Our picks for Tuesday in Lake County
Federal
President - Barack Obama (D)
Senate - Dick Durbin (D)*
U.S. House
10th District - Mark S. Kirk (R)*
8th District - Melissa Bean (D)*
State
Senate
District 26 - Dan M. Duffy (R)
District 30 - Terry Link (D)*
District 27 - Matt Murphy (R)*
House
District 59 - Kathleen Ryg (D)*
District 52 - Mark Beaubien (R)*
District 51 Amanda Howland (D)
District 61 JoAnn Osmond (R)*
District 53 - Sidney H. Mathias (R)*
Lake County
Circuit Clerk - Cynthia J. Pruim Haran (D)
State's Attorney - Michael L. Waller (R)*
Coroner - Richard L. Keller (D)*
District 1 - Linda J. Pedersen (R)
District 2 - Randall E. Whitmore (R)*
District 6 - Melinda G. Bush (D)
District 16 - Robert E. Powers (R)*
District 11 - Pat T. Carey (D)
District 17 - Stevenson Mountsier (R)*
District 20 - David B. Stolman (R)*
Referendums
Illinois - Should the state conduct a constitutional convention? - No.
Lake County Forest Preserve - Should the county borrow up to $185,000 to buy and develop more land? - Yes.
Antioch Fire Protection District - Should the district raise the tax rate to hire additional firefighters to staff unmanned stations and to buy new advanced life support equipment? - Yes.
Diamond Lake Elementary District 76
Should the rate for the operating fund increase and the rate for the building-related bonds decrease? Yes.
Grayslake Fire Protection District - Should the tax rate increase to pay for more employees, improve facilities and build a new station? - Yes.
Long Grove - Should the village establish a tax increment financing district to raise money for improvements downtown and in adjacent areas? (Advisory)
Round Lake Beach - Should the village clerk be appointed by the village president? Yes.
Warren Township High School District 121 - Should the board borrow $30 million for facility improvements, mostly at the Almost Road campus? No.
Wauconda - Should the village borrow $7 million for street and storm sewer improvements? No.
* indicates incumbent