Opinion

A summary of Daily Herald endorsements

Posted February 29, 2016 12:00 am

The Daily Herald Editorial Board

Early voting for the March 15 primary begins today at locations around the suburbs. Here is a summary of our endorsements. The full text of individual endorsement editorials can be found online at www.dailyherald.com/topics/editorials/. Endorsements remain to be published in the races for president and U.S. Senate.

Congress

6th District, Democrat: Amanda Howland

6th district, Republican: Peter Roskam

8th District, Democrat: Raja Krishnamoorthi

10th District, Democrat: Brad Schneider

11th District, Republican: Herman White

14th District, Democrat: Jim Walz

State Legislature

Senate 22nd District, Democrat: Cristina Castro

Senate 26th District, Republican: Martin McLaughlin

Representative 66th District, Republican: Carolyn Schofield

Cook County

State's Attorney, Democrat: Kim Foxx

Clerk of Circuit Court, Democrat: Jacob Meister

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, 6-year term, Democrat: Josina Morita, Marilyana T. Spyropoulous, R. Cary Capparelli

Metro. Water Reclamation District, 2-year term, Democrat: Tom Greenhaw

Lake County

County Board District 5, Democrat: Gloria Charland

County Board District 5, Republican: Judy Martini

State's Attorney, Democrat: Michael J. Perillo Jr.

North Shore Sanitary District Ward 4, Republican: Thomas Swarthout

Kane County

County Board Chairman, Republican: Chris Lauzen

County Board District 4, Democrat: Brian Pollock

County Board District 8, Democrat: Barbara Hernandez

County Board District 10, Republican: Susan Starrett

County Board District 18, Republican: Drew Frasz

County Board District 20, Democrat: Tom Armstrong

County Board District 22, Democrat: Willie Clements

County Board District 24, Democrat: Jarett Sanchez

County Board District 24, Republican: Roben B. Hall

Coroner, Democrat: Tao "Tom" Martinez

Coroner, Republican: L. Robert Russell

Auditor, Republican: Terry Hunt

McHenry County

County Board Chairman: Joe Gottemoller

County Board District 1, Republicans: Anna May Miller, Yvonne Barnes

County Board District 2, Republicans: John Reinert, Jeffrey Thorsen

County Board District 3, Republicans: Nick Provenzano, Nancy Gonsiorek

County Board District 5, Republicans: Joe Calomino, Michael Skala

County Board District 6, Republicans: James Kearns, Mary McCann

State's Attorney, Republican: Daniel Regna

Recorder of Deeds, Republican: Tina Hill

DuPage Copunty

County Board District 2, Republican: Richard Blass

County Board District 4, Republican: Tim Elliott

Forest Preserve District 5, Republican: Mary Lou Wehrli

Referendums

Winfield Fire Protection tax increase: Yes

Roselle School District 12 tax increase: Yes

Green Oaks road improvement bonds: Yes

Mundelein clerk appointed, not elected: Yes

Fox Lake tax on property sales: No

Fox Lake add territory to FLFPD: No

Elburn sales tax increase: Yes

Sleepy Hollow tax increase: Yes

Algonquin-LITH tax increase: Yes

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