Local Politics
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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...
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County board candidates targeting wasteful spendingSep 21, 2018 1:00 am - Both candidates for the Lake County Board's 10th District seat believe county officials need to do more to control spending - but their recommendations differ. Republica...
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Hoffman Estates board approves raises for winners of next electionsSep 21, 2018 1:00 am - Hoffman Estates village board members have approved pay raises for the next board members to be elected in 2019 and 2021. "We generally look at it every 10 or 12 years,"...
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Campaign starting for Arlington Heights village board seatsSep 18, 2018 1:00 am - A one-time candidate for Arlington Heights village board says he'll make another run next year, marking the start of the local campaign season. Tom Schwingbeck Jr. annou...
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Why a group of Wheeling residents wants to remove village presidentSep 18, 2018 1:00 am - A group of Wheeling residents wants to remove Village President Pat Horcher from office less than halfway through his first term. The group circulating petitions, which ...