Articles filed under County Elections
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Nygren leans on experience factor in contentious McHenry Co. sheriff raceDec 20, 2009 10:00 pm - In the weeks leading up to his first election challenge in more than a decade, McHenry County Sheriff Keith Nygren is pinning some of his hopes on just two words: Experi...
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Brown waves flag of reform in Cook Co. president bidDec 17, 2009 10:00 pm - Dorothy Brown touts herself as a candidate for reform. "Cook County is in a financial and management crisis," she said in a formal endorsement interview at the Daily Her...
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Forest preserve candidates spar over spendingDec 17, 2009 10:00 pm - A longtime DuPage County Forest Preserve commissioner faces a challenge from a West Chicago alderman in the Feb. 2 Republican primary in District 6. Roger Kotecki of War...
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Free-flowing Water Reclamation District primaryDec 17, 2009 10:00 pm - Ten Democrats are trying to squeeze into three commissioner openings on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District in the Feb. 2 primary. The district is in charge of s...
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District 6 hopefuls ready to take over for 18-year board memberDec 16, 2009 10:00 pm - As an 18-year DuPage County Board member begins her final year on the job, potential replacements have started their campaigns by praising her tenure. Whether they hope ...
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Preckwinkle lays out 'path to victory'Dec 16, 2009 10:00 pm - Hyde Park Chicago Alderman Toni Preckwinkle has a reputation as a bit of a schoolmarm, befitting someone who taught history for 10 years before entering politics. Yet sh...
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Antioch Twp. assessor hopeful admits faking petitionsDec 16, 2009 10:00 pm - A one-time candidate for Antioch Township Assessor admitted Wednesday that he tried to secure a position on the ballot with falsified petitions. Eugene Kryczka, 38, plea...
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DuPage chairman candidates weigh in on water commissionDec 16, 2009 10:00 pm - Heads already would have rolled at the DuPage Water Commission if most of the four candidates for county board chairman in the GOP primary were in charge. The four all ...
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How voters perceive incumbent may determine Kane Co. board raceDec 16, 2009 10:00 pm - When voters go to the polls to select a Kane County Board member in the 15th District, the decision may hinge on whether incumbent Barb Wojnicki's voice is viewed as fie...
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Davis endorses Brown for Cook County Board PresidentDec 16, 2009 10:00 pm - U.S. Rep. Danny Davis has thrown his support behind Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown in the race for Cook County board president, a post he once considered ...