Endorsements: A list of our choices for Nov. 6
Here is a summary of Daily Herald endorsements for contested seats and referendums of local interest on the Nov. 6 ballot. For the full endorsement editorial in a given race, click on the Elections 2012 banner at dailyherald.com and select the specific race.
President/Vice President of the United States
Mitt Romney / Paul Ryan, Republican
State Supreme Court
District 1 -- Mary Jane Theis, Democrat
Congress
District 5 -- Mike Quigley, Democrat
District 6 -- Peter Roskam, Republican
District 8 -- Tammy Duckworth, Democrat
District 9 -- Jan Schakowsky, Democrat
District 10 -- Robert Dold, Republican
District 11 -- Judy Biggert, Republican
District 14 -- Randy Hultgren, Republican
State Senate
District 22 -- Michael Noland, Democrat
District 23 -- Carole Pankau, Republican
District 24 -- Kirk Dillard, Republican
District 25 -- Jim Oberweis, Republican
District 26 -- Dan Duffy, Republican
District 27 -- Matt Murphy, Republican
District 28 -- Dan Kotowski, Democrat
District 29 -- Julie Morrison, Democrat
District 30 -- Terry Link, Democrat
District 31 -- Melinda Bush, Democrat
District 42 -- Linda Holmes, Democrat
State House
District 20 -- Michael McAuliffe, Republican
District 42 -- Jeanne Ives, Republican
District 44 -- Fred Crespo, Democrat
District 45 -- Dennis Reboletti, Republican
District 46 -- Daniel Kordik, Republican
District 50 -- Kay Hatcher, Republican
District 52 -- David McSweeney, Republican
District 53 -- David Harris, Republican
District 54 -- Tom Morrison, Republican
District 55 -- Marty Moylan, Democrat
District 56 -- Michelle Mussman, Democrat
District 57 -- Elaine Nekritz, Democrat
District 58 -- Mark Shaw, Republican
District 59 -- Sid Mathias, Republican
District 60 -- Rita Mayfield, Republican
District 61 -- JoAnn Osmond, Republican
District 62 -- Sandy Cole, Republican
District 77 -- Skip Saviano, Republican
District 84 -- Pat Fee, Republican
Statewide referendum
Constitutional Amendment -- No
Cook County
State's Attorney -- Anita Alvarez, Democrat
Clerk of the Circuit Court -- Diane Shapiro, Republican
Recorder -- Karen Yarbrough, Democrat
Board of Review, District 1 -- Dan Patlak, Republican
Metropolitan Water Reclamation Board -- Debra Shore (D); Patrick Thompson (D); Dave Ehrlich (G)
Referendums
Electrical Aggregation -- Yes
Arlington Heights Parks upgrade -- Yes
Privatize Rolling Meadows trash pickup -- Yes
Old Town Sewer Tax -- Yes
DuPage County
County Board
District 1 -- Paul Fichtner, Don Puchalski, Sam Tornatore
District 2 -- Elizabeth Chaplin, Peter DiCianni, Elaine Zannis
District 3 -- Brian Krajewski, John Curran,
District 4 -- Grant Eckhoff, JR McBride, Amy Grant
District 5 -- James Healy, John Zediker, Tonia Khouri
District 6 -- Dirk Enger, Robert Larsen, James Zay
Forest Preserve Board
District 1 -- Marsha Murphy, Republican
District 2 -- Joe Cantore, Republican
District 3 -- Linda Painter, Republican
District 4 -- Tim Whelan, Republican
District 5 -- Mary Lou Wehrli, Republican
District 6 -- Shannon Burns, Democrat
Clerk of the Circuit Court
Chris Kachiroubas, Republican
Referendums
Electrical Aggregation -- Yes
Appointment of Bloomingdale clerk -- Yes
Ban holding dual offices, Elmhurst -- Yes
Winfield tax for roads, police -- Yes
Winfield allow video gambling -- No
Lake County
District 1 -- Linda Pedersen, Republican
District 3 -- Tom Weber, Republican
District 4 -- Brent Paxton, Republican
District 5 -- Bonnie Thomson Carter, Republican
District 6 -- Pat Carey, Democrat
District 13 -- Sandra Hart, Democrat
District 15 -- Carol Calabresa, Republican
District 16 -- Terry Wilke, Democrat
District 19 -- Craig Taylor, Republican
District 21 -- Ann Maine, Republican
State's Attorney -- Mike Nerheim, Republican
Coroner -- Steve Newton, Republican
Clerk of the Circuit Court -- Keith Brin, Republican
Recorder -- Mary Ellen Vanderventer, Democrat
Referendums
Electrical Aggregation -- Yes
Appointment of Island Lake clerk -- Yes
Kane County
County Board
Chairman -- Chris Lauzen, Republican
District 2 -- Sal Abbate, Republican
District 4 -- Brian Pollock, Democrat
District 5 -- Melisa Taylor, Republican
District 8 -- Jesse Vazquez, Democrat
District 11 -- Michael Donahue, Republican
District 14 -- Mark Davoust, Republican
District 16 -- Mike Kenyon, Republican
District 17 -- Jeffrey Meyer, Republican
District 18 -- Andrew Frasz, Republican
District 19 -- Kurt Kojzarek, Republican
District 20 -- Cristina Castro, Democrat
District 21 -- Rebecca Gillam, Republican
District 22 -- Bob Getz, Democrat
District 23 -- Maggie Auger, Republican
Coroner -- L. Robert Russell, Republican
Clerk of the Circuit Court -- Thomas Hartwell, Republican
Recorder -- Sandy Wegman, Republican
Referendums
Electrical Aggregation -- Yes
Move East Dundee fire station -- Yes
McHenry County
County Board
District 1 -- Anna May Miller (R); Yvonne Barnes (R); Nick Chirikos (D)
District 2 -- Donna Kurtz (R), Kenneth Koehler (R), Carolyn Schofield (R), Jim Kennedy (D)
District 3 -- Nick Provenzano (R), Kathleen Bergan Schmitt (D), Joseph Gottemuller (R), Michael Walkup (R)
District 4 -- Susan Draffkorn (R), Sandra Salgado (R), John Hammerand (R), Bob Martens Sr. (R)
District 5 -- Tina Hill (R), John Jung (R), Paula Yensen (D), Michael Skala (R)
District 6 -- Mary McCann (R), Ersel Schuster (R), Diane Evertsen (R), Scott Summers (D)
Referendums
Electrical Aggregation -- Yes
Change to executive form of government -- No
