Local Politics
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Democrats make gains in McHenry CountyNov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - There was no tidal wave of change sweeping Democrats to a significant number of victories Tuesday in staunchly Republican McHenry County. But what once was an arid lands...
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Democrats retain seats on sanitary district boardNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - With 93 percent of precincts reporting, it appeared Democratic incumbents Frank Avila, Kathleen Therese Meany and Cynthia Santos would prevail over their six challengers...
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Donley wins re-election in District 6Nov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Randall Donley, a Republican from Union, won re-election in District 6 McHenry County Board. Ersel Schuster, a former board member and a Republican from Woodstock, also ...
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Wilke wins upset in Lake Co. District 16Nov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - It took two tries, but it looked Tuesday night like Democrat Terry Wilke was on his way to toppling Republican Lake County Board member Bob Powers, who has represented t...
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Alvarez wins Cook County's top prosecutor jobNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - On a history-making election night, Anita Alvarez claimed victory as the first female and first Hispanic to be elected Cook County State's Attorney Tuesday, with unoffic...
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COD student wins DuPage board seat in District 5Nov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Tony Michelassi will be one of the youngest DuPage County Board members to ever hold the office. With all 113 precincts reporting, unofficial results show the Democratic...
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Seyller tops Nendick for Kane circuit clerkNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Incumbent Deborah Seyller handily defeated Aurora Democrat Ed Nendick in Tuesday's race for Kane County Circuit Clerk. With all 299 precincts in Kane County and Aurora ...
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Former Grayslake mayor takes seat on county boardNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Running on a campaign of accountability and fiscal responsibility, former Grayslake Mayor Pat Carey won a seat on the Lake County Board on Tuesday. Carey, a Democrat, b...
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Brown wins third term as Cook County Circuit Court clerkNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - With 98 percent of precincts reporting, Democratic incumbent Dorothy Brown Tuesday appeared headed toward her third term as clerk of the circuit court of Cook County. I...
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Fichtner, Gonzalez win in DuPage Dist. 1Nov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Voters picked a Republican incumbent and a Democratic novice to serve as DuPage County Board members in District 1. With all 118 precincts reporting, unofficial results ...