Articles filed under County Elections
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Naperville man charged with hate crimeDec 12, 2022 12:00 am - A Naperville man has been charged with committing a hate crime, accused of putting swastika stickers on a candidate's campaign signs. Keith Klingeman, 49, of the 400 blo...
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Members sworn in to streamlined Lake County BoardDec 06, 2022 12:00 am - The number of Lake County Board seats officially has dropped from 21 to 19, but leadership roles remain unchanged as Democrats maintain an overwhelming majority. Three n...
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Jury awards $2.6 million to workers fired by Lake County circuit clerkDec 06, 2022 12:00 am - A jury awarded more than $2.6 million to three former Lake County employees who claimed they were fired by Circuit Court Clerk Erin Cartwright Weinstein because they sup...
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Incoming DuPage County Board members celebrate historic firstsDec 02, 2022 12:00 am - The inauguration of new DuPage County Board members Monday night will make history in more ways than one. Michael Childress will be sworn in as the first Black man elect...
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Long-awaited merger of two Lake County offices happens ThursdayNov 30, 2022 12:00 am - More than two years after Lake County voters called for it, the county's recorder of deeds office will merge with and become a division of the county clerk's office on T...
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Will County results same after last vote countNov 23, 2022 12:00 am - Another 683 votes were counted Tuesday without changing the outcome of close Will County races. The final count of late-arriving mail-in ballots and provisional votes wa...
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District 101 loan request rejected by slim margin; tight races for Kane County Board decidedNov 23, 2022 12:00 am - A final vote count on Tuesday showed Batavia Unit District 101 voters narrowly rejected a ballot question, while three Kane County Board members retained their seats in ...
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Trevor takes lead over Podgorski, reducing GOP chances of retaining Cook County Board seatNov 15, 2022 12:00 am - Democrat Maggie Trevor has taken her first lead over Republican Matt Podgorski in the Cook County Board 9th District race, according to the latest unofficial vote totals...
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Gatekeeper of Lake County's records for 26 years is closing the book on careerNov 14, 2022 12:00 am - As the elected position of Lake County recorder of deeds winds down, so will the career of Mary Ellen Vanderventer, its gatekeeper for the last 26 years. Once the lone D...
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In the suburban counties, the blue wave spread furtherNov 09, 2022 12:00 am - In the 1990s, DuPage County was an epicenter of Republican politics, the home of GOP powerhouses including conservative icon Henry Hyde, former Illinois Senate President...