Local Politics
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DuPage County races worth watching TuesdayMar 17, 2018 1:00 am - For dozens of DuPage County candidates, Tuesday's primary will mark the beginning of their campaign for the November election. For others, it will mark the end. Republi...
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14th District candidates want to maintain Dodd-FrankMar 15, 2018 5:30 am - Democrats hoping to unseat Republican incumbent Randy Hultgren in the 14th Congressional District voiced a variety of viewpoints about regulating Wall Street during rece...
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Ex-Lake County coroner pleads guilty to disregarding election lawMar 14, 2018 1:00 am - A controversial former Lake County coroner pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges he disregarded the law when filing to run for re-election in 2016. Thomas Rudd, 71, plead...
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Why DuPage Democrats may ask some county board nominees to drop out of raceMar 12, 2018 1:00 am - Some Democrats who win their party's nomination for DuPage County Board seats in the March 20 primary may drop out before the November general election - and that's the ...
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Water district candidates weigh in on inspector general positionMar 09, 2018 12:00 am - For Democrat candidates, the question isn't whether the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District should have an inspector general to watch over its operations. Rather,...
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DuPage voters to consider proposal to merge county officesMar 05, 2018 12:00 am - For decades, DuPage has operated differently than other counties across the state by having a commission - not the county clerk's office - oversee elections. Now officia...
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Lake County GOP candidates disagree on future forest preserve amenitiesMar 05, 2018 12:00 am - The Republican candidates for the 17th District seat on the Lake County Board disagree on whether more public amenities should be added to local forest preserves. Linda ...
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Court affirms Geneva Ethics Commission's rejection of complaint against mayorMar 02, 2018 12:00 am - A Kane County judge has affirmed the decision of the Geneva Ethics Commission that there was insufficient evidence to support a complaint that Mayor Kevin Burns and a fi...
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Is there pay-to-play politics at the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District?Mar 02, 2018 12:00 am - Democrats on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District have awarded $722 million in government contracts to their campaign donors the past five years. At the same tim...
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Endorsement: Yarbrough for the Democratic nomination for Cook County clerk.Mar 02, 2018 12:00 am - The Cook County clerk's office is in store for some big changes, and not only because Clerk David Orr is stepping down after more than 17 years leading the office. Voter...