Local Politics
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$25.3 million class action lawsuit filed over McHenry court finesAug 14, 2014 1:01 am - Four people have filed a lawsuit against McHenry County 22nd Judicial Circuit Clerk Katherine Keefe, arguing her office improperly assessed fines instead of fees in traf...
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Community center plan headed to Wauconda votersAug 13, 2014 5:30 am - A $4.75 million plan to expand the Wauconda Community Center now is in voters' hands. The Wauconda Park District board on Tuesday unanimously agreed to put the proposal ...
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Objection filed to Arlington Hts. term limit petitionAug 12, 2014 1:01 am - An Arlington Heights resident has filed an objection to a petition asking that voters decide whether the village's elected officials should be subject to term limits. T...
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Voting by mail for November electionAug 10, 2014 1:01 am - All Lake County registered voters, including students away at school and traveling snowbirds, who choose to vote by mail in the Nov. 4 election can visit LakeVoterPower....
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Democrats choose Wadsworth's Ryback as candidate for Lake County treasurer's raceAug 04, 2014 1:01 am - There is a race for the open seat of Lake County treasurer. Democrats recently appointed Wadsworth Village President Glenn Ryback, who ran and lost in 2006 to incumbent ...
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Palatine business mediates who gets dog in divorcesAug 03, 2014 7:45 am - The dissolution of Susan and Paul Barthel's marriage has been working its way through the Will County divorce courts for two years. That's 14 in dog years for Pepper, th...
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Prospect Hts. clerk and treasurer could be appointedJul 30, 2014 1:01 am - Prospect Heights voters will decide Nov. 4 whether the city clerk and city treasurer positions should be appointed rather than elected, the city council decided this wee...
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DuPage board candidate pleads guilty in Wisconsin dispute caseJul 25, 2014 1:00 am - Saying he has learned from his mistake, the Democratic nominee for a DuPage County Board seat pleaded guilty this week to two misdemeanor charges stemming from a domesti...
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Police lodge endorses challenger Patt in Lake County sheriff electionJul 18, 2014 1:01 am - A fraternal order of police lodge that says its membership includes Lake County sheriff's personnel and Sheriff Mark Curran has endorsed his Democratic challenger on the...
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DuPage panel keeps two Democrats on the ballot, removes a thirdJul 10, 2014 1:01 am - The name of state representative hopeful Marian Tomlinson shouldn't appear on the November ballot because the DuPage Democratic Party failed to comply with the state ele...