Upset in South Barrington, incumbents win elsewhere

Patel upsets in S. Barrington:

Dr. Hina Patel, a newcomer to politics, was the top vote-getter Tuesday for the village board race in South Barrington. Patel got 234 votes, or 28.96 percent, with all four precincts reporting. In her wake are trustees Stephen Guranovich and Louis Matuska Jr., who appear to have won re-election with 202 votes and 187 votes, respectively. Incumbent trustee Bernard Kerman appears to have come in fourth by only two votes - 185, according to the Cook County clerk's website.

Incumbents in N. Barrington:

With all six precincts reporting, three incumbents - Pete Boland, Janice Sauer and Lawrence Weiner - Tuesday won over former trustee John Schnure for the three vacant seats on the North Barrington village of trustees. Unofficial totals show Sauer with 259 votes, or 32.33 percent; Boland with 243 votes, or 30.34 percent and Weiner with 281, or 25.09 percent, according to the Lake County Clerk's website. Schnure garnered 98 votes, or 12.23 percent. He has been a trustee twice before, from 1997 to 2001 and 2005 to 2007.

Lake Barrington results:

Of the six candidates vying for the three open seats on the Lake Barrington village board, incumbents Andrew Burke, John Schaller and James C. Thompson won re-election Tuesday, according to the Lake County website. Unofficial results in all 7 precincts show Burke with 654 votes, or 22.26 percent of the vote; Schaller with 638 votes, or 21.72 percent and Thompson with 620 votes, or 21.10 percent. Agnes M. Tomasian got 377 votes, or 12.83 percent; Christopher Pearson had 354 votes, or 12.05 percent, and Lou Incandela had 295 votes, or 10.04 percent. Much of the disagreement in the campaign focused on a controversial new Speedway station that was approved to be built at Kelsey Road and Northwest Highway.