Local Politics
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Endorsements: Thorsen, Reinert in GOP race for McHenry County Board, Dist. 2Feb 19, 2016 12:00 am - Without a true incumbent in the field, GOP voters in McHenry County Board District 2 will select from a group of three relative newcomers to county politics when decidin...
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Editorial: Provenzano, Gonsiorek in GOP for McHenry County Board, Dist. 3Feb 19, 2016 12:00 am - Voters in the Republican primary for McHenry County Board's District 3 will find four candidates who share strong civic backgrounds. Differences, however, play out in th...
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Endorsement: Swarthout in GOP water district primaryFeb 18, 2016 12:00 am - The North Shore Sanitary District goes by a different name since the last time voters elected board trustees to oversee the sanitary system in several communities along ...
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McHenry County Board District 2 candidates support curbing taxesFeb 18, 2016 12:00 am - Three candidates vying for the Republican nomination for two McHenry County Board District 2 seats in the March 15 primary say curbing taxes and promoting economic devel...
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Candidates disagree on first countywide elected chairman responsibilitiesFeb 18, 2016 12:00 am - For the first time, the McHenry County Board chairman will be chosen in a countywide election, and the two candidates vying for the Republican nomination disagree about ...
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Endorsement: Perillo in Democratic primary for Lake County state's attorneyFeb 17, 2016 5:00 pm - Attorneys Michael J. Perillo Jr. and Matthew Stanton are seeking the March 15 Democratic primary nomination for Lake County state's attorney to challenge incumbent Repub...
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McHenry County Board hopefuls differ on Route 23 interchange studyFeb 17, 2016 12:00 am - Candidates for the Republican nomination for two McHenry County Board District 3 seats in the March 15 primary have differing views on whether the county should consider...
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Court ruling could lead to more third party candidates on ballotFeb 17, 2016 12:00 am - A recent federal court ruling could make it easier for people from parties other than Republicans or Democrats to run for county offices in general elections. U.S. Distr...
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Lake County Board District 5 Democrat candidates discuss land acquisition funds for forest preservesFeb 17, 2016 12:00 am - The two Democrats running for the Lake County Board District 5 seat differ on whether voters should be asked to replenish waning funds to buy more property for forest pr...
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Kane coroner candidates debate budgeting for autopsiesFeb 16, 2016 4:35 am - Death is inevitable. But predicting how much death will occur in Kane County, and how much it will cost the coroner to investigate, has been an ongoing source of heated ...