Local Politics
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Rematch set for DuPage forest preserve boardNov 23, 2015 12:00 am - There will be at least one contested race in the March 15 Republican primary for the DuPage County Forest Preserve Commission. Challenger Carl Schultz of Aurora and inc...
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Lake County board, state races emerge on first day of filingNov 23, 2015 12:00 am - The first day of candidate filing for the March 2016 primary election revealed at least one pending political showdown in Lake County. Republican hopefuls David Zipp and...
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14 file for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District boardNov 23, 2015 12:00 am - Fourteen people - 10 Democrats and four Green Party candidates - filed candidacy paperwork at 9 a.m. Monday to run for four open seats on the Metropolitan Water Reclamat...
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Alvarez, Foxx file Monday for Cook County state's attorneyNov 23, 2015 12:00 am - Anita Alvarez is expected to face three Democratic primary election challengers in her bid to remain Cook County's top prosecutor, but only she and Kim Foxx filed Monday...
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Dozens line up to file for McHenry County electionsNov 23, 2015 12:00 am - Dozens of McHenry County candidates stood in line Monday morning to file nominating petitions for the March 15 primary elections. Republican candidate Joni Smith, a Crys...
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Here's how DuPage, Will primaries are shaping upNov 23, 2015 12:00 am - At a time when most of us are trying to avoid lines at airports, grocery stores and Best Buy, many political candidates in DuPage and Will counties actually embraced the...
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Contested primaries in store for Kane County coroner, auditorNov 19, 2015 12:00 am - There will be contested primaries for Kane County coroner and Kane County Board districts 10, 18 and 22, as candidates filed election petitions Monday morning for the Ma...
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Schneider: Preckwinkle abandoning cable TV taxNov 05, 2015 12:00 am - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is scrapping efforts to add a 3 percent "amusement tax" to cable TV bills to help close a nearly $200 million budget shortfa...
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Report: Cook County Democrats withdraw Brown support, endorse Harris
Oct 23, 2015 1:00 am - Cook County Democratic Party leaders on Friday withdrew their endorsement of Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown in the March 15 primary amid reports of a federal corrupti...
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Brin to run again for court clerkOct 20, 2015 1:00 am - Lake County Circuit Court Clerk Keith Brin on Tuesday announced plans to seek re-election in 2016. Brin, a Republican from Highland Park, was elected to the post in 2012...