A summary of Daily Herald endorsements in the fall General Election
In-person voting for the General Election will take place Tuesday at polling places throughout the suburbs. Here is a summary of Daily Herald endorsements in contested races of local interest. The full text of individual endorsement editorials can be found at www.dailyherald.com/topics/editorials.
U.S. President
Joe Biden
U.S. Senate
Congress
5th District — Mike Quigley
6th District — Sean Casten
8th District — Raja Krishnamoorthi
9th District — No endorsement
10th District — Brad Schneider
11th District — Bill Foster
14th District — Lauren Underwood
State Legislature
House of Representatives
17th District — Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
18th District — Robyn Gabel
20th District — No endorsement
49th District — Maura Hirschauer
56th District — Michelle Mussman
45th District — Seth Lewis
50th District — Keith Wheeler
51st District — Mary Edly Allen
41st District — Grant Wehrli
42nd District — Amy L. Grant
47th District — Deanne Mazzochi
48th District — Terra Costa Howard
52nd District — Martin McLaughlin
54th District — Tom Morrison
61st District — Dan Yost
62nd District - Jim Walsh
63rd District — Brian Sager
64th District — Tom Weber
65th District — Dan Ugaste
66th District — Suzanne M. Ness
70th District — Jeff Keicher
77th District — Kathleen Willis
81st District — Laura Hois
83rd District — Barbara Hernandez
Senate
25th District — Karina Villa
31st District — Melinda Bush
Cook County
State's Attorney — Patrick W. “Pat” O'Brien
Clerk of the Circuit Court — Iris Y. Martinez
Board of Review, 1st District — Dan Patlak
DuPage County
Coroner — Richard Jorgensen
Auditor — Bob Grogan
Recorder of Deeds — Babette Holder Youngberg
Circuit Court Clerk — Chris Kachiroubas
County Board, Dist. 1 — Donald E. Puchalski
County Board, Dist. 2 — Paula Deacon Garcia
County Board, Dist. 3 — Brian J. Krajewski
County Board, Dist. 4 — Tim Elliott
County Board, Dist. 5 — Amy Chavez
County Board, Dist. 6 — Robert L. “Bob” Larsen
Forest Preserve, Dist. 2 — Tina Tyson-Dunne
Forest Preserve, Dist. 4 — Tim Whelan
Forest Preserve, Dist. 5 — Mary Lou Wehrli
Kane County
Board Chairman — David J. Rickert
State's Attorney — Robert “Bob” Spence
Auditor — Terry Hunt
Recorder of Deeds — Sandy Wegman
Clerk of the Circuit Court — Theresa Barreiro
County board District 4 — Tracy Miller
County board District 10 — David J. Brown
County board District 12 — Kenneth C. Shepro
County board District 14 — Mark Davoust
County board District 16 — Michael J. Kenyon
County board District 18 — Andrew E. “Drew” Frasz
County board District 20 — Cherryl Strathmann
County board District 22 — Douglas J. Scheflow
County board District 24 — Jarett Sanchez
Lake County
State's Attorney — Michael G. “Mike” Nerheim
Coroner — Howard Cooper
Recorder of Deeds — Mary Ellen Vanderventer
Clerk of the Circuit Court — Erin Cartwright Weinstein
County board — Linda Pederson
County board — Steve Carlson
County board — Sandra (Sandy) Hart
County board District 16 — John C. Frazier
County board District 20 — Marah Altenberg
McHenry County
Chairman — Mike Buehler
Coroner — Michael Rein
County Board Dist. 1 — Tom Wilbeck; Yvonne Barnes
County Board Dist. 2 — Jeffrey Thorsen; John Reinert
County Board Dist. 5 — Paula Yenson, Michael Skala
Referendums
Amend state constitution to allow graduated income tax: No
Eliminate Elk Grove Township road district: Yes
Itasca Elementary Dist. 10 construction plan: Yes
Winfield Elementary Dist. 34 upgrades: Yes
Dundee Township tax-rate
increase: Yes
Merge Lake County clerk, recorder's offices: Yes