Local Politics
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Kane sheriff hopefuls explain why each deserves your voteOct 23, 2014 5:00 am - With early voting under way, the two men running to be the next Kane County sheriff are stating their cases for why they should succeed Pat Perez. Don Kramer, a Geneva R...
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Berlin rejects DuPage clerk candidate's request for investigationOct 20, 2014 1:01 am - There is no evidence to support a claim that DuPage County clerk candidate Paul Hinds broke the law by getting political help from fellow county employees, DuPage State'...
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DuPage candidates differ on consolidating fire districtsOct 18, 2014 11:00 pm - DuPage County Board candidate Jeremy Custer says county officials are “moving too fast” to consolidate fire districts and fire departments. But his opponent in the Nov. ...
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Endorsement: Harrison for McHenry County sheriffOct 17, 2014 1:01 am - For voters in McHenry County, the choice of who will be their first new sheriff in more than 17 years may be a philosophical decision about the role of a sheriff as much...
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Bar associations release Cook County judicial evaluationsOct 17, 2014 1:01 am - The Suburban Bar Coalition this week released its evaluations of Cook County judges running for retention in the Nov. 4 general election. The SBC represents the North S...
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Drugs, gangs, Ferguson hot topics at Kane Co. sheriff debateOct 16, 2014 5:30 am - Addressing community dangers caused by gangs and drugs and the relationship between a police department and the citizens it serves became campaign issues Wednesday night...
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Endorsements: Zaruba for DuPage County sheriffOct 16, 2014 1:01 am - Republican DuPage County Sheriff John Zaruba, celebrating 30 years in the department and seeking his fifth term in office, is endorsed for re-election, but not without r...
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Endorsement: Wyckoff for Lake County clerkOct 16, 2014 1:01 am - Voters will choose from two candidates with vastly different backgrounds to replace retiring Lake County Clerk Willard Helander. Waukegan Democrat Janet Kilkelly, 61, is...
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Patt taps former jail chief Firman as potential undersheriffOct 16, 2014 1:01 am - Lake County sheriff candidate Jason Patt has tapped a former county chief of corrections as his undersheriff, should he win election Nov. 4. Patt, a 36-year-old Democra...
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Endorsement: Yes in Prospect Heights to end election of clerk, treasurerOct 16, 2014 1:01 am - Prospect Heights voters are being asked to decide whether the city should make do without elected clerk and treasurer positions. We support a yes vote on a move that wou...