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Democrats can't agree on county board chairman

By Mike Monson
Monday, November 20, 2006 11:12 AM CDT

CHAMPAIGN – Democrats control the Champaign County Board by a 15-12 margin. But, for the second time in two years, it appears likely that county board Republicans could wind up picking the next county board chairman.

County board Democrats met in caucus for a contentious three hours Sunday afternoon and, on the second round of voting, Tony Fabri of Champaign won the required majority to be the Democratic nominee for board chairman.

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