Articles filed under County Elections
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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after announcing she was bowing out of a DuPage County Board race, Glen Ellyn Democrat Hadiya Afzal has not officially withdrawn her candidacy, causing ...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...
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McHenry County Board tables correction of precinct sizesJun 18, 2020 1:00 am - McHenry County Board members voted Tuesday to indefinitely table a resolution proposed by county clerk and recorder Joe Tirio that would have divided five of the county'...
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Plan to shrink Lake County government headed to voters this fallJun 09, 2020 1:00 am - Lake County residents will have the rare opportunity to reduce the size of local government when they vote this fall. The county board on Tuesday agreed to ask voters if...
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Should Lake County eliminate the recorder's office? Voters could decideJun 05, 2020 1:00 am - Editor's note: Cook County voters approved a merger of the two offices in 2016. Years after the idea first was proposed, a plan to eliminate the office of the Lake ...
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McHenry County Board Chair candidate Mike Buehler to host blood drive June 9 in response to shortageMay 25, 2020 11:00 pm - Mike Buehler, Republican candidate for McHenry County Board Chairman, is doing something about the critical blood shortage in the county. He has set up a blood drive fro...