Conservation News
County Hopefuls Focus On Land Conservation
By Susan Kuczka
Lake County Board member Al Westerman isn't running for re-election, but with the two Republican candidates for the job vowing to support the same open-space policies he favored, his name still may loom large in the March primary.
Steve Carlson and Denis Gravel are seeking the District 7 seat, but Carlson has Westerman's endorsement, which Gravel said will spur him to work that much harder.
"The only constituent I give a darn about is the taxpayer," Gravel, 39, said recently.
Gravel, a lawyer from Gurnee, is making his first run for public office after working for several years as a Republican precinct committeeman.
The winner of the GOP primary is virtually assured election to the 23-member County Board in the November general election because no Democrats have filed for the race.
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