Didrickson Launches 40-Foot Campaign Bus Tour For Senate
Republican State Comptroller Loleta Didrickson unveils a shrink wrapped 40 foot tour bus with Loleta U.S. Senate 98 branding. She will kick off the bid with an official 10 a.m. announcement at the Thompson center and tour the state for three days, facing opposition from Pete Fitzgerald and receiving backing from Gov. Jim Edgar and other GOP leaders.
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U.S. Senate
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Thompson
Didrickson and Company
Flossmoor
Didrickson
Senate
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Wood Dale
Pete Fitzgerald
Palatine
GOP
Carol Moseley-Braun
Chicago
Jim Edgar
Jim Thompson
Bill Stratton
George Ryan
Harold Smith
Aldo DeAngelis
Olympia Fields
Fitzgerald
U.S
Jerry Weller
R-Morris
Greektown
Kathy Posner
University of Chicago
Mike Cys
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Moseley-Braun
Tony Podesta
Podesta
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Circle Campus
Action Party
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Aldo Dean resurges after bypass surgery at 66
Aldo Dean 66 recovers quickly two weeks after quadruple bypass surgery on October 21. He attends airport hearings last Thursday and dined out with new diet restrictions. He will see his surgeon Tuesday and invites notes at P O Box 166 Olympia Fields 60461.
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Suburban Politico Wire Points to Campaign Shakeups
South suburb David Rosen named national finance field director for the DNC replacing midwest role. Greg Hannon campaigns for Metro Water Reclamation District Board as a Democrat in Gaelic Park fundraiser The Clear Choice. Sheila Murphy seeks an Appellate Court seat. Bertha Scott eyeing Bloom Township contest amid three way race. Gene Wolfe to challenge Jim Giglio for GOP nomination in 79th House. Maureen Murphy eyeing tax appeals board slot. Judy Topinka rally in south suburbs as Mayors tease poll results. Posner turns 40 tomorrow.
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Tinley
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Metro Water Reclamation District Board
Repub
Hannon
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Sheila Murphy
6Th District Circuit Court
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Terry Matthews
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Lansing
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Evergreen Park
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Homewood
Judy Baar Topinka
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Cal City
Jerry Geneva
Orland Park
Dan McLaughlin
Topinka
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Fleming and Qunell announce campaign events in suburbs
County Commish Barclay Bud Fleming plans a Nov 6 Blue Island bash as a Republican in Lansing. Call 895 5954. Andy Qunell seeks the Republican nomination in the 80th District with a Nov 13 Chicago Heights event. Call 754 4900.
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Chicago Heights
Bremen High School District 228 candidates listed to vote on
In Bremen voters will elect three school board members Evelyn Gleason Paula Taylor and David Sosin on November 4. The letter urges a vision for 21st century education and better opportunities while noting concerns about taxes and fees for fixed income families and opposing a community park referendum as proposed.
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Evelyn Gleason
Paula Taylor
David Sosin
Bremen High
Matteson
Gundlach Urges Voters to Support Local Education Leader
A Bloom Trail High School alum endorses Mardelle Gundlach for District 206 board, praising her community work including founding a booster club, raising funds for athletic and academic programs, and serving on the Education Foundation. The letter argues politicians hinder schools and urges voting for Gundlach.
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Bloom Trail High School
Mardelle Gundlach
District 206
Mardelle
Bloom
District 206 Education Foundation
Billy McCormick
Kristen Burnett
Chicago Heights
No to the park in Matteson letter to editor
A Letter to the Editor argues against the November 4 park referendum, claiming inadequate planning input from local groups and unclear impact on services. It questions site choices tied to zoning and echoes concerns over a $15 million bond and sizeable increases for a generic park meant to draw regional attendance.
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Matteson Community Park
Matteson
Matteson Historical Society
Open letter to Bloom 206 teachers union president on endorsements
An author writes to Joanne Gerendher and Bloom District 206 teachers union members criticizing their failure to endorse Mardelle Gundlach for the school board. The writer calls for support, condemns fear of reprisal, and laments erosion of backbone among officials and unions.
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Teachers Union
Joanne Gerendher
Mardelle Gundlach
Bloom
Mardelle
Mardel
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Community Voices on PADS at St Christopher’s Site
A reader defends PADS planned at St Christopher’s in Midlothian and praises Catholic values of sharing and service. They note church drives, monthly food donations, and welcoming homeless people, contrasting with Crestwood’s past concerns and urging gratitude for shelter and faith-based outreach.
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Midlothian
St. Christopher
Jesus
St. Irenaeus
Dan O'Sullivan
Park Forest
Crestwood
Chester Stranczek
Stranczek
Diana death prompts call for noblesse oblige in politics
An editorial tribute to Princess Diana laments a lack of noblesse oblige in American politics, praising her compassion for the poor and afflicted. It warns that many politicians push housing, jobs, education, and medical care policies for the needy and stresses our shared mortality and interconnectedness.
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Diana
John Donne
Native Plant Landscaping Postcard Response
A homeowner couple, Don and Maureen Carlson of Homewoor, respond to an anonymous postcard critiquing their garden using native perennials shrubs and trees. They defend chemical-free, environmentally friendly planting to protect children and pets, noting more birds butterflies and wildlife visit their yard.
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