Articles filed under Counties
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Questionable signatures, mail-in vs. in-person: More than 1,700 McHenry County voters had issues casting ballotsNov 06, 2020 12:00 am - McHenry County voters who may have encountered problems casting their ballot have a narrowing window of time to make sure their votes are counted. Specifically, those wh...
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McHenry County health dept. braces for increase in noncompliance following indoor dining banNov 05, 2020 12:00 am - An estimated 90% of restaurants and bars in some neighboring counties are not complying with the ban on indoor service handed down with Gov. J.B. Pritzker's increased CO...
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Server issues interrupt vote counting in McHenry CountyNov 05, 2020 12:00 am - After a problem with a server that runs the election management application, the McHenry County clerk's office temporarily ceased ballot processing about 11:30 a.m. Thur...
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Incumbent Democrat wins in House District 81 raceNov 05, 2020 12:00 am - In the House District 81 race, freshman state Rep. Anne Stava-Murray, a Naperville Democrat, pulled out a 2,508-vote victory over Republican challenger Laura Hois. Early...
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Former DCFS employee who handled AJ Freund investigation can see prosecution's evidence, judge rulesNov 05, 2020 12:00 am - The former Illinois Department and Children and Family Services employee accused of putting 5-year-old AJ Freund at risk by allowing the boy to remain with his parents b...
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Symposium shows young people have a passion for birdingNov 04, 2020 5:00 am - Those of us working through the COVID-19 era may be tiring of video conference calls. It's easy to get Zoomed out, dreading the next "virtual" meeting. But a Zoomer abou...
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'A very stressful situation': Why election night results were delayed in DuPage, Lake countiesNov 04, 2020 12:00 am - A technical snafu, voting machine errors and an onslaught of data contributed to election night reporting delays in DuPage and Lake counties, where unofficial results re...
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Outstanding ballots casting uncertainty on McHenry County election resultsNov 04, 2020 12:00 am - McHenry County's election results will not be updated further until Wednesday, Nov. 18, after the state's Nov. 17 deadline for counting ballots, meaning voters will not ...
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Republican challenger Lewis defeats Pappas in 45th District state house raceNov 04, 2020 12:00 am - Bartlett Republican Seth Lewis has defeated incumbent state Rep. Diane Pappas of Itasca in the House District 45 race, which was too close to call late Tuesday. Unoffici...
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Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx wins second termNov 04, 2020 12:00 am - Democratic Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx has won a second term, fending off an election challenge from Republican Pat O'Brien. Claiming victory, Foxx spoke at a ...