Editorials
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Endorsement: Schofield as GOP candidate to replace TryonFeb 22, 2016 12:00 am - House District 66 is guaranteed a new office holder, as incumbent Republican Mike Tryon is not seeking another term. All four candidates seeking to succeed Tryon are wel...
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Endorsement: Lauzen in bid to return as Kane County chairmanFeb 21, 2016 12:00 am - Kane County Board Chairman Chris Lauzen, who can be a polarizing figure on his best day, has a battle on his hands to retain his chief executive seat. Fellow Republican ...
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Editorial: Kirk must endorse Constitutional process to replace ScaliaFeb 20, 2016 1:00 pm - Within hours of the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky proclaimed that the Republican-controlled Senate wo...
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The Soapbox: Honoring lifesavers in Elgin, an emergency response deal in Wauconda, training for a new school superintendent in Des Plaines, and more.Feb 20, 2016 12:00 am - Now that's just cold: As if road construction work isn't hard enough, consider this assignment: Just past midnight on a Sunday morning in subzero conditions at the ...
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Endorsement: Russell to represent GOP in bid for second term as Kane coronerFeb 19, 2016 12:00 am - Rob Russell's tenure in his first term as Kane County coroner is best judged by the advances in the operation under his guidance, rather than the constant and somewhat b...
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Endorsement: Martinez for the Democratic nomination for Kane County coronerFeb 19, 2016 12:00 am - Kane County Democrats face a very tough decision to select a candidate for coroner. Tao Martinez, the owner of a successful business specializing in cleanup of death sce...
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Endorsement: Hunt for another GOP bid for Kane County auditorFeb 19, 2016 12:00 am - Perhaps the harshest criticism one could level against the first term of Kane County Auditor Terry Hunt is that the auditor found himself caught up in the unseemly infig...
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Endorsement: Elliott for GOP in DuPage County Board, Dist. 4Feb 19, 2016 12:00 am - A pair of attorneys, Michelle Moore of Wheaton and Tim Elliott of Glen Ellyn, are seeking the Republican nomination in the March primary for a four-year term in DuPage C...
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Endorsement: Barnes, Miller for McHenry County Board, Dist. 1Feb 19, 2016 12:00 am - Republican voters in McHenry County Board District 1 will decide from an experienced group when they head to the polls for the March 15 primary. The four candidates see...
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Endorsements: Thorsen, Reinert in GOP race for McHenry County Board, Dist. 2Feb 19, 2016 12:00 am - Without a true incumbent in the field, GOP voters in McHenry County Board District 2 will select from a group of three relative newcomers to county politics when decidin...