Local Politics
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Kenneally builds on lead in McHenry County prosecutor raceMar 15, 2016 5:00 pm - Patrick Kenneally held a large lead early Wednesday morning in the race for the Republican nomination for McHenry County state's attorney, unofficial results showed. Ken...
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Chasteen wins nomination for Will County Circuit ClerkMar 15, 2016 5:00 pm - Will County Democrats have chosen Andrea Lynn Chasteen of Frankfort as their candidate for clerk of the circuit court. Chasteen tallied 53,043 votes in Tuesday's primary...
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Brown claims victory in circuit court clerk primaryMar 15, 2016 5:00 pm - Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown said she feels "vindicated" by her easy victory in the Democratic primary Tuesday, in which she came in 160,000 votes ahead...
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McHenry County Board District 4 primary closeMar 15, 2016 5:00 pm - A new face was poised Tuesday night to take a step toward serving on the McHenry County Board as a District 4 representative for the next two years. Voters were to choos...
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Tirio has early lead in McHenry County recorder raceMar 15, 2016 5:00 pm - Joe Tirio, who's vowed to eliminate the McHenry County recorder of deeds position if elected to it, held a solid lead over two fellow Republicans seeking the office, acc...
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Early polling glitch means incomplete results in McHenry CountyMar 15, 2016 1:00 am - Problems with electronic voting in McHenry County on Tuesday resulted in incomplete results by press time. Readers should visit www.dailyherald.com Wednesday morning for...
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Two incumbents, two newcomers get Democratic nod in water district racesMar 15, 2016 1:00 am - Two incumbents and two newcomers on Tuesday received the Democratic nomination for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago board. According to uno...
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Swarthout wins, Drew leads in NSSDMar 15, 2016 1:00 am - Lake Forest resident Thomas Swarthout will likely continue as a North Shore Water Reclamation District board member. Unofficial totals in Tuesday's election show Swartho...
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McHenry County voters to elect chairman, new state's attorneyMar 14, 2016 5:30 am - Tuesday's election will be historic for McHenry County voters, who will elect their county board chairman for the first time. In 2014, voters approved a referendum to ma...
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State's attorney's race leads list of hot Northwest Suburban primariesMar 14, 2016 5:30 am - The two Democratic challengers looking to unseat Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez in Tuesday's primary say the county's criminal justice system is broken, but ...