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Friday, March 2, 2012

Did Lauren Turelli Lie About Her Education?

State representative candidate under fire for citing a degree from Cambridge she never received.

  A Republican candidate for the seat now held by retiring state Rep. Karen May (D-Highland Park) is catching flak for claiming a degree in her academic background she never received. Lauren Turelli, who is running against Dr. Mark Neerhof in the March 20 Republican primary to represent the 58th District, has listed in campaign materials, on Facebook and LinkedIn that she received an advanced degree in International Relations from England's University of Cambridge in 1994. According to a letter from Cambridge's records department obtained by Patch, Turelli (then unmarried and with the last name Grabowski) "was unsuccessful in her studies and withdrew in February 1995 without gaining any qualification from this institution." Turelli, a Lake…

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Turelli Receives Endorsement from Taxpayers United of America, Turelli Defends Neerhof Attack on Medicaid Cuts, 10th District Democratic Candidates Debate, and 1 more ›

Monday, October 25, 2010

Hot Sauce and Airports: Lauren Turelli Talks Cuts to Government Spending

The Republican candidate for state representative in the 58th District sits down for an interview with Patch.

Lauren Turelli, the Republican candidate for the state representative of the 58th District, discussed her qualifications for the job, as well as the cuts she'd advocate for if she got it. Check out the interview below. Highland Park Patch: What one thing in your background best qualifies you for this office? Lauren Turelli: I was a school teacher. I think that's a whole wealth of experience in dealing with people. Every skill that one can possibly present to the nation is used when you teach. In addition to teaching I've been in real estate for the last nine years  [with Prudential Rubloff] and had was part of a family-owned company for the last two years. I think I'm very well qualified between all the skills I learned in business and in …

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