Articles filed under County Elections
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DuPage Dems trying to break GOP's strangleholdNov 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Democrats in DuPage County flooded the ballot this year looking to wrestle away some of the Republican Party's long-held single-party dominance over county politics. Aft...
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Alvarez no friend to firearms ownersOct 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Firearms owners beware! Although the Daily Herald has endorsed Anita Alvarez for Cook County State's Attorney I also wanted to add some information which was somehow "fo...
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Don't give up on Leafblad, DouglassOct 31, 2008 11:00 pm - The fact that Larry Leafblad has accumulated over eight years of "battle scars" over property tax assessments is "old news" to many but the real key to making progress i...
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Waller has a proven recordOct 31, 2008 11:00 pm - I have been a voting resident of Lake County since 1952. I have seen many elected officials come and go during that time period, many of whom served the county with grea...
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McHenry Co. board candidates thirsty for water solutionsOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - McHenry County's impending water shortage is high on the list of concerns for candidates running for McHenry County Board. Marc Munaretto, a Republican incumbent from D...
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Three vie for Cook recorder of deedsOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - It's an anonymous job and the ultimate bureaucracy: shuffling papers in, literally, the basement of the county building. But the job of Cook County recorder of deeds mus...
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Siegel mailer misquotes newspaper articleOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - A Lake County Board candidate misquoted a Daily Herald article about her opponent in a new campaign mailer. The piece from Democrat Davita Siegel also attributes comment...
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County water supply on candidates' radarOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Candidates for the Kane County Board in District 24 seat say water could become a scarce commodity as the county continues to be developed. Republican challenger Kay Tee...
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Lake Co. board member facing same foeOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Democrat Terry Wilke is taking a second stab at unseating incumbent Republican Bob Powers for a Lake County Board seat that largely covers the Round Lake area. Issues in...
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Three to choose from for Kane's 20th DistrictOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - One thing is for sure about who will win the Kane County Board's 20th District seat: it will be a woman. Exactly who that is will be up to voters to decide Tuesday, but ...