Articles filed under Politics
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Don't open constitution to special interestsOct 26, 2008 11:00 pm - After a careful statewide study of the issue, the membership of the League of Women Voters of Illinois overwhelmingly opposes the call and recommends a no vote on the qu...
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'Yes' vote to better library's teen spaceOct 26, 2008 11:00 pm - The Barrington community has worked hard to provide a safe environment where teens want to gather. However, it has been difficult to find a sustainable community site fo...
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Political passion or just a fad?Oct 26, 2008 11:00 pm - It was perhaps fitting that on the night Barack Obama was nominated for president at the Democratic National Convention to the cheers of thousands, a band called the Col...
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Why no further scrutiny?Oct 26, 2008 11:00 pm - I would like to know why Sarah Palin is off-limits in the media. When almost every comment made by McCain and Obama is scrutinized and analyzed to the extreme, why is it...
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Home rule divides DuPage County boardOct 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Granting home rule powers to DuPage County doesn't have a lot of support from the majority of county board candidates up for election Nov. 4. However, the few that do fa...
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Our picks for DuPage County BoardOct 26, 2008 11:00 pm - District 1 Paul Fichtner provides a good example of how the county board is anything but a rubber stamp these days. The Elmhurst Republican, seeking his second term on t...
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Brown touts technological advances in circuit court clerk's officeOct 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Editor's note: This is the second of three stories about the candidates running for Cook County Circuit Court Clerk - Green Party candidate Paloma Andrade, Democrati...
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Our picks for Kane County officesOct 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Kane County Board chairman Incumbent Karen McConnaughay, a Republican from St. Charles, gets our nod to lead the county for another four years. She has overseen the cons...
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Prochno offers experience in bid for 66th DistrictOct 26, 2008 11:00 pm - On Nov. 4 the voters of the 66th District will be forced to replace a legend, Carolyn Krause. As an elected official I am truly saddened by her retirement. Carolyn stoo...
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Voters need to know Obama's agendaOct 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Barack Obama is a relatively unknown quantity to most voters as was Sara Palin. The media rushed to Alaska to investigate her background. They have yet do that with Obam...