Local Politics
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Proposal to make Cook circuit clerk an appointed post quickly withdrawnMay 11, 2016 2:34 pm - Cook County Commissioner Peter Silvestri's proposal to change the office of Cook County circuit court clerk from an elected post to one that's appointed by a judge had b...
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Cook County circuit clerk wants a raiseMay 03, 2016 1:00 am - Editor's note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly reported the public defender's annual salary, it is $187,018 and the story has been changed to reflect th...
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DuPage County recorder candidate secures nomination after recountApr 21, 2016 1:00 am - DuPage County recorder candidate Moon Khan was declared the winner of last month's Democratic primary on Thursday and his name will appear on the November ballot for the...
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Write-in candidate to get recount Thursday in DuPageApr 19, 2016 1:00 am - DuPage recorder candidate Moon Khan should know by the end of the week whether his March write-in campaign generated enough votes to secure the Democratic Party's nomina...
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Write-in candidate seeking recount in DuPage CountyApr 14, 2016 1:00 am - DuPage recorder candidate Moon Khan is suing county election officials to find out once and for all if his write-in campaign generated enough votes to secure the Democra...
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More DuPage candidates raising questions about write-in resultsApr 04, 2016 1:00 am - A growing number of candidates in DuPage County are raising questions about whether write-in votes were counted properly during last month's primary election. On Monday,...
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Attorney helping write-in candidate pursue election answersMar 31, 2016 1:00 am - A DuPage recorder candidate who claimed the county's voting machines cost him thousands of votes during the March Democratic primary has hired an attorney to seek answer...
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Democratic candidate says faulty voting machines cost him DuPage nominationMar 30, 2016 1:00 am - Moon Khan is facing another setback in his bid to become the Democratic nominee for DuPage County recorder in the November election. This time the Lombard resident and f...
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Editorial: Expand cameras to suburban Cook, McHenry courtsMar 29, 2016 1:00 am - Maybe you're old enough to remember Super 8 home movies and 12-exposure rolls of film. Getting photographed or filmed was relatively expensive, somewhat rare and general...
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What the key issues in prosecutor race might beMar 18, 2016 1:00 am - Wrongful convictions, workplace diversity and prosecutorial experience are expected to be key issues for voters tasked to decide who will be Lake County's next state's a...