Local Politics
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Volunteers work with Nicasa clients in North ChicagoAug 07, 2013 12:09 pm - Shovels, wheelbarrows, saws, and hammers are the tools to build brighter futures for families in Lake County — at least they were at Nicasa’s Judy H. Fried Center Saturd...
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Island Lake blog shut downAug 05, 2013 6:14 pm - A long-running blog about Island Lake politics and events unceremoniously closed over the weekend. The site, at theblog1.com, once was run by then-Trustee Laurie Rabatti...
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Fox Waterway Agency uprooted by record stormJul 22, 2013 5:30 am - Residents and business owners still trying to repair structures damaged by the April floods take heart — the Fox Waterway Agency feels your pain. That's because the same...
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Ex-Island Lake mayor knew of controversial robocall scriptJul 19, 2013 5:15 am - 40-second message targeted rival just before election
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Chuck Bartels announces Lake County Board candidacyJul 09, 2013 11:01 am - A third Republican candidate surfaced Tuesday in the race for the Lake County Board’s District 10 seat. Chuck Bartels, 68, of Mundelein, joins Terri Voss and Cornelius ‘...
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Stolman to run for Lake County treasurerJul 08, 2013 4:14 pm - Former Lake County Board chairman and current board member David Stolman announced his candidacy Monday for Lake County Treasurer. Stolman is seeking to replace Robert ...
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Steve Lentz settling in as Mundelein's mayorJul 05, 2013 3:00 am - For new Mundelein Mayor Steve Lentz, the hardest part of the job isn't keeping cantankerous trustees in line or fielding complaints from angry residents. It's the prospe...
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Skidmore to call it a career at the end of fourth term at Lake County treasurerJul 02, 2013 4:26 pm - They may not immediately recognize his name but Lake County property owners are reminded each year when the tax bill comes that Robert Skidmore is the county treasurer. ...
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‘Connie’ Shanahan latest candidate for Mundelein-area county board seatJul 01, 2013 3:32 pm - Fremont Township board member Cornelius “Connie” Shanahan on Monday said he’s running for the Lake County Board’s 10th District seat. Shanahan’s announcement to the Dail...
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Herrmann campaign got cash from Island Lake’s lawyers, records showJun 20, 2013 11:39 am - In the week before former Island Lake Mayor Debbie Herrmann lost her re-election bid in April, the lawyers then representing the town dumped $2,500 into her campaign cof...