Articles filed under Politics
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Democrats generate heat over future of officeFeb 01, 2008 10:00 pm - Chicago Alderman Ed Smith wants Cook County Recorder of Deeds Eugene Moore's job. And then he might want to quit. Smith said one of his main tasks, if elected, will be t...
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Golf courses key issue in Lake board raceJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - Few people may think about golf in this weather, but two who do are competing in the Lake County Board District 2 Democratic primary. Candidate Mark Stricklin wants the ...
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Huckabee is authentic and realJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - You don't have to listen too closely to hear the groans from the Republican political establishment, especially the conservative pundits who claim to speak "for the peop...
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Dist. 20 Democrats focus on transportation, growthJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - Two candidates are vying for the Democrat nomination for the Kane County Board District 20 seat in Tuesday's primary -- marketing and communications administrative assi...
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Oberweis is no great businessmanJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - I've been shutting my radio off a lot lately because it seems every time I turn it on, I hear Jim Oberweis' voice. He's been trying to drum into our heads how he has suc...
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Republican Senate candidates have little experience but firm opinionsJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Among the few things the three Republican U.S. Senate hopefuls have in common would be that none of them has ever been elected before. But on most other i...
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Greenberg deserves credit, despite storyJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - Wow! Does everything have to be so negative no matter what side of the fence you may stand on? ("Stretching truth, or campaigning?" on Jan. 30, by writer Bob Susnjara). ...
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Campaign urges Villa Park voters to say 'no' to home ruleJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - Just days before voters go to the polls to decide whether Villa Park should have its home rule powers restored, a group has formed to campaign against the village regain...
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It all comes down to money in Dist. 20Jan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - Just how much information is enough, especially when it comes to spending taxpayer money? That is one question where the two Democratic candidates for the Kane County Bo...
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An imaginary talk with Barack ObamaJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - A (fictitious) interview with Barack Obama… "Hi, Barack, I'm voting for you in the Illinois primary next Tuesday…." "Thanks, Dave" "I usually vote Republican, but this t...