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Lake, Cook primary election endorsements

This is a summary of the editorial board's primary recommendations.

National

Democrats

President:

Barack Obama

U.S. House:

6th -- Jill Morgenthaler

8th - Melissa Bean

9th - Jan Schakowsky

10th - Dan Seals

14th- Bill Foster

Republicans

President:

John McCain

U.S. Senate:

Steve Sauerberg

U.S. House:

8th -- Steve Greenberg

13th -- Judy Biggert

14th - Jim Oberweis

State

Democrats

State Senate:

26 -- Bill Gentes

State House:

56 -- Paul Froehlich

Republicans

State House:

48 -Michael Connelly

49- Tim Schmitz

50- Kay Hatcher

66- Christine Prochno

96- Darlene Senger

Cook County

Democrats

State's Attorney:

Anita Alvarez

Recorder:

Ed Smith

Water Reclamation District:

Frank Avila

Kathleen Therese Meany

Cynthia Santos

DuPage County

County Board, District 6 (of interest to voters in Bartlett, Hanover Park):

Pamela Fenner

James Zay

Lake County

Democrats

County Board District 1:

Steve Skinner

County Board District 2:

Diane Hewitt

County Board District 16:

Douglas Raul Williams

Republicans

County Board District 5:

Bonnie Thomson Carter

County Board District 16:

Bob Powers

Referendums

Barrington Park District: Bonds to upgrade recreational facility (additional cost of $137 for owner of $500,000 home) -- Yes

Deer Park: Increase sales tax by 0.5 percentage point for road program -- Yes

DuPage County sales tax increase (of interest to readers in Bartlett, Hanover Park): -- No

Hainesville: Advisory referendum on pensions -- No recommendation

Big Hollow School District 38: Tax increase to fund operations (additional cost of $32 per month on a $280,000 home) -- Yes

Fox Lake library: Bonds to build and equip new library (additional cost of $94 a year for owner of a $250,000 home) -- Yes

Antioch Fire District: Increase tax rate to improve staffing (additional cost of $80 per year on a $200,000 home) -- Yes

Village of Volo: Home rule, for a 1-percentage-point increase in the sales tax to improve roads -- No

Wauconda Park District: Build an aquatic center and improve facilities (additional cost of $119 a year on a $225,000 home) -- No

Grant High School 124: Bonds for building expansion to address enrollment (If approved, instead of tax rate dropping it would remain unchanged to fund construction) -- Yes

Mundelein District 75: Bonds to complete life/safety and repair projects -- Yes. Bonds to install air conditioning -- Yes. If both questions are approved, district tax rate would drop, but by a lesser amount than without new projects.

Ela Township: To bid for contracts on garbage collection in unincorporated areas -- Yes

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