Local Politics
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Appellate court upholds decision to keep Rudd off the ballotAug 31, 2016 1:00 am - An appellate court has upheld a ruling to keep Lake County Coroner Thomas Rudd off the ballot for re-election in the November. The ruling, issued Wednesday, upholds a ci...
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Lester: Illinois Supreme Court justice goes undercover in bond courtAug 22, 2016 5:30 am - Illinois Supreme Court Justice Anne Burke sometimes goes “undercover” to watch Cook County's bond court call and says she doesn't always like what she sees. On one o...
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Lake County judge upholds decision to remove Rudd from November ballotAug 18, 2016 1:00 am - It's on to the appellate court for Lake County Coroner Thomas Rudd in his quest to seek re-election. Lake County Judge Diane Winter ruled Rudd, a first-time incumbent f...
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Elk Grove's Johnson announces mayoral re-election bidAug 17, 2016 1:00 am - One of the longest-serving mayors in the Northwest suburbs is aiming to keep his position, if voters oblige next spring. Craig Johnson of Elk Grove Village said this wee...
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Appellate court sides with union against Lake County circuit clerkAug 16, 2016 1:00 am - The Illinois appellate court has confirmed that Lake County circuit clerk's office employees are entitled to join a union if they so choose. The Second District of the ...
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Wauconda trustee Knight announces mayoral bidAug 16, 2016 1:00 am - Wauconda Trustee Lincoln Knight will run for mayor next spring. Knight, who's served on the village board for more than 11 years, pledged to make long-range planning...
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Lake County judge to rule on Rudd's election fate in one weekAug 11, 2016 1:00 am - The decision on whether Lake County Coroner Thomas Rudd's name can appear on the November ballot as an independent candidate will be announced in the next week. But Rud...
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Rosemont mayor's salary to rise to $260,000 a year next MayAug 10, 2016 1:00 am - Rosemont Mayor Brad Stephens will be in line for a 53 percent pay raise if he is re-elected in April, the village board decided Wednesday. The board unanimously approved...
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American lotuses are blooming again on the Chain O' LakesAug 04, 2016 5:30 am - Jan Bairstow stands on the dock behind his house in northwestern Lake County and gazes reverently at the enormous bloom of American lotus plants floating upon Nippersink...
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Third-party candidate for DuPage County Board won't be on November ballotJul 29, 2016 5:15 am - A third-party candidate for a DuPage County Board seat won't appear on the November ballot after the county's electoral board ruled there were problems with his nominati...