Our picks in the Northwest suburbs
Federal
President - Barack Obama (D)
Senate - Dick Durbin (D)*
U.S. House
6th District - Jill Morgenthaler (D)
8th District - Melissa Bean (D)*
9th District - Jan Schakowsky (D)*
10th District - Mark S. Kirk (R)*
14th District - Bill Foster (D)*
16th District - Don Manzullo (R)*
State
Senate
District 26 - Dan M. Duffy (R)
District 27 - Matt Murphy (R)*
District 33 - Dan Kotowski (D)*
House
District 43 - Ruth Munson (R)*
District 44 - Margaret Brothman (R)
District 51 - Amanda Howland (D)
District 52 - Mark Beaubien (R)*
District 53 - Sidney H. Mathias (R)*
District 55 - Randy Ramey (R)*
District 56 - Anita Forte-Scott (R)
District 57 - Elaine Nekritz (D)*
District 59 - Kathleen Ryg (D)*
District 61 - JoAnn Osmond (R)*
District 64 - Michael Tryon (R)*
District 65 - Rosemary Mulligan (R)*
District 66 - Christine Prochno (R)
Cook County
State's Attorney - Anita Alvarez (D)
Circuit Court Clerk - Diane Shapiro (R)
Recorder of Deeds - Gregory Goldstein (R)
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
Frank Avila (D)*
Kathleen Therese Meany (D)*
Cynthia M. Santos (D)*
Lake County
Circuit Clerk - Cynthia J. Pruim Haran (D)
State's Attorney - Michael L. Waller (R)*
Coroner - Richard L. Keller (D)*
District 17 - Stevenson Mountsier (R)*
Referendums
Illinois - Should the state conduct a constitutional convention? - No.
Barrington Area Library - Should the library borrow $34.3 million to build an addition, make improvements and add to the collection? No.
Harper College - Should the college borrow $153.6 million as part of a $330 million repair, renovation and new building program? - Yes.
Prospect Heights - Should Prospect Heights adopt home rule? Yes.
If home rule is approved, should existing hotel taxes be used to rebuild city streets? (Advisory.)
Wheeling - Should Wheeling raise the 911 surcharge from 75 cents/month to $1.45/month to maintain and improve the 911 system? Yes.
* indicates incumbent