Articles filed under County Elections
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Property tax an issue in Lake County District 6Oct 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Both candidates for the Lake County Board's 6th District seat agree rising property assessments in the face of declining home values are a problem. And though both incum...
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Nursing home deaths become political fodder in coroner's raceOct 12, 2008 11:00 pm - What happened to residents of a McHenry County nursing home who died under suspicious circumstances in 2006, and whether a nurse intentionally killed them, is now a matt...
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Kane candidates share views on county campus consolidationOct 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Come Tuesday Nov. 4, near-west Elgin area voters have a choice between a three-term Republican or an upstart Democrat to represent them on the Kane County Board. GOP nom...
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Lake Co. board candidates debate wisdom of $23 million county facilityOct 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Former Grayslake mayor Pat Carey says Lake County Board member Terese Douglass made a poor decision when she voted to approve $23 million for a centralized Lake County F...
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Circuit court clerk candidate says computer system is outdatedOct 07, 2008 11:00 pm - One thing the candidates for Lake County circuit court Clerk agree on is the need for an efficient computer system to make court documents easily accessible to the publi...
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How Mountsier, Rotheimer differ on issuesOct 06, 2008 11:00 pm - When it comes to traffic congestion, land preservation and other key issues facing the Lake County Board, the two candidates for the 17th District seat have very similar...
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County board hopefuls have different motivationsSep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - One of the candidates seeking to represent the 17th District on the Lake County Board cites the need for transportation improvements as a main motivation for running. Th...
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Lakes Community High School hosts first political forumSep 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Lake County Clerk Willard Helander had two questions for the students. "How many of you are old enough to vote this year?" she asked. She smiled seeing dozens of raised...
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Flare-ups during Lake Co. state's attorney debateSep 28, 2008 11:00 pm - The candidates for Lake County state's attorney could not make it through their opening statements at a forum Sunday before the debate overheated. Democratic challenger ...
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Lake Co. board candidate says state's attorney enables pedophilesSep 26, 2008 11:00 pm - A Lake County Board candidate on Friday said State's Attorney Michael Waller and his staff enable pedophiles to attack children. Local prosecutors do not seek long enoug...