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2009.04.03: Candidate surveys: A recap
2009.04.03: Candidate surveys: North Aurora village president
2009.04.03: Candidate surveys: Elburn village president
2009.04.01: Got an election complaint?
2009.04.01: Live Aurora elections results
2009.04.01: Candidate surveys: Plano mayor
2009.03.31: Candidate surveys: East Aurora School Board
2009.03.27: Candidate surveys: Aurora 4th ward alderman
2009.03.26: Firefighters back Weisner
2009.03.26: Candidate surveys: Sandwich mayor
2009.03.25: Type "N" for Negative
2009.03.25: Aurora Mayoral Candidate Surveys
2009.03.25: Candidate surveys: St. Charles mayor
2009.03.23: Money, money, money: Weisner starts '09 strong
2009.03.23: Candidate surveys: Aurora alderman at-large
2009.03.20: Candidate surveys: Aurora 8th ward alderman
2009.03.19: Candidate surveys: Maple Park village president
2009.03.19: Forums done, where does campaign go now?
2009.03.17: Odd mailer of the night
2009.03.17: Candidate surveys: Batavia mayor
2009.03.17: Irvin's economic plan unveiled
2009.03.17: Mayor works to clarify forum absence
2009.03.16: Coming Wednesday: Mayoral Forum Live Blog Coverage
2009.03.12: The aftermath: Forum postgame report
2009.03.12: Tonight, tonight! Beacon mayoral forum live coverage
2009.03.11: APPO says yes to Irvin
2009.03.11: Kifowit takes on patronage
2009.03.10: Coming Thursday: Mayoral Forum Live Blog Coverage
2009.03.10: Candidate surveys: West Aurora School Board
2009.03.02: Fourth Ward Forum slated
2009.02.27: The Campaign Sideshow: Volume 4
2009.02.26: Kifowit fires on riverboat money approach
2009.02.25: Hot off the PR machine
2009.02.20: The Campaign Sideshow: Volume 3, Part 2
2009.02.19: The Campaign Sideshow: Volume 3, Part 1
2009.02.19: In other news...
2009.02.18: Forum pregame chatter
2009.02.18: Mayoral forum live coverage tonight!
2009.02.17: Mayoral forum live coverage coming Wednesday night
2009.02.14: NIU: A day to remember
2009.02.13: The Campaign Sideshow: Volume 2
2009.02.10: Irvin's ethics plan released
2009.02.06: The Campaign Sideshow: Volume 1
2009.02.05: Leadership that's not broke and can spell
2009.02.02: Beacon-Aurora University to host mayoral forum
2009.01.21: Campaign cash has early legs in mayor's race
2009.01.20: Inauguration Day: A story to share
2009.01.20: Inauguration Day: 'The world is watching'
2009.01.20: Back home, in other news
2009.01.20: Inauguration Day: Getting on the Metro
2009.01.20: Celebrating MLK Day on U Street
2009.01.19: Foster gets history with a view
2009.01.19: The long road to Jan. 20, 2009
2009.01.19: Grabbing some 'Morning Joe'
2009.01.19: Do you have to be black to understand what it means?
2009.01.18: Well, hello, Joe
2009.01.18: Bobbleheads and more
2009.01.18: Ready to board
2009.01.18: Washington to be trip unlike any other
2009.01.16: Weisner takes in $74K
2009.01.15: Weisner puts one on the board
2009.01.13: Support your local challenger
2009.01.07: Debating debates
2008.11.03: 'twas the night before Election Day
2008.10.30: 2008 General Election: 6th District Kane County Board
2008.10.30: 2008 General Election: 1st District Kendall County Board
2008.10.29: You "con-con" do it, but should you?
2008.10.29: 2008 General Election: 2nd District Kendall County Board
2008.10.28: 2008 General Election: 50th Representative District
2008.10.26: 2008 General Election: Kane County auditor
2008.10.24: Odds and ends, tids and bits
2008.10.24: 2008 General Election: Kane County circuit court clerk
2008.10.23: 2008 General Election: Kane County Board District 2
2008.10.23: 2008 General Election: Kane County Board District 4
2008.10.22: 2008 General Election: Kane County recorder
2008.10.22: 2008 General Election: 83rd Representative District
2008.10.21: 2008 General Election: Kane County Board chairman
2008.10.20: Straight outta Campton, Hills that is
2008.10.19: 2008 General Election: 14th Congressional District
2008.10.17: 2008 General Election: 16th Judicial Circuit, subcircuit 1
2008.10.16: 2008 General Election: 42nd State Senate District
2008.10.14: 2008 General Election: Kane County coroner
2008.10.13: Into the great wide open
2008.10.10: Mind on their money, money on their mind?
2008.10.08: Don't tease me, bro
2008.10.08: Beacon Blog + Politics = Big Fun!
2008.07.30: It's your lucky day, Aurora drivers
2008.07.22: Some thoughts on the Aurora mayoral D-2s
2008.07.17: More on FBI bank robbery statistics
2008.07.11: Not Republican or Democrat, just common sense
2008.07.09: Aunt says police hindered search for missing boy
2008.07.09: Time has (finally) come to stiffen rental rules
2008.07.08: Is Potbelly a sign of things to come?
2008.07.08: How often do kids go missing?
2008.07.02: Rebates for everyone
2008.07.01: I'm gonna pay what?!
2008.06.26: Who is to blame for teen drinking? Look in the mirror
2008.06.24: Live from Washington: A Flight to Remember
2008.06.24: Are teens in Oswego cursed?
2008.06.19: Parrot at zoo named after him, too*
2008.06.16: You can't have it both ways
2008.06.12: Oberweis says he's ready for Round 2
2008.06.12: Other things in need of blessing
2008.06.11: The FBI doesn't want us to compare cities, but...
2008.06.10: 12 more years of something that might not work
2008.06.09: Here's a check, judge -- now about that case...
2008.06.04: Hastert, Poshard still pushing for capital bill
2008.06.04: Kane decides not to force blood draws
2008.06.04: No press conference for this
2008.06.03: How your lawmakers voted -- belated edition
2008.05.29: Foster keeping voters in the loop
2008.05.27: Money and the mayor: Do voters care?
2008.05.22: Should DUI enforcement be increased?
2008.05.21: Planned Parenthood suggests anything goes
2008.05.19: Bye bye MetroFi
2008.05.19: Budget, we don't need no stinking budget
2008.05.19: Blatant plug
2008.05.16: Your name not here
2008.05.14: Welcome to being like the rest of us
2008.05.12: Because you would have lost isn't a good argument
2008.05.12: Rejecting raises so you don't get mad
2008.05.07: State of irony
2008.05.06: Murderous barbarism and frank sexual talk, oh my
2008.05.05: Springfield shuffle
2008.05.01: Weisner's address relatively unspectacular
2008.05.01: Less bang for your bucks
2008.04.30: Who are gambling laws protecting?
2008.04.29: Hastert's link to corruption trial tenuous
2008.04.28: Add it to the to-do list: Pension reform
2008.04.24: Extreme penalty for extreme stupidity
2008.04.22: Could RICO Act destroy Aurora gangs?
2008.04.22: Lobby, lobby, lobby get your law passed here
2008.04.21: Springfield spectacle
2008.04.18: Share your earthquake story
2008.04.16: Oberweis vows to stay positive
2008.04.15: Council questions $84K city lobbyist
2008.04.14: Quota questions outnumber answers
2008.04.14: How a bill becomes a law
2008.04.10: Recall: Who is right?
2008.04.09: Pork on parade
2008.04.08: A historical view of Aurora's 'first murders'
2008.04.07: Who has the best chance to beat Weisner?
2008.04.07: I know what your lawmakers did last week
2008.04.03: Revisiting the teenage drinking forums
2008.04.02: Keeping tabs so you don't have to*
2008.04.01: A conversation between a cynic and an optimist
2008.03.28: Accomplishing nothing in the dark
2008.03.27: No shame in breaking the law
2008.03.26: Is messy teenage breakup really a hate crime?
2008.03.25: Bill Foster is batting .947
2008.03.24: Now we need to know why
2008.03.21: East principal accused of cheating
2008.03.20: Iraq: The war where we keep giving
2008.03.20: Kendall's growing, but that's not the surprise
2008.03.19: No credit for leaving gang life
2008.03.18: Why students lie to go to school
2008.03.18: When a secret ballot shouldn't be
2008.03.17: 'Robocall' legislation being introduced
2008.03.13: Lawrence changes his political tune
2008.03.13: Sacrificing safety for revenue
2008.03.13: Obama and white liberal guilt
2008.03.12: Pardon our dust
2008.03.12: You thought it was over? Not so much
2008.03.11: Video: Foster sworn in as congressman
2008.03.11: Did Oberweis 'robocalls' backfire?
2008.03.11: Budget game comes to Aurora -- again
2008.03.10: November surprise
2008.03.08: Live from the campaign parties
2008.03.07: Wal-Mart won't destroy your town
2008.03.05: Foster targets disgruntled GOP voters
2008.03.05: They just can't keep quiet
2008.03.04: Spoiling for a fight
2008.03.03: His perception versus my perception
2008.02.28: Should Cole Hall be demolished?
2008.02.28: Is the media to blame for the housing slump?
2008.02.27: Yay! A mayoral primary
2008.02.26: Foster-Oberweis endorsement session nuggets
2008.02.26: What is Bill Foster afraid of?
2008.02.22: Schools struggle with how to deal with threats
2008.02.21: Do you fear returning to college?
2008.02.21: Timing of McCain controversy good for Oberweis
2008.02.20: A big hill to climb
2008.02.19: NIU shooting: Where do we go from here?
2008.02.19: Furor and peace: school districts' boundary stories
2008.02.18: Drinking forum: More questions answered
2008.02.15: Psychologist: Look for 'survivor's guilt'
2008.02.14: NIU shooting: Your thoughts?
2008.02.14: Ruing the day an abortion clinic came to town
2008.02.13: John McCain coming?
2008.02.12: What does sex offender registration accomplish?
2008.02.11: Community forum on teen drinking
2008.02.09: Oswego crash: Looking back, looking ahead
2008.02.08: Here's our policy on the IHSA ban
2008.02.08: A compelling figure in war on gangs
2008.02.08: What does East Aurora allegation mean?
2008.02.07: Foster goes on the offensive
2008.02.06: Is election commission worth saving?
2008.02.06: An apology to readers
2008.02.06: Foster claims victory, but ...
2008.02.05: Live blog: At the polls
2008.02.04: East Aurora referendum: Can it pass?
2008.02.01: Are two elections too confusing?
2008.01.31: Election 2008: 1st District Kendall County Board
2008.01.31: Election 2008: 2nd District Kendall County Board
2008.01.30: Newspapers, IHSA headed for showdown
2008.01.30: Election 2008: 49th House District
2008.01.30: Election 2008: 50th House District
2008.01.30: Election 2008: 96th House District
2008.01.30: Election 2008: 26th District Kane County Board
2008.01.30: Election 2008: 14th District Kane County Board
2008.01.30: Election 2008: Kane County Board chairman
2008.01.30: Election 2008: Aurora judicial subcircuit
2008.01.30: Election 2008: 14th Congressional District
2008.01.29: Kaneland catches school bus vandals
2008.01.29: Should taxes be used to lure a restaurant to Aurora?
2008.01.25: That's a wrap: Dem debate
2008.01.24: Live from the 14th Congressional District Democratic debate
2008.01.24: It's time to rethink city government
2008.01.23: Should judicial elections be ditched?
2008.01.22: City Hall insider on MetroFi payroll
2008.01.22: Another programming note
2008.01.22: Waiting for free wireless? Time to reconsider
2008.01.21: The 'right' way to spend a rebate
2008.01.20: Do newspaper endorsements influence voters?
2008.01.17: Alone in the crowd
2008.01.16: That's a wrap: GOP debate
2008.01.15: Live from the 14th Congressional District Republican debate
2008.01.15: Attractive or repelling?
2008.01.14: Programming note
2008.01.11: Mystery candidate speaks for first time
2008.01.10: Local legislators oppose mass-transit bill
2008.01.10: Poverty data shocking
2008.01.09: No Obama-like figure in 14th
2008.01.08: Cougars to sell stadium naming rights
2008.01.07: It's the sniping that distinguishes them
2008.01.04: Congressional debates: You ask the questions
2008.01.04: Who is making contributions?
2008.01.02: Will smoking ban work?
2007.12.21: Better late than never?
2007.12.21: "Just think what Oberweis will do with this"
2007.12.21: Pick the top stories of the year
2007.12.20: A friendly holiday reminder
2007.12.19: Casino resolution modeled after Elgin
2007.12.18: Half of all Latinos fear deportation
2007.12.17: Smoke-free Illinois is not optional
2007.12.14: What Hastert said: then and now
2007.12.13: And then there were two (OK, technically three)
2007.12.12: What happened to the K-9 unit?
2007.12.11: Snow day, sorta
2007.12.10: Lauzen asks Hastert to stay out of race
2007.12.07: 2nd cold case, different result
2007.12.05: New community policing tool debuts
2007.12.05: Shodeen asking for too much
2007.12.05: Now on Craigslist: Shooting fish in a barrel
2007.12.04: Would you vote on a Saturday?
2007.12.04: Huge foreclosure numbers for the area
2007.11.29: Area man gets shot at quizzing presidential candidates
2007.11.28: What not to do
2007.11.28: Rescued from obscurity, if only for one night
2007.11.26: Hastert resigns from Congress
2007.11.26: Missed the mark on goals? No reason to back down
2007.11.20: Can Oswego crash driver get a fair trial?
2007.11.19: Plan for Securing America: Stop the Swedes
2007.11.15: Here we go again
2007.11.14: Raise your hand (quietly) if you saw this coming
2007.11.14: What not to do with a second chance
2007.11.08: One town ends red-light camera enforcement
2007.11.08: Will CeaseFire cease to...cease?
2007.11.07: More background on possible casino hotel
2007.11.07: Poll: Oberweis, Lauzen in a horse race
2007.11.06: The man who owns Old Copley also owns...
2007.11.05: Republican candidate withdraws, criticizes party
2007.11.05: Train fatalities are rare
2007.11.02: A 'celebration' that has died?
2007.10.31: A tale of two schools
2007.10.31: Jury acquits defendant in cold-case murder
2007.10.31: Putting Oswego incidents in perspective
2007.10.30: Oberweis blasts Lauzen for hiring GOP chairman
2007.10.29: East Aurora a 'dropout factory'
2007.10.29: Judge disgusted by Oswego police tactics
2007.10.29: Is MRSA an epidemic or epidemic hype?
2007.10.24: Republican women rare in Springfield
2007.10.23: Parental notification proposal drafted
2007.10.23: Was there writing on the drywall?
2007.10.18: Various reports: Hastert resignation imminent
2007.10.17: State of insecurity
2007.10.16: Oct. 17, 1997: Remember that day
2007.10.11: Pardon the pun: The silence is deafening
2007.10.10: Red-light redux
2007.10.09: Sweeping the nation
2007.10.08: How Fox Valley people fared during the marathon
2007.10.05: Just in time for Friday Night Lights
2007.10.04: Were students' First Amendment rights violated?
2007.10.03: As seen during the Cubs game
2007.10.03: It must be Bartman time
2007.10.02: Medicare, part duh
2007.10.01: Misrepresentation, but no fraud
2007.09.28: No tears shed here
2007.09.27: When the price of justice is too high
2007.09.26: Could zoning laws be a test case?
2007.09.25: When will the spending end?
2007.09.24: Crime data released
2007.09.24: Casinos seeking smoking-ban exemption
2007.09.21: Amateur hour in 14th congressional race
2007.09.20: How many lawyers does it take ... ?
2007.09.20: A whole lot of bluster
2007.09.19: Insurance no option for East
2007.09.18: Brake lights ahead: Traffic here stinks (but we can do something about it)
2007.09.18: Aurora should limit contributions
2007.09.18: The kids are getting frisky
2007.09.17: School board member scolds community
2007.09.17: Abortion debate could help Lauzen
2007.09.17: Clinic won't open on time
2007.09.13: Doomsday still coming
2007.09.12: Both sides have had their say
2007.09.12: Getting 'the whores out of Congress'
2007.09.11: No expectation of privacy in jail
2007.09.07: Planned Parenthood told to retract statements
2007.09.06: Local landmarks vying for big money
2007.09.06: Digital divide keeps growing in Aurora
2007.09.05: Planned Parenthood's official response
2007.09.05: More details emerge in Oswego crash
2007.09.02: The worst local bridges
2007.08.30: Kentucky news crew comes to Aurora
2007.08.30: Is CeaseFire a dud?
2007.08.29: Public funding OK'd for stem cell research
2007.08.28: Like Stephen King, only not as creepy
2007.08.27: Freezing out the ice cream man
2007.08.24: Aurora could pay for governor's veto
2007.08.23: Kentucky governor: No happy ending for Aurora
2007.08.22: Report: Hastert will leave office early
2007.08.22: Thousands of area homes under foreclosure
2007.08.21: East Aurora School District changes tactics
2007.08.21: Millions in school construction funds held hostage
2007.08.20: Waubonsee starts downtown demolition
2007.08.20: Averting public safety threats, one dog at a time
2007.08.19: Forecasting Hastert's legacy: cloudy
2007.08.17: Asked and answered: Aurora police contract
2007.08.16: Aurora the new abortion battleground
2007.08.16: Should teenagers be allowed to drink?
2007.08.15: Proposed dog-tethering law too strict
2007.08.15: Union fight gets nasty
2007.08.15: In budget battle, Kendall County wins*
2007.08.14: Report: Hastert retirement 'definitive'
2007.08.14: Destroy a house, move a problem
2007.08.13: Can victim pictures influence a jury?
2007.08.13: Geneva: A good place to get pulled over
2007.08.13: Hastert announcement imminent?
2007.08.12: Next time we'll get mad
2007.08.10: Lots of Hispanics are here -- and other news you know
2007.08.09: Abortion protest under way at new clinic
2007.08.09: Heck no, we won't go! Heck no, we won't go!
2007.08.09: Grand plans for downtown look a bit less grand
2007.08.08: First cold-case murder verdict: Guilty
2007.08.08: Column: Hastert 'dishonest' on immigration issue
2007.08.07: Vote lets Bigelow off the hook
2007.08.07: Who is the frontrunner now?
2007.08.05: What has fatal crash taught us?
2007.08.04: Now they see why we need money for bridges
2007.08.03: Your vote may not be safe
2007.08.02: Obama wins at the county fair
2007.08.02: It takes bad men to bring down bad men
2007.08.01: Aurora 'faith healer' strikes again
2007.07.31: Grade our schools
2007.07.30: A window into Aurora's cold-case murders
2007.07.30: Former drug court judge defends himself
2007.07.29: How accessible should abortion be?
2007.07.27: Courts shouldn't decide immigration laws
2007.07.27: What, $7 isn't enough?
2007.07.26: Hastert once again finds his voice
2007.07.26: And now for something cool
2007.07.26: No ice cream for you
2007.07.25: Racial profiling does exist
2007.07.24: Let's just remove the dams
2007.07.23: Cross: Shutdown might force a budget
2007.07.23: Should taxpayers fund public art?
2007.07.22: United Way's communication failure
2007.07.20: Gone even sooner?
2007.07.20: Second landfill headed for defeat
2007.07.19: Report: Gang busts don't decrease crime
2007.07.18: Garbage contract an issue of fairness
2007.07.18: Downtown Aurora safety in question
2007.07.17: ComEd officials: 'Something happened'
2007.07.17: Should police arrest illegal immigrants?
2007.07.16: Perhaps a fundraiser is in order
2007.07.15: I'm missing something about news coverage
2007.07.14: Stebic cross twists meaning of symbol
2007.07.13: Weisner reports no new campaign donations
2007.07.13: Bigelow deal does look deceptive
2007.07.13: Hastert still popular, but...
2007.07.11: A good argument for the death penalty
2007.07.11: East Aurora a little less broke
2007.07.10: Yorkville: Land of the mega-malls
2007.07.10: George Hood blog
2007.07.09: Spare some change?
2007.07.09: Prosecuting murders won't be easy
2007.07.07: I scream, you scream...
2007.07.07: Later downtown bar hours revived
2007.07.06: Something stinks at City Hall
2007.07.06: Anything you blog can be used against you
2007.07.05: DUI incident warrants investigation
2007.07.05: The shot(s) heard 'round Aurora
2007.07.04: Who is old, white and Republican?
2007.07.03: Families torn apart on both sides
2007.07.03: More information would help
2007.07.03: Waubonsee finally gets moving
2007.07.02: Bail set in cold-case murders
2007.07.02: How they got their men
2007.07.01: Whitewater park would transform river
2007.06.30: Aurora police: More arrests coming
2007.06.30: The day the rail stopped
2007.06.29: Aurora police crack 22 cold-case murders
2007.06.28: Immigration bill dead ... again
2007.06.28: Timeline on mourning
2007.06.28: Mayor picks new chief of staff
2007.06.27: Open discussion behind close doors
2007.06.27: Why no national attention?
2007.06.27: The women are here, run for the hills
2007.06.26: Actually, that Wal-Mart guy is kind of cute...
2007.06.26: A bad list to be on
2007.06.25: The start of something new (hopefully)
2007.06.25: Who are the people in your neighborhood?
2007.06.23: We know the who (maybe), but not the why
2007.06.22: Christmas lights, flag-waving, public urination
2007.06.21: Chapa LaVia wants more spending
2007.06.21: Pay to play in Aurora?
2007.06.21: Ripped from the headlines in reverse?
2007.06.20: These college kids are getting younger every day
2007.06.20: No habla espanol

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