 am - The woman convicted of murdering a 16-month-old boy in 2009 at a Lincolnshire day care center will appeal her case to the state's Supreme Court, arguing prosecutors with...
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Lawsuit: Kane clerk's ballot error mandates do-over on failed fire district tax hikeMay 14, 2018 1:00 am - Citing incomplete information on the March 20 ballot, a group of residents wants a judge to void the results from the Fox River and Countryside tax increase that was rej...
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After election night debacle, DuPage officials cut ties with voting machine vendorMay 09, 2018 1:00 am - The DuPage County Election Commission has severed its relationship with the company that supplied faulty equipment and caused results to be delayed for hours during the ...
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Assessor candidate says Cook County clerk, others violated court orderApr 20, 2018 1:00 am - Andrea Raila alleges in a complaint filed with an Illinois appeals court that Cook County Clerk David Orr and Chicago Board of Elections commissioners violated the justi...
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Some 'flabbergasted' by Brown's mayoral bid
Apr 19, 2018 1:00 am - In 2007, Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown explained her landslide loss to then-Mayor Richard M. Daley by saying Chicago voters did not "understand the magnitude of the ...
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Mount Prospect trustee plans mayoral run in 2021Apr 18, 2018 1:00 am - Mount Prospect's longest-serving village trustee is taking aim for higher office in the 2021 election. Trustee Paul Hoefert said Wednesday he will seek the mayor's offic...
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Morrison claims victory in Cook County District 15 primaryApr 04, 2018 1:00 am - Two weeks after the election, Kevin B. Morrison is claiming a narrow victory in the Democratic primary for the Cook County Board's District 15 seat. Morrison, of Elk Gr...