Local Politics
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Lake County Clerk Helander won’t run in 2014, cites changes to election lawsOct 07, 2013 9:59 am - Longtime Lake County Clerk Willard Helander won’t seek re-election in 2014. Helander, a Libertyville Republican, announced her decision Monday on social media and in an ...
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Roycealee Wood to run againOct 06, 2013 2:17 pm - Lake County Regional Superintendent of Schools Roycealee J. Wood has announced she’ll seek re-election in 2014. Wood, a Lake Bluff Republican, has held the post since 20...
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Elgin rooftop burglar gets probation, restitutionSep 22, 2013 10:41 am - A teen accused of entering through a roof vent to steal $1,200 and steaks from an Elgin grocery store — as well as burglarizing the city’s American Legion Post — has avo...
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Zion resident announces run for Lake County SheriffSep 19, 2013 4:17 pm - Zion resident Jason Patt, an investigator with the Lake County Coroner’s office, said Thursday he will seek the Democratic nomination for Lake County Sheriff in the Marc...
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2014 campaigns officially start todaySep 03, 2013 11:33 am - Candidates for the March 18, 2014 primary can begin circulating petitions today, Sept. 3, for national, state, county. judicial, township committeemen, Metropolitan Wate...
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King not seeking re-election as DuPage clerkAug 29, 2013 11:00 pm - Longtime DuPage County Clerk Gary King says he won't pursue another term and instead is endorsing his chief deputy clerk's bid to succeed him. King, who has served as co...
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DuPage forest commissioner announces board president bidAug 28, 2013 12:28 pm - When voters elect the next president of the DuPage County Forest Preserve District in November 2014, it will be the first time in 20 years longtime incumbent D. “Dewey” ...
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Carey won't seek re-election to Lake County Board in 2014Aug 28, 2013 8:15 am - Lake County Board member Pat Carey has announced she will not seek re-election in 2014. Carey, a Democrat from Grayslake, said in a news release early Wednesday that sh...
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Judge halts creation of Lake election commissionAug 16, 2013 3:54 pm - A plan to strip oversight of Lake County elections from the county clerk was halted by a judge’s order Friday afternoon. In a hearing in Waukegan, Kane County Judge Davi...
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Arlington Heights resident wants term limits on 2014 ballotAug 13, 2013 3:28 pm - An Arlington Heights resident who has battled with the village before isn’t giving up his quest to get a referendum on term limits for elected officials on the ballot. B...