Local Politics
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Dailly to run for Schaumburg mayor; Larson's plans uncertainNov 15, 2017 12:00 am - Schaumburg received its first declared mayoral candidate of 2019 Wednesday - and it's not 30-year incumbent Al Larson. Trustee Tom Dailly, who has more than 24 years' ex...
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Third GOP candidate running for 17th District Lake County Board seatNov 08, 2017 12:00 am - A third Republican candidate has entered the race for the Lake County Board's 17th District seat. North Barrington resident Eleanor Sweet McDonnell has announced she wan...
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Wauconda trustee to run for Lake County BoardNov 01, 2017 1:00 am - Wauconda Trustee Linda Starkey announced Wednesday she'll run for the Lake County Board in 2018. Starkey, whose political resume includes two terms as North Barrington's...
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Mathias seeking re-election for one more term on Lake County BoardOct 24, 2017 1:00 am - Republican Sidney Mathias, who has served as a public official nearly every year since 1988, will seek re-election next year to what he says will be a final term on the ...
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Suit alleges Lake County firings were politicalOct 23, 2017 1:00 am - Three former Lake County circuit clerk's office workers filed a federal lawsuit Monday against Circuit Clerk Erin Cartwright Weinstein and her chief deputy, alleging the...
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Naperville attorney running for DuPage County BoardOct 04, 2017 1:00 am - Naperville attorney Sadia Covert helped co-write an update to Illinois hate crimes law, and she hopes the experience won't be her last in the political arena. Covert, 3...
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Editorial: Cook County races should be about more than beverage taxSep 28, 2017 11:00 pm - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle avoided a primary challenge Thursday when county Commissioner Richard Boykin announced he would run for re-election to his 1...
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Lake County honored for 'Vote Like a Couch Potato' campaignSep 21, 2017 5:13 am - The idea to increase the number of people voting by mail dawned on Linda Musak as she drove to work at the Lake County clerk's office. Where would lazy potential voters ...
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Judge: Geneva mayoral ethics complaint case can proceedSep 05, 2017 1:00 am - A Kane County judge has agreed to consider whether Geneva's ethics commission properly handled an election-related complaint about Mayor Kevin Burns. Circuit Judge David...
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Petitions, nominating papers for 2018 candidates in Kane County now availableAug 29, 2017 11:00 pm - Kane County Clerk John A. Cunningham has announced that petition packets for established party candidates running for local offices at the March 20 general primary elect...