Articles filed under County Elections
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Carl Hansen funeral set for Feb. 20Feb 04, 2010 10:00 pm - The visitation and funeral for longtime Cook County Commissioner Carl Hansen will be held Feb. 19 and 20, both in Mount Prospect. Hansen, 83, died Tuesday, Feb. 2, in a ...
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Why the South suburbs prevailed again in Cook County Board District 17Feb 04, 2010 10:00 pm - Cook County's 17th District is shaped like a cherry, with a large circle covering the south suburbs and a slim "stem" that extends into Des Plaines, Elk Grove Village, P...
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Challenge still possible in DuPage board raceFeb 03, 2010 10:00 pm - Joe Wozniak is still mulling whether to challenge the results of his DuPage County Board race against incumbent John Zediker. There are 116 votes separating the two who ...
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Longtime Cook Co. Board member Carl Hansen diesFeb 03, 2010 10:00 pm - Anyone taking the time to examine thousands of Cook County Board roll call votes spanning more than three decades may notice a political lone wolf. Carl R. Hansen, who s...
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Keats picks party fight with PreckwinkleFeb 03, 2010 10:00 pm - It didn't take Roger Keats long to try to start tarring Toni Preckwinkle with the same tax-and-spend brush others used against her in the primary election for Cook Count...
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Stroger dynasty ends as Cook presidentFeb 03, 2010 10:00 pm - Even after finishing last in a four-person primary race to defend his office, Cook County Board President Todd Stroger was unapologetic in defeat. "We ran a very good ra...
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Nygren's primary landslide doesn't discourage challengersFeb 03, 2010 10:00 pm - If McHenry County Sheriff Keith Nygren's landslide victory over Republican rival Zane Seipler in Tuesday night's GOP primary is intimidating or giving second thoughts to...
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Primary over, water district hopefuls face November raceFeb 03, 2010 10:00 pm - The three winners in the Democratic primary for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District commissioner have a new challenge - five rivals in the general election this Nove...
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Wojnicki survives challenge in Kane Dist. 15Feb 02, 2010 10:00 pm - Incumbent Barbara Wojnicki scored the GOP nod for the board seat in Kane County's 15th District. According to unofficial tallies, Wojnicki, of St. Charles, handily won ...
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Roberts romps to Lake County Democratic sheriff winFeb 02, 2010 10:00 pm - Democrat Doug Roberts admits it'll be a tough fight come November when he faces incumbent Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran in the general election. However, the attorney...