Articles filed under Politics
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Seals can't even get little things rightOct 16, 2008 11:00 pm - If I ever needed excuses not to vote for Dan Seals, he's given them to me in spades with his shockingly poor planning and decisions. Twice now, Dan Seals has tried to ho...
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Bean still way ahead in fundraising raceOct 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Wealthy congressional hopeful Steve Greenberg never turned into the self-funding candidate political pundits predicted - and now it seems some of the investors he'll nee...
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State's attorney candidates trade barbs over police relationshipsOct 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Stung by criticism his office received earlier this year from law enforcement groups and even a former supporter, Sheriff Keith Nygren, McHenry County State's Attorney L...
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McCain has wisdom, courage to lead U.S.Oct 15, 2008 11:00 pm - As a retired U.S. Army officer and Vietnam veteran, I wholeheartedly support Sen. John McCain's nomination for President. I firmly believe he has the best qualifications...
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What you need to know about the Cary Park District's referendumOct 15, 2008 11:00 pm - The upcoming referendum from the Cary Park District will ask whether officials can sell up to 87 acres from Hoffman Park in the name of building a multipurpose sports ce...
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Palin's performance fails to reassureOct 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Perhaps Mr. Pratt of Arlington Heights (Fence Post, Oct. 4) is more perceptive than the rest of us. I did not see Gov. Sarah Palin outshine Sen. Joe Biden during the rec...
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Turns out 'Joe the Plumber' owes back taxesOct 15, 2008 11:00 pm - "Joe the plumber," the Toledo, Ohio, man whose complaints about Barack Obama's tax plan were featured in the final presidential debate, owes the state of Ohio almost $1,...
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A view from the streets of a swing stateOct 15, 2008 11:00 pm - UPPER DUBLIN, Pa. - Last April, on the eve of the Pennsylvania primary, voters in this Philadelphia suburb were finding plenty of fault with both Barack Obama and John M...
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Is suburban Obama sign racist?Oct 15, 2008 11:00 pm - It might be offensive, but it isn't illegal. That's the conclusion police reached about a campaign sign in unincorporated Kane County that contains a "racial slur" in r...
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Appellate panel: State must use disputed ballotOct 15, 2008 11:00 pm - A state appeals court on Thursday rejected efforts to replace a ballot asking voters whether they want a constitutional convention, even though critics say the current v...