Local Politics
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Ruling expected soon in Geneva mayoral ethics complaint caseFeb 28, 2018 12:00 am - Kane County Judge David Akemann said Wednesday he would issue a written ruling "in fairly short order" whether to deny a request for him to continue reviewing how the Ge...
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Kane County sheriff candidates disagree on Delnor hostage responseFeb 27, 2018 12:00 am - Four candidates seeking the Democratic and Republican nominations for Kane County sheriff March 20 have different views on the cause and response of a spring 2017 hostag...
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League to host candidate forums March 6-7Feb 26, 2018 10:00 pm - The League of Women Voters of the Elgin Area will host two more candidate forums for the March 20 primary. • On Tuesday, March 6, Dundee/Rutland Townships Candidate Foru...
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No-wake declared on Fox River, ChainFeb 26, 2018 12:00 am - No-wake status has been declared on the entire Fox River and Chain O' Lakes from the Wisconsin border to the Algonquin Dam in Algonquin, the Fox Waterway Agency announce...
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Endorsements: For Lake County Board, GOP: Barr, Werfel, Bartels, StarkeyFeb 25, 2018 12:00 am - District 3: Barr Republican primary voters will choose between Dick Barr and James Mitchell to replace Tom Weber, who is not seeking reelection. Mitchell, who is r...
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Endorsements: Chaplin, Kendorski, Renehan, Basco, Orsinger, Ozog, Rutledge, Green for Dems on DuPage board.Feb 25, 2018 12:00 am - There's something new in the March 20 primary for DuPage County Democrats: the chance to vote in four contested county board races. The emergence of an unusually high n...
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Fox River declared no-wake between McHenry and Algonquin damsFeb 23, 2018 12:00 am - Due to extreme snow melt, heavy rains, and frozen ground, the Fox Waterway Agency has declared no-wake status on the lower Fox River. The lower river stretches from the ...
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Register to vote in Lake CountyFeb 23, 2018 12:00 am - Lake County residents still have several opportunities to register for the first time or update an existing record before the March 20 Primary Election. Online registrat...
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Three Republicans squaring off in DuPage District 1 board raceFeb 19, 2018 12:00 am - DuPage board member Sam Tornatore says the county's biggest challenge is to provide essential services when the state is keeping millions of dollars that traditionally g...
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Kane sheriff hopefuls differ on how to fight heroin, opioid abuseFeb 19, 2018 12:00 am - Last year, 67 people in Kane County died of heroin and opioid-related drug overdoses - more than one a week. And the state's attorney's office has teamed with other area...