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Filing period for primary starts today All statewide constitutional offices – governor and lieutenant governor, attorney general, treasurer, comptroller and secretary of state – are up for election, as are all 118 seats in the Illinois House and half of the 59 seats in the Illinois Senate. The only Senate seat in McHenry County up for election next year is the 33rd District, held by Republican freshman Karen McConnaughay. At the county level, voters will elect the treasurer, county clerk, sheriff and regional school superintendent, choose who sits in 12 of
Those seeking political office have 4 days to file their petitions By KEVIN P. CRAVER kcraver@shawmedia.com Let the games begin. Monday marks the start of a four-day window that candidates for local, state and federal office have to file petitions to run in the March 18 primary.
Candidates have Monday through Wednesday, and a final day on Dec. 2, to file for the many seats up in the mid-term election. Illinois voters in 2014 will elect candidates to the U.S. Senate seat now held by Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin, as well as all seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.
the 24 seats on the County Board, and elect their party’s committeemen to the county’s 212 voting precincts. Longtime Treasurer Bill LeFew, Sheriff Keith Nygren and County Clerk Katherine Schultz are stepping down and not seeking re-election. There also will be one countywide and at least two local binding referendums on the March primary ballot. Voters countywide will decide
See CANDIDATES, page A8
n Candidates who want to run in the March 18 primary have Monday through Wednesday, and Dec. 2, to file their petitions. n Candidates filing for county-level offices can do so at the County Clerk’s Office, 667 Ware Road, Woodstock. Hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, and until 5 p.m. on the final day, Dec. 2. n Candidates filing for state and federal offices can do so in person or by mail to the Illinois State Board of Elections, 2329 S. MacArthur Blvd., P.O. Box 4187, Springfield, IL 62708.
Secret U.S., Iran talks set stage for nuke deal
Deer hunting a tradition that helps provide food, control animal population
ON THE HUNT
What it means
Allies were kept in dark about meetings The ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Daniel Dominguez, 16, of Woodstock hangs up a deer in the cooler Wednesday while working at Jones Deer Processing in Woodstock. Firearm deer hunting season started Friday and runs through December. By JOSEPH BUSTOS jbustos@shawmedia.com
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efore this weekend’s firearm season for deer hunters, about 40 gutted deer carcasses hung from the cooler inside of Jones Deer Processing in Woodstock. As the first firearm season of the fall took place, about 500 deer were expected to be hanging by the end of the weekend, waiting to be made into steaks, burgers, jerky or sausages. “It’s very lean,” said Lora Scholer, owner of Jones Deer Processing. “It’s a little bit healthier.” Hunting deer is an excellent
At a glance: Deer hunting seasons n Archery season runs through Jan. 19 n Second firearm season runs from Dec. 5 though Dec. 8 n First muzzleloader season runs from Dec. 5 through Dec. 8 n Second muzzleloader season runs from Dec. 13 through Dec. 15 n First late-winter antlerless season runs from Dec. 26 through Dec. 29 way to feed a family, Scholer said. A deer can yield 30 to 60 pounds of meat, which could be good for
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n First late-winter chronic wasting disease season runs from Dec. 26 through Dec. 29 n Second late-winter chronic wasting disease season runs from Jan. 17 through Jan. 19 n Second late-winter antlerless season runs from Jan. 17 through Jan. 19
Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources more than 30 meals, depending on the size of the family. She added that hunters who
have full freezers may even donate their kills to food pantries. Hunting does and bucks has been a tradition in Illinois and the county for a long time, and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources said it is a way to help control the deer population. Tim Schweizer, a spokesman for the Department of Natural Resources said deer hunting with modern firearms has been taking place in the state since the late 1950s. “Hunters like venison,” Schweizer said. “It’s good eats, they put some deer meat in the freezer,
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WEDNESDAY: “Frozen,” starring the voice of Kristen Bell, opens in theaters.
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More inside Lawmakers from both Republican and Democratic parties are skeptical a nuclear deal will be reached. PAGE A8
THURSDAY Turkey Trot For Hospice 2013 will be 8 a.m. Thursday at McHenry East High School, 1012 N. Green St., McHenry. This 5K run/walk will be a fundraiser for JourneyCare Hospice & Palliative Services. Strollers and leashed animals are welcome. Entry fee is $30 in advance and $35 the day of the race. To register, visit www.mchenryturkeytrot.com.
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WASHINGTON – With their destination and mission among America’s closest guarded secrets, the small group of officials hand-picked by President Barack Obama boarded a military plane in March. The travel plans of the U.S. diplomats and foreign policy advisers were not on any public itineraries. No reception greeted them as they landed. But awaiting the Americans in the remote and ancient Gulf sultanate of Oman was the reason for all the secrecy: a delegation of Iranians ready to meet them. It was at this first high-level gathering at a secure location in the Omani capital of Muscat, famous for its souk filled with frankincense and myrrh, that the Obama administration began laying the groundwork for this weekend’s historic nuclear pact between world powers and Iran, The Associated Press has learned. Even America’s closest allies were kept in the dark. Obama first shared the existence of the secret diplomacy with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in September, and only then offered a limited recounting of how long the discussions between Iran and the United States had been taking place. The Obama administration then informed the other five nations negotiating alongside the U.S. – Britain, China, France, Germany and
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