Articles filed under County Elections
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New Kane County state's attorney, circuit court clerk sworn inDec 01, 2020 12:00 am - With no fanfare, new Kane County State's Attorney Jamie Mosser started her job Tuesday. Mosser took her oath of office Monday, as did new Kane County Circuit Court Clerk...
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Recount after 75-vote difference doesn't stop DuPage auditor's office from changing handsDec 01, 2020 12:00 am - A new DuPage County auditor took office Tuesday for the first time in 12 years, but his election opponent says the historically close race isn't over yet. Downers Grove ...
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Iris Martinez sworn in as first Latina Cook County circuit clerkDec 01, 2020 12:00 am - Former state Sen. Iris Y. Martinez - who made history last month as the first Latina elected clerk of the circuit court of Cook County - was sworn in Tuesday at Chicago'...
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Work on merger of Lake County recorder of deeds, clerk offices to begin in JanuaryNov 27, 2020 12:00 am - Lake County residents voted overwhelmingly this month to eliminate the recorder of deeds' office and merge it with the county clerk's office, leaving the two women who r...
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How the 'red mirage' gave Republicans false sense of election successNov 18, 2020 12:00 am - As votes were being counted on election night, congressional candidate Jim Oberweis was ebullient. Oberweis, a Republican from Sugar Grove, was leading Democratic U.S. R...
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'Statistical dead heat': With 75-vote difference, DuPage auditor race could go to recountNov 18, 2020 12:00 am - Just 75 votes out of nearly half a million ballots cast separate the DuPage County auditor candidates, leaving the photo-finish race up in the air two weeks after Electi...
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Democrats see huge gains in Lake County government now that all the votes are countedNov 17, 2020 12:00 am - Two weeks after the counting began in Lake County, it is finally over and the Lake County Democrats have won nearly every race, according to unofficial totals. Democrat...
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Patlak now trails in Cook County Board of Review raceNov 13, 2020 12:00 am - The sole Republican on the Cook County Board of Review might lose his seat. Ten days after the final votes were cast, Democrat Tammy Wendt was leading Republican Dan Pat...
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Incumbent Jack Franks concedes McHenry County Board chairman race to Republican Mike BuehlerNov 12, 2020 12:00 am - McHenry County Board Chairman Jack Franks, an incumbent Democrat, conceded his bid for reelection to his Republican opponent, Mike Buehler, at a meeting of the county bo...
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Rinehart beats Nerheim as another 'blue wave' washes over Lake CountyNov 10, 2020 12:00 am - Lake County State's Attorney Mike Nerheim conceded victory Tuesday after the latest batch of processed votes put him further behind Democratic challenger Eric Rinehart. ...