Local Politics
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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 ...
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DuPage forest Dist. 5 race features 'citizen advocate,' nature expertFeb 01, 2016 12:00 am - The Republican primary for the District 5 seat on the DuPage Forest Preserve Commission pits a Naperville incumbent who touts her community connections against an Aurora...
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Asif Yusuf: Candidate ProfileJan 31, 2016 10:00 pm - Note: Answers provided have not been edited for grammar, misspellings or typos. In some instances, candidate claims that c...
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Lester: Alvarez's schedule reveals some details of McDonald investigationJan 28, 2016 4:30 am - Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez's schedule shows she met with U.S. Attorney Zach Fardon five times during the year between the shooting of a black Chicago...
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Sewage district candidate addresses taxation without serviceJan 28, 2016 12:00 am - A North Shore Water Reclamation District board candidate says a long-running dispute that his agency is taxing some Gurnee residents without providing service to them is...