Local Politics
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How board candidates differ on DuPage County FairgroundsFeb 12, 2016 4:11 am - What's the future of the DuPage County Fairgrounds? Ask Michelle Moore and Tim Elliott, the candidates seeking the Republican Party nomination in the March primary for a...
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Kane County chairman candidates: New coroner or new budget?Feb 11, 2016 4:33 am - Resolving three years of financial battles between the Kane County Board and Coroner Rob Russell is a simple matter to both Republican candidates for county board chairm...
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McHenry County District 5 hopefuls have different paths to government efficiencyFeb 11, 2016 12:00 am - Three candidates seeking the Republican nomination in the March 15 primary for the McHenry County Board District 5 have varied backgrounds and differing views on how eac...
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Endorsement: Alvarez slow on police shooting; we back FoxxFeb 06, 2016 1:00 pm - The national debate over shootings by police in the black community erupted in Ferguson, Missouri, a year and a half ago with the death of unarmed 18-year-old Michael Br...
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Lake County Board Dist. 5 GOP hopefuls oppose tax hike to buy landFeb 06, 2016 5:45 am - Editor's note: To clarify a Feb. 6 story about the Lake County Board District 5 Republican primary race, information about candidate Denise Rotheimer of Ingleside sh...
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Cook County state's attorney challengers focus on Laquan McDonald caseFeb 04, 2016 4:50 am - The two Democratic challengers looking to unseat Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez both say the county's criminal justice system is broken, though Kim Foxx and ...
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DuPage forest Dist. 5 candidates debate accomplishmentsFeb 04, 2016 12:00 am - The Republican primary for the District 5 seat on the DuPage Forest Preserve Commission is shaping up to be a she-said, he-said race. Incumbent Mary Lou Wehrli of Naper...
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Alvarez Q&A: We didn't sweep anything aside in McDonald caseFeb 03, 2016 4:00 am - Alvarez details actions on McDonald shooting, outlines changes
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MWRD delivering safe water to Flint, MichiganFeb 03, 2016 12:00 am - Commissioners and staff of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago are traveling to Flint, Michigan this weekend to distribute bottles of safe dri...
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State's attorney candidates argue over Calusinski caseFeb 02, 2016 4:33 am - Lake County state's attorney candidate Matthew Stanton said he doesn't understand why the current state's attorney's office is not open to giving a new trial to a woman ...