Local Politics
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Chris Kachiroubas: Candidate profile, DuPage County circuit court clerkSep 15, 2020 1:00 am - Republican Chris Kachiroubas is facing a challenge from Democrat Candice Adams for DuPage County circuit court clerk in the Nov. 3 general election. Adams, an attorney f...
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Patrick O'Brien: Candidate profile, Cook County state's attorneySep 15, 2020 1:00 am - Republican Patrick W. O'Brien is challenging incumbent Democrat Kim Foxx of Flossmoor in the race for Cook County state's attorney. Q: Why are you running for this offic...
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Election 2020: Candidates for county coroner talk about ways to improve the office, COVID-19 data reporting
Sep 14, 2020 1:00 am - McHenry County coroner candidates Kelly Liebmann, a Libertarian from Harvard, and Michael Rein, a Republican from Woodstock, both said the coroner should remain an elect...
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Watch Kim Foxx, Pat O'Brien square off in stormy state's attorney debateSep 14, 2020 1:00 am - Republican Patrick W. "Pat" O'Brien labeled Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx "a social worker not a prosecutor" and Foxx hit back, challenging O'Brien's commitment ...
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Watch the full debate between Cooper and Banek in race for Lake County coronerSep 14, 2020 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been changed to say Jennifer Banek was elected to the Cook Memorial Library District board in 2019. The two candidates for Lake County...
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McHenry County Board chairman candidates talk collaboration, lowering property taxes
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Lake County state's attorney hopefuls debate office's record on justiceSep 10, 2020 5:30 am - Republican Lake County State's Attorney Michael Nerheim and Democratic challenger Eric Rinehart both vow to improve the office's ability to deliver justice over the next...
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Video: Lake County state's attorney candidates Nerheim and Rinehart meet with the Daily Herald editorial boardSep 09, 2020 1:00 am - Lake County State's Attorney Michael Nerheim and his Democratic challenger Eric Rinehart joined representatives of the Daily Herald editorial board on Tuesday in a video...
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In face of more negative ads, Elk Grove mayor announces reelection bidSep 09, 2020 1:00 am - Prompted in large part by a new round of negative campaign-style mailers that take aim at him and his political allies, Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig Johnson announced t...
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Meet candidates for state House Dist. 45 at League of Women Voters forum Sept. 16Sep 08, 2020 11:00 pm - The League of Women Voters Roselle/Bloomingdale will present a virtual candidate forum at 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16, via Zoom. The forum will feature Diane Pappas an...