Articles filed under Sheriff
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Kane sheriff candidates spar over Delnor hostage incidentSep 27, 2018 5:40 am - Did Kane County Sheriff Don Kramer drop the ball when he decided not to go to the Delnor Hospital in Geneva for a standoff in which a jail inmate took nurses hostage? H...
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Kane County sheriff says opponent 'crossed line' with highway searchesSep 25, 2018 1:00 am - Kane County Sheriff Don Kramer said his Democratic opponent in the Nov. 6 election, sheriff's Sgt. Ron Hain, "crossed the line" with several roadside searches of motoris...
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League of Women Voters of the Elgin Area begins candidate forums Oct. 2Sep 23, 2018 11:00 pm - Before the Nov. 6 General Election, the League of Women Voters of the Elgin Area will host four candidate forums starting Oct. 2. A meet-and-greet will be held a half-ho...
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Mendrick apparent GOP nominee for DuPage sheriffMar 20, 2018 7:00 pm - Patrol Cmdr. James Mendrick on Tuesday defeated another supervisor in the DuPage County sheriff's office to become the Republican nominee for sheriff. With 100 percent o...
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Kramer, Hain advance to November Kane County sheriff contestMar 20, 2018 7:00 pm - Don Kramer on Tuesday night took another step toward securing his second 4-year term as Kane County sheriff and following in his father's footsteps. According to unoffic...
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Sheriff, clerk among Kane County's hottest primary racesMar 17, 2018 1:00 am - Kane County residents have decisions to make Tuesday that will have an impact on their wallets and the direction of public safety and voting. On the public safety front,...
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DuPage County races worth watching TuesdayMar 17, 2018 1:00 am - For dozens of DuPage County candidates, Tuesday's primary will mark the beginning of their campaign for the November election. For others, it will mark the end. Republi...
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Kane County sheriff candidates disagree on Delnor hostage responseFeb 27, 2018 12:00 am - Four candidates seeking the Democratic and Republican nominations for Kane County sheriff March 20 have different views on the cause and response of a spring 2017 hostag...
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League to host candidate forums March 6-7Feb 26, 2018 10:00 pm - The League of Women Voters of the Elgin Area will host two more candidate forums for the March 20 primary. • On Tuesday, March 6, Dundee/Rutland Townships Candidate Foru...
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Kane sheriff hopefuls differ on how to fight heroin, opioid abuseFeb 19, 2018 12:00 am - Last year, 67 people in Kane County died of heroin and opioid-related drug overdoses - more than one a week. And the state's attorney's office has teamed with other area...