Articles filed under Politics
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Slusher: From the Daily Herald to a New York Times' foreign beatOct 11, 2018 1:00 am - By Jim Slusher The late Democratic U.S. speaker of the House Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill famously observed that "all politics is local." Now, a one-time Daily Herald staff w...
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Chris Nybo: Candidate profileOct 11, 2018 1:00 am - Bio Name; Chris Nybo City: Elmhurst Website: chrisnybo.com Twitter: @chrisnybo Facebook: @chrisnybo Party: Republican Office sought: State Senator - 24th Distri...
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Bar associations offer judicial candidate recommendationsOct 11, 2018 1:00 am - The state's oldest and largest bar associations have weighed in with recommendations for Cook County judicial candidates running in the Nov. 6 election. The Illinois St...
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Advisory referendum has Kane County voters angered, confusedOct 11, 2018 1:00 am - A little-discussed Kane County advisory referendum on the Nov. 6 ballot has sparked rampant debate on local social media sites in recent weeks about the meaning and moti...
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Barrington hosting open house for sales tax referendumOct 11, 2018 1:00 am - Barrington village board members are hitting the road to hold an open house regarding a Nov. 6 ballot measure that'll ask if a local sales tax should be enacted to gener...
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Endorsement: Daily Herald recommends Kifowit over Smith for Illinois House District 84Oct 11, 2018 12:01 am - Voters in Illinois House District 84 will choose between Democratic incumbent Stephanie Kifowit of Oswego and Republican challenger Patty Smith of Aurora. We like Kifowi...
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Endorsement: Daily Herald backs Kwame Raoul over Erika Harold for attorney generalOct 10, 2018 12:01 pm - Despite the sordid general reputation of Illinois' politics, one office has stood out over the years as a shining example of good government. The energetic, consumer-foc...
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Endorsement: Daily Herald backs Jason Helland over Jesse White for secretary of stateOct 10, 2018 5:30 am - Jesse White is a bankable Democratic office holder. He's been elected with more than 60 percent of the vote for all but the first of his five terms as secretary of state...
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5 things suburban schools want as legislative prioritiesOct 10, 2018 5:30 am - Suburban school boards are set to help decide the legislative priorities of the state's association of school boards, and here's what's on their minds: energy savings, s...
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Why suburban school districts are discussing arming teachersOct 10, 2018 5:30 am - Downstate districts want school board association to lobby for permission