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Lentz, Abernathy, Kim, Semple win in Mundelein Apr 9, 2013 12:00 AM
After four years as a Mundelein trustee, Steve Lentz will move to the mayor’s chair. Lentz defeated rivals Wally Frasier and Robin Meier on Tuesday for the post. Dawn Abernathy, Holly Kim and Ray Semple won trustee seats.
Weihofen returns as Lakemoor mayor; Lonigro, Aguilar, McIntyre, win as trusteesApr 9, 2013 12:00 AM
Ryan “Todd” Weihofen gets four more years on the Lakemoor village board, according to unofficial results Tuesday. With combined ballots from Lake County and McHenry County precincts, Weihofen garnered 323 votes to outdistance political newcomer Tina Asmus with 74 votes. In the race for three trustee seats incumbent Phil Lonigro, newcomer Alexis Aguilar and incumbent Colin McIntyre were elected.
Two newcomers elected to Hoffman Estates village board Apr 9, 2013 12:00 AM
A pair of newcomers will join an incumbent on the next Hoffman Estates village board. According to unofficial totals, longtime trustee Karen Mills will take on a sixth term after taking in 2,782 votes. Newcomers Michael Gaeta and Gayle Vandenbergh came in second and third in the race for three seats, with 2,520 votes and 2,387 votes, respectively.
Newcomer Bart unseats Knigge for Wauconda mayor Apr 9, 2013 12:00 AM
Challenger Frank Bart, making his first bid for public office, defeated Wauconda Mayor Mark Knigge in a tight race Tuesday. Unofficial results showed Bart, a consultant and Army Reserve officer, leading Knigge 887-856, with ballots in all 11 precincts counted.
Schmit ousts Bender in Fox Lake Apr 9, 2013 12:00 AM
Trustee Donald “Donny” Schmit upended incumbent Ed Bender for Fox Lake mayor, unofficial vote totals show. With ballots in all 13 precincts counted, Schmit defeated Bender 1,099 to 610 votes. Jeff Jensen, Ron Stochl and Bernice Kowent won trustee seats.
Incumbents win new terms on Mt. Prospect boardApr 9, 2013 12:00 AM
Mount Prospect voters gave their tacit endorsement Tuesday to the work their local government is doing, re-electing three incumbents to the village board. With 34 of 34 precincts reporting, trustees John Matuszak, Steven Polit and Michael Zadel were the top vote-getters in Tuesday’s consolidated election, earning 2,128, 1,868 and 1,630 votes, respectively, according to unofficial totals.
464 candidates who could run the Northwest suburbs Apr 9, 2013 12:00 AM
What’s at stake today in the Northwest suburbs? In all, 464 candidates competing, or not, for 369 seats in local government. “If you are looking at the quality of your life, local elections are more important than state elections and even national elections,” said Paul Green, director of the Institute of Politics at Roosevelt University.
Suess easy winner in Wheaton’s North District Apr 9, 2013 12:00 AM
The incumbent in Wheaton’s only contested race for a seat on the city council handily won re-election Tuesday. According to final unofficial totals, Phil Suess garnered 884 votes to defeat a field of three challengers. J.T. Del Alcazar finished second with 587 votes, followed by Ted Rodgers with 434 and Alberta Adamson with 325.
Three win narrow victories on Hampshire board of trustees Apr 9, 2013 12:00 AM
In an unofficial tally during Tuesday night elections, Martin F. Ebert, Michael John Reid, Jr. and George E. Brust won four-year terms on the Hampshire Board of Trustees. Incumbents Brust and Ebert have served on the board since 2005.
Political newcomer tapped for W. Dundee mayor Apr 9, 2013 12:00 AM
Voters picked Christopher Nelson, a newcomer to politics, to lead West Dundee into the future as village president. With all precincts reporting Nelson had 434 votes while Andy Yuscka, a trustee on the village board for 14 years, had 295, according to unofficial tallies.
Two challengers, one incumbent to take Fox River Grove board seatsApr 9, 2013 12:00 AM
Voters in Fox River Grove gave trustee seats to Tom Anderson, Suzanne Blohm and Andrew Migdal in Tuesday's election.
Three incumbents leading in AlgonquinApr 9, 2013 12:00 AM
Algonquin village board race
Barconi leads in South ElginApr 9, 2013 12:00 AM
Two newcomers were elected and one incumbent was unseated in South Elgin, according to unofficial vote tallies Tuesday night. Newcomer Jennifer Barconi led the race for seats on the South Elgin village board with 544 votes and all precincts reporting in Kane County, followed by newcomer Robert Sauceda with 508 votes and incumbent John Sweet with 502 in the race for three open seats.
Lucassen wins Round Lake Park mayor seatApr 9, 2013 12:00 AM
Linda M. Lucassen defeated challenger Kathleen B. Pender for Round Lake Park mayor, unofficial election results show. Robert P. Cerretti, Donna G. Wagner and Raeann McCarty-Robles won village trustee seats.
Gilliam concedes seat on Elgin City Council Apr 9, 2013 12:00 AM
Forty-year incumbent Robert Gilliam was most likely ousted from the Elgin City Council, according to unofficial vote results late Tuesday night. Gilliam, 67, a retired educator who was first elected in 1973, trailed incumbent Richard Dunne by 62 votes for the fourth and final seat with all precincts reporting in Kane County and 11 of 13 precincts reporting in Cook County. Gilliam’s campaign manager, Traci Ellis, said Gilliam conceded the race.
Hanson clinches re-election as Antioch mayor, says he’ll watch the budgetApr 9, 2013 12:00 AM
Antioch Mayor Larry Hanson trumped challenger Mary Gaborek by a vote of 1,166 to 873 to win re-election, unofficial results showed. Winning three village board seats are incumbent trustees Scott Pierce and Ted Poulos and newcomer Jerry Johnson.
Kovarik back for third term as Gurnee mayor Apr 9, 2013 12:00 AM
Gurnee Mayor Kristina Kovarik will return for a third term, defeating Trustee Kirk Morris in Tuesday’s election. With all 30 precincts counted, unofficial results show Kovarik with 2,033 votes to Morris’ 1,216. “It’s my biggest margin ever,” an ecstatic Kovarik said after the final results.
State’s attorney investigating robocall targeting Island Lake candidateApr 7, 2013 12:00 AM
The Lake County State's Attorney's office is investigating a robocall made Saturday to Island Lake residents about mayoral candidate Charles Amrich. The recording, from a man claiming to be an Island Lake police officer, has been disavowed by all four candidates running for election with Island Lake Mayor Debbie Herrmann — Amrich's opponent in Tuesday's election.
Mazeski a good choice for trustee Apr 5, 2013 12:00 AM
Letter to the editor: Emily McHugh says Kelly Mazeski is will be a fiscally conservative leader with a watchful eye on the budget, and someone who understands the value of Barrington Hills' 5-acre minimum zoning.
Yaeger, Lyman and Marshall for trustee Apr 5, 2013 12:00 AM
Letter to the editor: Carolyn Osuyos wants voters in Long Grove to elect Yaeger, Lyman and Marshall to the Long Grove village board on Tuesday. "This election is of extreme importance due to the issues at hand," she writes.