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Sandack, Barnett endorse Abbott

January 21st, 2010 · 22 Comments · 2010 election, County Politics

Mayor Ron Sandack, Commissioner Bob Barnett and local attorney Jim Russ have jointly issued an e-mail endorsing Greg Abbott to represent District 3 on the DuPage County Board.
“Greg Abbott is a good man who wants to serve for the right reasons…Greg Abbott is our choice for DuPage  County Board District 3,” the e-mail states.
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The vote and its aftermath

November 24th, 2009 · Comments Off · Taxes, Village Council

Long-time observers of the village council will be watching closely this evening to see if commissioners have put aside the differences that led to last week’s contentious 4-3 levy vote.
The split was unusual and clearly frustrating to some on the dais, as has been reported. In conversations with the DGreport, commissioners offered their interpretations of [...]

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Straw poll results

September 14th, 2009 · 1 Comment · 2010 election, Village Council

Former mayor Brian Krajewski led the DGreport straw poll for the District 3 county board seat vacated Aug. 31 by Kyle Gilgis.
Village commissioner Sean Durkin finished in second place and Westmont environmental consultant Karol Sole placed third. Former village commissioner Martin Tully was in fourth place and attorney Greg Abbott of Woodridge finished fifth.
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Seen at the train station

September 10th, 2009 · Comments Off · 2010 election, Boards and Commissions

State Sen. Dan Cronin, Mayor Ron Sandack and Commissioner Sean Durkin were at the Main Street train station this morning gathering signatures for Cronin’s bid to succeed Robert Schillerstrom as DuPage County Board chairman. The primary election is set for February.
Cronin, an Elmhurst Republican,  kicked off his campaign in July. Schillerstrom has thrown his hat [...]

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