O'Donnell, Brady to face off in 13th subcircuit in November

Republican Annie O'Donnell will face Democrat Ann Catherine Brady in November to fill the James T. Ryan vacancy on the Cook County 13th judicial subcircuit.

Unofficial tallies with 279 of 301 precincts reporting showed O'Donnell as the victor among four candidates in the Republican primary, while Brady beat out Joe Gump to nab the Democratic nomination. The winner in November will get a 6-year term for the seat.

O'Donnell, 50, of Palatine, is a former public defender. She got 41 percent of the vote, according to unofficial totals.

Her challengers were Paul S. Pavlus, 43, of Barrington, a precinct captain for Barrington Township; James E. Babcock Jr., 47, of Palatine, a former Will County assistant state's attorney; and Guy M. Karm, 60, a former Arlington Heights police officer and current Prospect Heights city prosecutor.

Brady, 46, of Schaumburg, has a private practice. She got 63 percent of the vote, according to unofficial totals. Gump, 48, of Palatine, has been practicing criminal law for 18 years.