A summary of Daily Herald endorsements
Here is a summary of Daily Herald endorsements for contested seats and referendums of local interest on the Nov. 8 ballot. For the text of individual endorsements, go online to www.dailyherald.com.
President/Vice President of the United States
Hillary Clinton / Tim Kaine
U.S. Senate
Mark Kirk
Congress
District 5 - Mike Quigley
District 6 - Peter Roskam
District 8 - Raja Krishnamoorthi
District 9 - Jan Schakowsky
District 10 - Bob Dold
District 11 - Bill Foster
District 14 - Randy Hultgren
State office
Comptroller - Leslie Munger
State Senate
District 22 - Cristina Castro
District 23 - Tom Cullerton
District 25 - Jim Oberweis
District 26 - Dan McConchie
District 28 - Mel Thillens
District 29 - Julie Morrison
District 31 - Melinda Bush
District 32 - Pamela Althoff
State House
District 42 - Jeanne Ives
District 44 - Fred Crespo
District 45 - Christine Winger
District 46 - Heidi Holan
District 48 - Peter Breen
District 50 - Keith Wheeler
District 55 - Marty Moylan
District 56 - Jillian Bernas
District 58 - Scott Drury
District 59 - Carol Sente
District 61 - Sheri Jesiel
District 62 - Rod Drobinski
District 63 - Steve Reick
District 66 - Allen Skillicorn
District 77 - Kathleen Willis
District 81 - David Olsen
District 84 - Stephanie Kifowit
Cook County
State's Attorney - Kim Foxx Democrat
Clerk of the Circuit Court - Diane Shapiro
Water Reclamation District, 6-year term - Josina Morita, Mariyana Spyropoulos
Water Reclamation District, 2-year term - Herb Schumann
Board of Review, District 1 - Dan Patlak
DuPage County
Circuit court clerk - Chris Kachiroubas
Recorder of deeds - Fred Bucholz
DuPage auditor - Bob Grogan
County Board, District 5 - James Healy , and Tony Michelassi
County District 1 - Donald Puchalski and Sam Tornatore
County Board, District 2 - Elizabeth Chaplin
County Board, District 3 - Gary Grasso and Brian Krajewski
County Board, District 4 - Tim Elliott
County Board, District 6 - Bob Larsen and James Zay
Forest District 4 - Tim Whelan
Lake County
District 2 - Diane Hewitt
District 4 - Brent Paxton
District 5 - Judy Martini
District 7 - Steve Carlson
District 13 - Sandra Hart
District 16 - Terry Wilke
District 18 -- Aaron Lawlor
State's Attorney - Mike Nerheim
Coroner - Howard Cooper
Clerk of the Circuit Court - Erin Cartwright Weinstein
Recorder - Mary Ellen Vanderventer
North Shore Sanitary District, Ward 2 - Stephen Drew
Kane County
Coroner - L. Robert Russell
County Board, District 4 - John Kopp
County Board, District 6 - Brian Dahl
County Board, District 8 - Linda Pasetti-Olson
County Board, District 10 - Susan Starrett
County Board, District 16 - Mike Kenyon
County Board, District 18 - Drew Frasz
County Board, District 22 - Doug Scheflow
County Board, District 24 - Jarett Sanchez
McHenry County
Chairman - Jack Franks
District 1 - Yvonne Barnes ; Kerri Barber
District 2 - Jeffrey Thorsen, John Reinert
District 3 - Christopher Christensen ; Diane Johnson
District 5 - Michael Skala ; Alex Wimmer
District 6 - Mary McCann, James Kearns
State's Attorney - Patrick Kenneally
Recorder of Deeds - Joe Tirio
Will County
Chief Executive Officer - Lawrence Walsh
Auditor - Duffy Blackburn
Recorder of Deeds - Kristin Cross
Clerk of the Circuit Court - Andrea Lynn Chasteen
Referendums
Constitutional Amendment to restrict transportation funds - No
Merge Cook County recorder, clerk's offices - Yes
Palatine Elementary District 15 borrowing - No
River Trails District 26 Early Learning Center - Yes
Salt Creek District 48 repairs - Yes
Villa Park infrastructure sales tax increase - Yes
Bloomingdale parks improvements - Yes
Helen Plum Library in Lombard - Yes
Fox River Valley Public Library tax increase - No
Antioch fire district merger - Yes
Round Lake Park police pensions - Yes
Green Oaks road repairs - Yes