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‘I came to the party late’: Despite filing their candidacies later, Sager, Ness win County Board seats in District 7

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In an area that was littered with campaign signs in the weeks before the Nov. 8 election, only one sign remained four days afterward. (Independent staff photo)

“I was shocked!” That was how Democrat Louisett “Lou” Ness described her reaction to winning a seat on the McHenry County Board in the Nov. 8 election. The Woodstock resident had not filed for the office before the primary election June 28, when the only two candidates on the ballot in board District 7 were […]

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Larry Lough

Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news. He has worked for community newspapers in Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa for the past five decades, and was a college journalism instructor for 17 years.
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Picture of Larry Lough

Larry Lough

Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news. He has worked for community newspapers in Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa for the past five decades, and was a college journalism instructor for 17 years.
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