Local Politics
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Danforth retains seat for Lake County Board District 17Nov 06, 2018 6:00 pm - Republican incumbent Michael Danforth will spend another term on the Lake County Board in District 17, unofficial vote totals show Tuesday. With all 28 precincts and e...
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Incumbent Lenert re-elected to Kane County District 5 seatNov 06, 2018 6:00 pm - Republican Bill Lenert will serve another 4-year term representing District 5 on the Kane County Board. With all 12 precincts reporting Tuesday, Lenert beat out Democrat...
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Democrats dominate Will County racesNov 06, 2018 6:00 pm - Voters in Will County elected a Democratic clerk, sheriff and treasurer, along with two new Dist. 11 county board members Tuesday. Upon the upcoming retirement of Count...
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Kaczmarek victorious in DuPage County clerk raceNov 06, 2018 6:00 pm - Now comes the hard part. Democratic challenger Jean Kaczmarek of Glen Ellyn won her first term as DuPage County clerk Tuesday, defeating Republican incumbent Paul Hinds ...
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Painter wins third term on DuPage Forest boardNov 06, 2018 6:00 pm - Republican Linda Painter appears poised to serve a third term on the DuPage Forest Preserve Commission. With 151 of 162 precincts reporting, Painter has 30,576 votes, a...
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Barr wins District 3 seat on Lake County BoardNov 06, 2018 6:00 pm - Dick Barr, a 43-year-old Republican from Round Lake Beach, looks to have defeated 27-year-old Democrat Ed Gallagher from Lindenhurst to win a seat on the Lake County Boa...
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Mendrick to become DuPage County's next sheriffNov 06, 2018 6:00 pm - Voters have given a longtime employee of the DuPage County sheriff's office the ultimate promotion. Republican James Mendrick, a patrol commander with the department, wa...
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Hain ousts Kramer for Kane sheriff seatNov 06, 2018 6:00 pm - For the second time this decade, voters have elected a Democrat as Kane County sheriff. With all precincts reporting, Ron Hain, a sergeant at the sheriff's office, garne...
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Incumbent Martin to keep Kane County District 11 seatNov 06, 2018 6:00 pm - Republican John Martin of Geneva has retained his District 11 seat on the Kane County Board. With all 18 precincts reporting Tuesday, Martin beat out Democratic challeng...
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Cronin earns third term as DuPage County chairmanNov 06, 2018 6:00 pm - Dan Cronin secured a third term as DuPage County Board chairman by narrowly defeating Democratic challenger Lynn LaPlante. With 901 of 930 precincts reporting, unofficia...