Articles in the Politics Category

Kane County Board member Cathy Hurlbut and her husband John Hurlbut, both of whom are running for political office, were sued last month by the family of a girl who was raped in the Hurlbut home by the Hurlbut’s son, while his parents were within earshot of the girl’s screams and did nothing, the lawsuit alleges.

At Elgin’s budget talks on Friday afternoon with city council and staff, Elgin City Manager Sean Stegall laid out three possible budgets for the City of Elgin. One budget calls for cutting more than 100 full time positions, closing two fire stations and all recreation facilities.

Tim Elenz, a Streamwood insurance broker will face off against incumbent State Senator Michael Noland (D) in the Democratic primary next year.

John G. Dalton, an ECC trustee and former candidate for Kane County Resident Judge is now running for circuit judge.

BocaJump columnist Mike Bailey says former Elgin Councilman John Walters may be appointed a sub-circuit judge. He also says John G. Dalton is expected to run for the seat in a future election:

It’s hard to believe that it’s been ten years since the September 11th attacks that killed almost 3,000 civilians and launched a War on Terror that would kill another nearly 5,000 US servicemen and cost the country an expected $4 trillion. To put that into perspective, it’s $13,000 for every man, woman and child in America, with the burden being much higher on those who pay federal income tax.

Jim Oberweis’s announcement follows Chris Lauzen’s August 13th announcement that he will not seek reelection to his Illlinois State Senate seat, the seat which Oberweis is now seeking to fill.