Local Politics
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McMahon looks ahead to 2nd full term as top Kane prosecutorNov 15, 2016 12:00 am - Kane County State's Attorney Joe McMahon said Tuesday his second full term will include establishing a Conviction Integrity Unit to examine cases where new evidence aris...
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How new chairman Franks plans to lead the McHenry County BoardNov 10, 2016 12:00 am - Claiming a victory in the race for the first popularly elected McHenry County Board chairman was no small feat for Democrat Jack Franks. The 63rd House District, which h...
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Des Plaines to further tighten ethics rulesNov 09, 2016 12:00 am - Des Plaines aldermen are poised to further strengthen city ethics rules that would ban most political contributions from city contractors, subcontractors, and those seek...
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Franks scores victory in McHenry County Board chairman raceNov 08, 2016 11:15 pm - In what has been called a historic and pivotal race for McHenry County, Democrat Jack Franks came out on top Tuesday over Republican Michael Walkup in the race for the f...
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Kenneally on road to McHenry state's attorney winNov 08, 2016 6:03 pm - Voters have tapped a veteran prosecutor to serve as McHenry County's next State's Attorney. With 208 of 212 precincts reporting, Republican Patrick Kenneally held a lead...
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Cooper leads Donnenwirth in race for Lake County coronerNov 08, 2016 6:03 pm - Twelve years of Democratic control of the Lake County coroner's office apparently ended Tuesday with the election of Republican Howard Cooper, a dentist from Bannockburn...
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Whelan keeps DuPage forest preserve postNov 08, 2016 6:03 pm - Republican Tim Whelan appears to have retained his seat in the race for the DuPage County Forest Preserve Dist. 4 seat. Unofficial results show Whelan leading his Democr...
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Wilcox, Bates take District 4 in McHenry CountyNov 08, 2016 6:03 pm - The two Republican candidates running for McHenry County Board's District 4 prevailed Tuesday night with all 37 precincts reporting. Craig Wilcox led with 12,764 votes, ...
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Cook County: Foxx elected state's attorney; Brown captures fifth termNov 08, 2016 6:03 pm - State's attorney Democrat Kim Foxx of Flossmoor took more than 70 percent of the votes Tuesday and declared victory over Republican Christopher Pfannkuche for Cook ...
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Will County Democrats sweep four key racesNov 08, 2016 6:03 pm - It was a good night to be a Democratic incumbent in Will County Tuesday night as County Executive Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Recorder of Deeds Karen Stukel and Auditor Kevi...