Articles filed under County Elections
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Cook board 9th candidates differ on sales taxesOct 08, 2010 11:00 pm - There's little disagreement among the three candidates running for 9th district commissioner on the Cook County Board when it comes to sales taxes. All say they were opp...
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Kane County Sheriff candidates face off on issuesOct 08, 2010 11:00 pm - In the Nov. 2 election, voters in Kane County will decide whether to return Kane County Sheriff Pat Perez, a Democrat from Sugar Grove, to office or replace him with Rep...
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Kane Board District 13 candidates disagree on health department layoffsOct 07, 2010 11:00 pm - Count Steve Bruesewitz among the many challengers for Kane County Board seats at least partially inspired to run by the downsizing of the health department. Some 6,000 p...
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Ethics debated in Cook Co. Board 9th DistrictOct 07, 2010 11:00 pm - Longtime Cook County Commissioner Peter Silvestri says experience counts. But his opponents for the 9th district Cook County Board seat he's held for 16 years think the ...
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Soapbox: Better to be lucky than goodOct 07, 2010 11:00 pm - “I'd rather be lucky than good is a great mantra for golfers and, now too, for some private pilots. How else do you explain how a Naperville couple escaped death Wednesd...
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15th District Cook County hopefuls talk suburban servicesOct 07, 2010 11:00 pm - Suburban residents often complain they pay taxes to Cook County without getting the same benefits as someone living in Chicago. Is it true? And what can be done about it...
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Cook Co. Board District 17 hopefuls differ on budget cutsOct 07, 2010 11:00 pm - Candidates vying to represent Cook County Board District 17 differ on whether the county board should cut 10 percent across the board out of its 2011 budget, to plug a $...
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Mitchell, Faber differ on jail size, video gamblingOct 06, 2010 11:00 pm - In Jim Mitchell and Chris Faber, Kane County residents in District 9 have two candidates for county board who don't agree on much. That includes some of the key position...
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Cook assessors hopefuls duel over donationsOct 05, 2010 11:00 pm - Three candidates for Cook County assessor sparred over campaign financing during a forum Wednesday in Chicago. Republican Sharon Strobeck-Eckersall and independent Forre...
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Lake County candidates differ on gamblingOct 05, 2010 11:00 pm - The candidates for the Lake County Board's District 15 seat differ on whether legalized gambling should be expanded in the area. Republican incumbent Carol Calabresa opp...