A summary of Daily Herald election endorsements
This endorsement is a consensus opinion of the Daily Herald Editorial Board.
In-person voting takes place today throughout Illinois for the 2022 General Election.
Voters will be selecting a U.S. senator, top state executives, legislators and county government representatives and deciding various local and statewide referendums. Here are the Daily Herald's recommendations for candidates in contested campaigns of local interest.
FEDERAL
U.S. Senate: Tammy Duckworth
Congress, Dist. 3: Delia Ramirez
Congress, Dist. 5: Mike Quigley
Congress, Dist. 6: Sean Casten
Congress, Dist. 8: Raja Krishnamoorthi
Congress, Dist. 9: Jan Schakowsky
Congress, Dist. 10: Brad Schneider
Congress, Dist. 11: Bill Foster
Congress, Dist. 14: Lauren Underwood
STATEWIDE OFFICES
Governor: No endorsement
Attorney general: Kwame Raoul
Secretary of state: Alexi Giannoulias
Comptroller: Susana Mendoza
Treasurer: Michael Frerichs
STATE HOUSE
Dist. 41: Rich Janor
Dist. 42: Terra Costa Howard
Dist. 43: Anna Moeller
Dist. 44: Fred Crespo
Dist. 45: Deanne Mazzochi
Dist. 46: Robert Stevens
Dist. 47: Amy Grant
Dist. 48: Azam Nizamuddin
Dist. 49: Maura Hirschauer
Dist. 51: Chris Bos
Dist. 52: Martin McLaughlin
Dist. 53: Mark Walker
Dist. 54: Mary Beth Canty
Dist. 55: Martin Moylan
Dist. 56: Michelle Mussman
Dist. 61: Peter Pettorini
Dist. 62: Adam Shores
Dist. 65: Dan Ugaste
Dist. 66: Suzanne Ness
Dist. 69: Joe Sosnowski
Dist. 81: Anne Stava-Murray
Dist. 83: Keith Wheeler
Dist. 84: Stephanie Kifowit
Dist. 97: Harry Benton
STATE SENATE
Dist. 21: Laura Ellman
Dist. 23: Suzanne Glowiak Hilton
Dist. 24: Seth Lewis
Dist. 25: Karina Villa
Dist. 26: Dan McConchie
Dist. 27: Ann Gillespie
Dist. 28: Laura Murphy
Dist. 31: Adam Solano
Dist. 42: Linda Holmes
Dist. 43: Rachel Ventura
COOK COUNTY
Board President: Toni Preckwinkle
Sheriff: Tom Dart
Treasurer: Maria Pappas
Cook County clerk: No endorsement
County Board Dist. 9: Maggie Trevor
County Board. Dist. 14: Scott Britton
County Board Dist. 15: Kevin Morrison
County Board Dist. 17: Sean Morrison
DUPAGE COUNTY
Board Chairman: Greg Hart
Clerk: Evelyn Sanguinetti
Treasurer: Gwen Henry
County Board, Dist. 1: Cindy Cronin Cahill, Donald Puchalski, Sam Tornatore
County Board, Dist. 2: Liz Chaplin, Paula Deacon Garcia, Yeena Yoo
County Board, Dist. 3: Lucy Chang Evans, Brian Krajewski, Rosemary Spann
County Board, Dist. 4: Grant Eckhoff, Mary Fitzgerald Ozog, Lynn LaPlante
County Board, Dist. 5: Sadia Covert, Dawn DeSart, Saba Haider
County Board, Dist. 6: Sheila Rutledge, Greg Schwarze, James Zay
DuPage County Forest Preserve District
President: Daniel Hebreard
Board, Dist. 1: Marsha Murphy
Board, Dist. 2: Tina Tyson-Dunne
Board, Dist. 3: Linda Painter
Board, Dist. 4: Jeff Gahris
Board, Dist. 5: Barbara O'Meara
Board, Dist. 6: Al Murphy
KANE COUNTY
Clerk: John "Jack" Cunningham
Treasurer: Jeffrey Pripusich
Sheriff: Ronald Hain
County Board, Dist. 2: Dale Berman
County Board, Dist. 4: Mavis Bates
County Board, Dist. 5: Bill Lenert
County Board, Dist. 6: Ron Ford
County Board, Dist. 8: Michelle Gumz
County Board, Dist. 10: David Brown
County Board, Dist. 11: Leslie Juby
County Board, Dist. 12: Bill Roth
County Board, Dist. 13: Todd Wallace
County Board, Dist. 14: Mark Davoust
County Board, Dist. 15: Scott Johansen
County Board, Dist. 17: Deborah Allan
County Board, Dist. 18: Rick Williams
County Board, Dist. 19: Mo Iqbal
County Board, Dist. 20: Lucio Estrada
County Board, Dist. 21: Cliff Surges
County Board, Dist. 22: Vern Tepe
County Board, Dist. 23: Christopher Kious
County Board, Dist. 24: Jarett Sanchez
LAKE COUNTY
Clerk: Anthony Vega
Treasurer: Holly Kim
Sheriff: John Idleburg
County Board Dist. 1: Linda Pederson
County Board Dist. 2: Adam Schlick
County Board Dist. 3: Ann Maine
County Board Dist. 5: J. Kevin Hunter
County Board Dist. 6: John Wasik
County Board Dist. 7: Carissa Casbon
County Board Dist. 10: Jessica Vealitzek
County Board Dist. 13: Sandy Hart
County Board Dist. 15: Jennifer Clark
County Board Dist. 16: Esiah Campos
County Board Dist. 17: Michael Danforth
County Board Dist. 18: Sara Frederick Knizhnik
County Board Dist. 19: Marah Altenburg
Referendums
Amendment 1 (Statewide): No
Community Mental Health Boards (Will County, Townships of Addison, Lisle, Naperville, Schaumburg, Wheeling, Winfield, Vernon): Yes