Local Politics
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Wehrli joins DuPage Forest Preserve president raceOct 24, 2013 6:06 pm - For the first time in 20 years, an incumbent DuPage County Forest Preserve president is not seeking re-election and the vacancy is drawing interest from at least half of...
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Geneva attorney announces bid for Kane County judge seatOct 22, 2013 4:50 am - Another candidate has announced a run at the Kane County Circuit judge seat that will be vacated by Karen Simpson in October 2014. Geneva attorney D.J. Tegeler will run ...
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Number of DuPage polling places reducedOct 18, 2013 4:26 pm - As part of an ongoing effort to cut costs, the DuPage Election Commission has approved plans to eliminate 71 polling places countywide. By scaling back the total number ...
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Kane judge to retire in 2014; first candidate announcesOct 16, 2013 9:16 am - Kane County Court Circuit Judge Karen Simpson has announced she will retire, which means her successor will emerge from March primary and the general election in Novembe...
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Cook County Clerk David Orr running for 7th termOct 08, 2013 11:45 am - Cook County Clerk David Orr announced Tuesday he will run for a seventh term as County Clerk in November 2014. “I am proud of my accomplishments as County Clerk,” Orr sa...
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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...