Local Politics
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Bartels leads Lake County Board 10th District GOP candidates in fundraising, records showJan 28, 2014 11:21 am - Of the three Republicans running for the Lake County Board District 10 seat, one has a commanding fundraising lead, state records show. Chuck Bartels received $28,16...
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Kane County Sheriff candidates square off on issuesJan 28, 2014 11:12 am - In the upcoming primary election, two candidates are running for the Republican nomination for Kane County Sheriff. They are: Donald Kramer of Geneva, a police officer; ...
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Kane GOP sheriff hopefuls differ on jail suicide preventionJan 28, 2014 10:05 am - Two Republican candidates for Kane County Sheriff disagree on how suicides can be prevented at the county jail, where two inmates have killed themselves within the past ...
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Three Naperville Republicans seeking two Will County Board seatsJan 22, 2014 1:07 pm - Two Republican incumbents running as a team are seeking their party’s nomination against a single challenger in the race for two District 11 seats on the Will County Boa...
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Democrats want to challenge GOP for DuPage board seatJan 17, 2014 4:30 am - Voters in DuPage County Board District 4 are getting something rare this year: a Democratic primary. M. Moon Kahn of Lombard and Jeremy Custer of Glendale Heights are se...
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Judge: Inspector can investigate elective officesJan 16, 2014 7:53 pm - A judge has ruled that Cook County’s inspector general can investigate fraud, corruption and waste in the county assessor’s office and all other independent elected offi...
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Felon bounced from Cook County Board ballotJan 16, 2014 7:50 pm - A former Chicago streets and sanitation commissioner was ruled ineligible for a run for a seat on the Cook County Board. Al Sanchez was released from federal prison in ...
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Looking ahead to 2014 in Lake CountyJan 03, 2014 5:00 am - Budgets have not been as tight as the economy continues to loosen, and projects of varying degrees are pending or proposed in several Lake County communities. Voters wi...
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DuPage sheriff candidate survives ballot challengeDec 30, 2013 1:39 am - DuPage County Sheriff John Zaruba will have to campaign to earn re-election now that a county electoral board decision keeps his Democratic opponent in the race. The boa...
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Weren’t you the mayor? Former leaders talk about time since leaving officeDec 28, 2013 7:00 am - When hundreds of jubilant Arlington Heights residents gathered at North School Park for the town’s annual Christmas tree lighting a few weeks ago, Arlene Mulder was amon...