A summary of Daily Herald endorsements
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Voters line up for early voting Monday at the Arlington Heights Village Hall. Bob Chwedyk | Staff Photographer
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
