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Local races
Local News
Sandwich leader eyes county board seat
Wednesday, February 22
DeKALB – John Frieders has spent nearly two decades shaping the Sandwich community.
Voter registration for March primary ends today
Tuesday, February 21
SYCAMORE – Today is the last day for regular voters to register to vote in the March 20 primary.
Osland offers outsider’s perspective in county board race
Tuesday, February 21
DeKALB – Jerald Osland has worked for local governments but never with one.
Metzger aims to bring county board together
Monday, February 20
DeKALB – Jeffery Metzger does not see blue or red when he looks at his colleagues on the DeKalb County Board.
Fahnestock wants to add northern representation to county board
Wednesday, February 15
DeKALB – Suzanne Fahnestock wants to give all residents in the county a voice, which is why she is running for DeKalb County Board.
State races
State News
Pair of state senators square off in 35th District
Saturday, February 18
Because of how the legislative maps were drawn, incumbent Republican state senators Christine Johnson and Dave Syverson are going head-to-head in the state's 35th Senate District Republican primary March 20.
Syverson campaigns in familiar territory
Saturday, February 18
When state Sen. Dave Syverson looks at the boundaries of the new 35th Senate District, he sees some familiar territory.
Johnson surprised by Ill.’s red ink, cooperation
Saturday, February 18
For all the partisan bickering in Springfield, one thing that has surprised state Sen. Christine Johnson has been the cooperation among many of the legislators.
Sidmore walks line between experience, outsider role in 90th District race
Friday, February 3
If the choice for voters is between a political outsider and someone with experience, Dan Sidmore said he hopes to provide the best of both worlds.
Manzullo not worried about Kinzinger's fundraising lead
Thursday, February 2
Dan Sidmore does not have much cash for his campaign, but that is the way he wants it.
National races
National News
Santorum sharpening political attacks on Obama’s motives
Wednesday, February 22
PHOENIX – A surging Rick Santorum is making increasingly harsh remarks about President Barack Obama, questioning not just the president’s competence but his motives and even his Christian values.
As Santorum seizes social issues, Romney demurs
Tuesday, February 21
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio – Philosophical differences between the top two Republican presidential candidates are becoming starker as Rick Santorum drives harder on religious and social issues that Mitt Romney rarely discusses in detail.
Obama raises $29 million in January for his campaign, Democratic party
Saturday, February 18
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama pulled in $29.1 million for his re-election campaign and the Democratic Party in January, raising his total for this election cycle to about $250 million.
Tax records show rapid wealth for GOP’s Santorum
Friday, February 17
WASHINGTON – Rick Santorum grew wealthy over his four years working as a corporate consultant and media commentator after leaving the Senate in 2006, his newly released federal tax returns show. He made more than $3.6 million and drove an Audi luxury sedan – details that could be at odds with his effort to attract blue-collar voters in the GOP’s upcoming presidential primary in Michigan.
Romney takes aim at auto bailout
Thursday, February 16
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is wooing tea partyers in his home state of Michigan with a potentially risky strategy: blasting the auto industry bailout that many people credit with saving the state’s most vital industry.