Local Politics
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Papantos won't appeal ouster from Wheeling boardAug 21, 2015 1:00 am - Mary Papantos said Friday she will not appeal a Cook County circuit court decision that ousted her from her seat on the Wheeling village board and ruled Joe Vito the win...
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Former Batavia officer admits domestic abuseAug 20, 2015 1:00 am - A retired Batavia police officer who also served as Kane County Sheriff Don Kramer's campaign manager pleaded guilty Thursday to misdemeanor domestic battery and was adm...
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Cook County Democrats won't endorse Duckworth or Zopp in U.S. Senate raceAug 19, 2015 1:00 am - Three suburban candidates for top offices did not win the endorsement of Cook County Democrats over their Chicago challengers. The county Democratic organization will no...
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Curran says he'll run for Lake County state's attorneyAug 10, 2015 1:00 am - Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran said Monday he will run for Lake County state's attorney in 2016 because the office is "headed in the wrong direction" and a change is ne...
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Morrison picked for 17th District seat on Cook County BoardJul 22, 2015 1:00 am - A Palos Park businessman was picked to replace Elizabeth "Liz" Doody Gorman to represent the 17th District on the Cook County Board. Sean M. Morrison, 47, CEO of Alsip-b...
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Judge rules Vito in, Papantos out as Wheeling trusteeJul 22, 2015 1:00 am - Joe Vito will be sworn in as Wheeling village trustee Monday after a Cook County Circuit judge's decision that rules him the winner of the April 7 election. Cook County...
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Cook County Commissioner Gorman's replacement could come next weekJul 17, 2015 1:00 am - A new Cook County Board commissioner could be named next week after Elizabeth "Liz" Doody Gorman announced that she will resign from the 17th District seat she has held ...
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Elk Grove Village: County sales tax hike would cost us $866,000Jul 06, 2015 1:00 am - Elk Grove Village could see its revenue drop by nearly $900,000 next year if Cook County passes a sales tax increase, Mayor Craig Johnson is warning the Cook County Boar...
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Des Plaines alderman Sayad found guilty of trespassingJun 16, 2015 1:00 am - Des Plaines Alderman Dick Sayad was found guilty Tuesday in Cook County court of misdemeanor criminal trespassing for walking into a resident's home unannounced last Feb...
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Johnson takes seat on Buffalo Grove village boardJun 16, 2015 1:00 am - In 2009, Joanne Johnson ran for the Buffalo Grove village board in a contentious, sometimes bitter contest in which she finished behind both Lisa Stone and Beverly Sussm...