Articles filed under County Elections
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Election 2020: County Board candidates for Districts 5 and 6 discuss COVID-19, body camerasSep 08, 2020 1:00 am - While one McHenry County Board candidate thought local businesses should have been allowed to reopen sooner, others suggested the creation of a task force charged with e...
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Illinois State Bar Association releases Cook County judicial recommendationsSep 08, 2020 1:00 am - The Illinois State Bar Association has released its recommendations for Cook County judicial candidates running in the Nov. 3 general election. The organization, which ...
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Election 2020: McHenry County Board candidates for Districts 1, 2 and 3 discuss body cameras, budget policy and COVID-19Sep 08, 2020 1:00 am - Some candidates for the McHenry County Board pushed for body cameras for the sheriff's office, arguing they would help protect officers as well as residents, but others ...
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Watch candidate forums for Batavia area Sept. 9-10Sep 02, 2020 11:00 pm - The League of Women Voters of Central Kane County and the Batavia Chamber of Commerce will host candidate forums on Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 9-10. The forums will b...
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DuPage County Board candidate officially quits raceAug 24, 2020 1:00 am - The Democratic nominee for a DuPage County Board seat has ended her campaign, leaving party leaders scrambling to appoint a replacement candidate to her spot on the Nove...
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State's Attorney Foxx pushes back on criticism from opponent, top cop after Chicago lootingAug 10, 2020 1:00 am - Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx was at the center of controversy Monday over vandalism and looting in Chicago's downtown business district, but rejected criticism ...
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DuPage County Board candidate says Democrats abandoned her when going got toughAug 07, 2020 1:00 am - Nearly two weeks after announcing she was bowing out of a DuPage County Board race, Glen Ellyn Democrat Hadiya Afzal has not officially withdrawn her candidacy, causing ...
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'My post was in poor taste' — Democrat drops out of DuPage County Board raceJul 26, 2020 11:00 pm - The Democratic nominee for a District 4 seat on the DuPage County Board is dropping out of the race and apologizing for an “irresponsible” tweet she posted about protest...
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Wanted: An all-out effort to build nursing numbers in IllinoisJul 03, 2020 1:00 am - A recent think tank report has concluded that when the COVID-19 pandemic hit in late winter, a severe nursing shortage already existing in Illinois hospitals meant the s...
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Lake County state's attorney candidate lays out police accountability planJun 23, 2020 1:00 am - In light of national concerns about police officers' use of violence, Eric Rinehart, candidate for Lake County state's attorney, released a plan this week to increase po...