A summary of Daily Herald endorsements
Editor's Note: This summary has been updated to correct Volo Village Board member's name to John Buttita.
Here is a summary of Daily Herald endorsements for contested seats and referendums of local interest on the April 4 ballot. For the text of individual endorsements, go online to www.dailyherald.com.
Addison District 4
Rudy Aranda, John Daniels, Jeremiah Lange, Zack Frangidakis
Algonquin Village Board
Brian Dianis, Jerery Glogowski, Robert Smith
Antioch Village Board
Jerry Johnson, Scott Pierce, Ted Poulos
Antioch Village President
Larry Hanson
Arlington Heights District 25
Erin Johannesen, Richard Olejniczak, David Page, Anisha Patel
Arlington Heights village board
Thomas Glasgow, Bert Rosenberg, Jim Tinaglia, Richard Baldino (write-in)
Aurora City Council, At-Large
Robert J. O'Connor
Aurora City Council, Ward 10
Judd Lofchie
Aurora Mayor
Richard “Rick” Guzman
Barrington Area Unit District 220
Penelope “Penny” Kazmier, Sandra Ficke-Bradford, Christopher Geier, Michael Shackleton
Barrington Hills Village Board
Colleen Konicek Hannigan, Elaine Ramesh, Robert Zubak
Barrington Hills Village President
Martin McLaughlin
Barrington Village President
Karen Darch
Batavia Unit District 101
Tina Bleakley, Jonathan Gaspar, Sue Locke, William McGrail
Batavia, City Council, Ward 1
Carl Dinwiddie
Batavia Mayor
Jeffery Schielke
Bensenville Village Board
David Majeski, Armando Perez, Joseph Pisano
Bensenville Village President
Henry Wesseler
Big Hollow District 38
James DeVito, Kevin Lyons, Julia Mazur
Campton Hills village board
Mike Millette, Michael Tyrrell, Nicholas Girke
Carol Stream District 93
Clay Elmore, Rogelio Orozco, Scott Stone, Terry Svoboda
Carpentersville Village Board
Kevin Rehberg, Pat Schultz, Ginger Stephens
Carpentersville Village President
Ed Ritter
Central Unit District 301
Jeff Kellenberger, Christina Johnson, Duane Schmitt
College of DuPage
Daniel Markwell, Christine Fenne
College of Lake County
Catherine Finger, Julie Shroka
Crystal Lake High School District 155
Ron Ludwig, Nicole Pavoris, David Secrest, Ann Somers
Deer Park village board
David Lemme
Des Plaines District 62
Ronald Burton, Stephanie Duckmann, Brian Inzerello, James Poskozim, (4-year);
Des Plaines City Council, Ward 1
No endorsement
Des Plaines City Council, Ward 3
Denise Rodd
Des Plaines City Council, Ward 7
Don Smith
Des Plaines Mayor
Matt Bogusz
Dundee Area Unit District 300
Kathleen Burley, Leslie LaMarca, Anne Miller
East Dundee Village Board
Rob Gorman, Dan Selep, Kirstin Wood
Elburn Village Board
Ken Anderson, Michael Rullman, Pat Schuberg
Elburn Village President
Jeffrey Walter
Elgin Area Unit District 46
Veronica Noland, Melissa Owens, Donna Smith
Elgin Community College
John Duffy, Jennifer Rakow, Roger Ramey
Elgin City Council
Richard Dunne, Terry L. Gavin, John Prigge, Carol Rauschenberger
Elk Grove Township District 59
Janice Krinsky, Sharon Roberts, Mardell Schumacher, Gary Ofisher
Fox Lake mayor
Donald Schmitt
Fremont District 79
Shawn Killackey, Maria Simoncelli
Gail Borden Public Library
Patricia Harkin, Tiffany Henderson, Beth Kruger
Geneva Unit District 304
Taylor Egan, Mark Grosso, David Lamb, Leslie Juby
Geneva City Council Ward 1
Mike Bruno
Geneva City Council Ward 2
Michael Clements
Geneva City Council Ward 3
Mary Seno
Geneva City Council Ward 4
Ron Singer
Geneva City Council Ward 5
Doug Warlick
Geneva Mayor
Kevin Burns
Gilberts Village Board
Guy Zambetti, Nancy Farrell, Jeanne Allen
Glen Ellyn District 41
Martha Glove Boyd, Robert Bruno, Bruce Currie, Jason Loebach
Glendale Heights Village President
Linda Jackson
Grass Lake District 36
John Frendreis, Russell Page, Susanne Tauke, Andrew Williams
Gurnee Village Board
Thomas Hood, Jeanne Balmes, Karen Thorstenson
Hainesville Village Board
John Derenoski, Georgeann Duberstein, Mark Typlin
Hampshire Village Board
Michael John Reid Jr., Christine Klein, Ryan Krajecki (4-year); Lionel Mott (2-year)
Hampshire Village President
Jeffrey Magnussen
Harper College
Walt Mundt, Pat Stack
Hawthorn District 73
Louis Gatta, Joseph Kain, Matt Jacobs
Hoffman Estates Village Board
Karen Mills, Michael Gaeta, Karen Arnet
Indian Prairie Unit District 204
Laurie Donahue, Cathy Piehl, Michael Raczak, Susan Taylor-Demming
Itasca District 10
Thomas Poulakidas, Brett Clark
Kaneland Unit District 302
Pedro Rivas, Shana Sparber, Aaron Lawler
Lake in the Hills Village President
Russ Ruzanski
Lake Park High School District 108
Claire Adachi, Keri DeWaele, Janice Gatbunton, Thomas Hollatz
Lake Zurich Unit District 95
Kathy Brown, Eileen Maloney, Scott McConnell, Lisa Warren
Lake Zurich Village Board
Jim Beaudoin, Jeff Halen, Greg Weider
Lake Zurich Village President
Thomas Poynton
Lakemoor board
Alexis Aguilar, Colin McIntyre, Phil Vavalle
Lakemoor president
Todd Weihofen
Libertyville District 70
Josh Gordon, Timothy McGrory, Wendy Schilling, Tom Vickers
Libertyville High School District 128
Pat Groody, Karin Lundstedt, Ellen Mauer, Kevin B. Huber (4-year); Mackenzie Thurman (2-year)
Libertyville Village Board
Patrick Carey, Jay Justice, Rich Moras
Libertyville Village President
Terry Weppler
Lincolnshire Village Board
Karen Feldman, Mark Hancock, Gerard Leider
Lincolnshire-Prairie View D103
Marissa Grossenbach
Lindenhurst Village Board
Ryan Brandes
Lisle Unit District 202
Daniel Helderle, Eunice McConville, Meg Sima, Bob Tarasewicz
Lisle Village Board
Brad Hettich, Anthony Carballo, Kristy Grau
Lisle Village President
Joseph Broda
Long Grove Village Board
John Marshall, Anne Kritzmire, Bobbie O'Reilly
Maine Township High School District 207
Carla Owen, Jin Lee, Linda Coyle, Aurora Austriaco
McHenry County College
Linda Liddell, George Lowe
Mettawa Village Board
Denis Bohm, John Maier, Mary Brennan
Mettawa Village President
Casey Urlacher
Mount Prospect
Bill Grossi, Michael Zadel, Eleni Hatzis
Mount Prospect District 57
Vicki Chung, Eileen Kowalczyk, Brian Maye, Gerald McCluskey
Mundelein High School District 120
Laura Mellon, Thomas Ouimet, Laura Vogt, Sara Davalos
Mundelein Village Board
Karthik Chandramouli, Robin Meier, Ray Semple
Mundelein Village President
Holly Kim
Naperville Unit District 203
Charles Cush, Kristin Fitzgerald, Paul Leong, Donna Wandke, Kristine Gericke
Naperville City Council
Judy Brodhead, Kevin Coyne, John Krummen, Mike Isaac
North Aurora Village Board
Mark Gaffino, Michael Lowery, Garran Sparks
North Barrington Village Board
Jackie Andrew, John Schnure, Todd Smith
Northwest Suburban High School District 214
Mark Hineman, Millie Palmer, Leonard Walker, Todd Younger
Oak Grove District 68
Jennifer Manski, Jonathan Baffico, Cathie Anest DeMoon, Matthew Marra
Oakbrook Terrace City Council Ward 2
Jessica Kopka
Oakbrook Terrace Mayor
Tony Ragucci
Oakton Community College
Martha Burns, Paul Kotowski
Palatine Township District 15
Sid Aman, Adam Bauske, Michael Smolka, Gerald Chapman (4-year); David Border (2-year)
Palatine-Schaumburg High School D211
Robert LeFevre, Anna Klimkowicz, Ed Yung
Pingree Grove Village Board
Amber Kubiak, Patricia Dulkoski, Joseph Hirschbein
Rolling meadows Mayor
Len Prejna
Rolling Meadows City Council Ward 4
Brad Judd
Rolling Meadows City Council Ward 6
John D'Astice
Roselle Village Board
Patrick Devitt, Terrell Barnes, David Paleski
Roselle Village President
Andrew Maglio
Round Lake Park Village President
Linda Lucassen
Round Lake Village President
Dan MacGillis
Schaumburg Township District 54
Bob Kaplan, Charlotte Kegarise, Matthew Saternus, Kenneth Richard Van Dyke
South Elgin Village President
Steve Ward
St. Charles Unit District 303
James Gaffney, Edward McNally, Lara Kristofer, Denton Morris
St. Charles City Council Ward 2
Arthur Lemke
St. Charles City Council Ward 4
Lora Vitek
Streamwood village board
Rezwanul Haque
Sugar Grove Village Board
Sean Herron, Ted Koch, Rick Montalto
Vernon Hills Village Board
Tim Grieb, Thom Koch Jr., James Schultz (4-year); Tom Quille (2-year)
Vernon Hills Village President
Roger Byrne
Villa Park Village Board
Nick Cuzzone, Cheryl Orlow Tucker, Robert Wagner
Villa Park Village President
Albert Bulthuis
Volo Village Board
John Buttita, Carol Porter, Lesa Northam
Warren Township High School District 121
John Anderson, Paul Schulz, Jim Walz, Jonita Wilson
Warrenville City Council Ward 1
Fred Bevier
Warrenville Mayor
David Brummel
Waubonsee Community College
Wauconda Unit District 118
Carey McHugh, David Patterson, Sam Stein, Brian Swanson
Wauconda Village Board
Tim Howe, Richard Morino, Adam Schlick
Wauconda Village President
Lincoln Knight
Wayne village board
Ann Tigges, Michael Anastasio, Kathleen O'Rourke
West Aurora Unit District 129
Valerie Brown Dykstra, Joe Grisson III, Rich Kerns
West Chicago High School District 94
Rosalinda Delgado, Rich Nagel, Gary Saake, Renee Yackey
Wheaton, city council, east
Michael Barbier
Wheaton, city council, west
Todd Scalzo
Wheaton-Warrenville Unit D200
Ginna Ericksen, Rob Hanlon, James Mathieson, Brad Paulsen
Wheeling Village Board
Donald Lee Waller, incumbents Ken Brady, Mary Papantos
Wheeling Village President
Pat Horcher
Wood Dale, village board, ward 2
Roy Wesley
Wood Dale, village board, ward 4
Eugene Wesley
Woodland District 50
James Hurd, Renea Amen, Tony DeMonte, Joyce Mason (4-year); Vincent Juarez (2-year)
REFERENDUMS
Hampshire Fire referendums
Yes
Fox River Grove, Countryside Fire/Rescue
Yes
Kane County Forest Preserve
Yes
Geneva Library
Yes
Appoint Round Lake village clerk
Yes
Antioch Dist. 34 tax issue
Yes
Hawthorn Dist. 73 bond issue
Yes
Antioch-Lake Villa Dist. 117 At-Large elections
Yes
Diamond Lake Dist. 76 bond issue
Yes
Glen Ellyn dist. 41 building improvements
Yes
Benjamin Dist. 25 building improvements
Yes
Merge Naperville-Lisle township road panels
Yes
Villa Park Library expansion
Yes
West Chicago Dist. 94 building improvements
Yes
Hanover Township consolidation
Yes
Wheaton-Warrenville District 200
Yes