Local Politics
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Zediker wins in DuPage Board Dist. 5Feb 02, 2010 10:00 pm - John Zediker appears to have moved a step closer to keeping his seat on the DuPage County Board in District 5. Unofficial results show Zediker narrowly defeated Joe Wozn...
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Kurtz, Koehler take McHenry Co. Board Dist. 2 seatsFeb 02, 2010 10:00 pm - McHenry County Board Chairman Ken Koehler held off most challengers in a five-way race Tuesday to secure a Republican nomination for one of two contested seats in board ...
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Pucinski grabs First District, vows to make process fasterFeb 02, 2010 10:00 pm - Cook County Circuit Court Judge Aurelia Pucinski appears poised to win the Democratic primary for the Illinois Appellate Court's First District. With 94 percent of prec...
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Callahan leads big in judicial primaryFeb 02, 2010 10:00 pm - Judicial candidate John Patrick Callahan held a commanding lead over Joanne F. Fehn in the Democratic primary to replace the Hon. Daniel J. Kelley as judge of the Circui...
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Molina gets another shot at Kane Dist. 1Feb 02, 2010 10:00 pm - Democratic voters want to give Myrna Molina another chance at representing District 1 on the Kane County Board. With all seven precincts reporting late Tuesday, Molina g...
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Formento holds forest preserve seatFeb 02, 2010 10:00 pm - Longtime incumbent Michael Formento won the Republican nod to run for a four-year seat on the DuPage County Forest Preserve Commission from District 4. With all 129 prec...
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DuPage chairman hopefuls raise almost $500,000Feb 01, 2010 10:00 pm - The four Republicans running for DuPage County Board chairman in Tuesday's primary combined to collect nearly $500,000 for their campaigns. The lion's share of that was ...
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Local Cook Co. races can affect you most directlyFeb 01, 2010 10:00 pm - Even though Senate and gubernatorial races get more attention, your vote goes a lot farther in smaller contests where fewer people get to vote. That includes some Cook C...
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Plenty of choices for Cook County leadershipFeb 01, 2010 10:00 pm - Controversy over a 1 percent increase in the Cook County sales tax lured a full house of candidates for county board seats and the president's chair. Incumbent President...
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GOP races dominate DuPage primaryFeb 01, 2010 10:00 pm - DuPage County Republican voters will have more choices in the voting booth Tuesday than their Democratic counterparts. And, voters in four communities will have a say in...