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