Local Politics
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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...
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Lake Coroner Thomas Rudd asks court to order him back on November ballotJul 20, 2016 1:00 am - In a last-ditch effort to remain on the November ballot, Lake County Coroner Thomas Rudd has filed court documents asking a judge to reverse an election panel's ruling t...
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Challenge to Lake County coroner's candidacy upheld by electoral boardJul 13, 2016 1:00 am - Lake County election officials have ruled incumbent Coroner Thomas Rudd's name should not appear on the November general election ballot as an independent candidate, Rud...
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Hearing on Lake County Coroner's candidacy continuedJul 11, 2016 1:00 am - A Lake County election board hearing to determine if Coroner Thomas Rudd should remain on the November ballot was continued Monday after the incumbent filed a lengthy mo...
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Lake County coroner's bid to run as independent challengedJul 07, 2016 1:00 am - Lake County Coroner Thomas Rudd has no standing to run for re-election as an independent candidate, according to an objection filed with election officials. Waukegan res...