Articles filed under Politics
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Hoffman, Barnes in the lead for judge's vacancyFeb 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Hoffman, Barnes are finalists for 13th subcircuit post The race to fill a judge's vacancy in the Cook County 13th subcircuit has come down to Margarita Kulys Hoffman, a ...
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McCain and Obama reap high talliesFeb 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Illinois voters handed decisive victories to Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain in a primary that drew hundreds of thousands to the polls despite dismal we...
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Mixed bag for DuPage County board GOP racesFeb 05, 2008 10:00 pm - A mass infusion of cash by DuPage County Chairman Robert Schillerstrom into the campaigns of various Republican county board challengers and incumbents had varying degre...
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Voters reject Winfield fire tax hike requestFeb 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Voters rejected a tax increase Tuesday for the Winfield Fire Protection District that would've allowed the agency to shore up its finances and hire three new full-time f...
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Record turnout possible in some suburban countiesFeb 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Up to 40 percent of registered voters turned out Tuesday in suburban Cook County, with nearly equally high numbers in a couple of the collar counties, officials reported...
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Preschool to hold an open houseFeb 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Faith Community Preschool, 10547 Faiths Way Huntley, will conduct a preschool open house for parents and children from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday. Visitors will meet staff and...
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St. Charles voters OK tax hike for poolFeb 05, 2008 10:00 pm - A $25 million tax increase request to fund, among other projects, a new swimming pool in the St. Charles Park District made a splash with voters Tuesday. With all 36 pre...
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Hatcher takes GOP prize in 50th House raceFeb 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Kay Hatcher emerged on top in the four-way Republican race to replace Patricia Reid Lindner on Tuesday. She will be the Republican nominee for the 50th House District se...
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O'Donnell, Brady to face off in 13th subcircuit in NovemberFeb 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Republican Annie O'Donnell will face Democrat Ann Catherine Brady in November to fill the James T. Ryan vacancy on the Cook County 13th judicial subcircuit. Unofficial t...
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More suburban voters pick Democrat ballotsFeb 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Spurred on by two presidential candidates with local ties and a primary that actually meant something, suburban voters were picking Democratic ballots in potentially his...