Local Politics
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McHenry County clerk says votes cast on Election Day now countedMar 18, 2016 1:00 am - McHenry County Clerk Mary McClellan said Friday all votes cast on Tuesday have been counted. Roughly 1,000 extended hours provisional ballots were counted and the result...
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With vote tallies still incomplete, top McHenry County leaders emergeMar 17, 2016 1:00 am - Despite incomplete vote tallies, some candidates in top McHenry County Republican primary races are leading by a wide margin of votes. Provisional ballots remained outst...
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Latest McHenry County Board election resultsMar 17, 2016 1:00 am - Two days after the polls closed, McHenry County's tabulation of votes remained incomplete Thursday. Results were delayed partly due to polls closing 90 minutes later Tue...
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Thomas wins Kane County District 4 Democratic raceMar 15, 2016 5:00 pm - Angie Clay Thomas of Aurora won the Democratic primary for Kane County Board District 4. Thomas had 1,487 votes to incumbent Brian Pollock's 1,268, according to unoffici...
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Walkup holds lead in first McHenry County chairman raceMar 15, 2016 5:00 pm - Michael Walkup held a narrow lead early Wednesday morning in the first countywide election for McHenry County Board chairman, but results were too close to call. Walkup,...
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Hernandez wins in Kane County District 8 raceMar 15, 2016 5:00 pm - Barbara Hernandez of Aurora won the Democratic nomination Tuesday for the Kane County Board District 8 seat, according unofficial results. She had 721 votes to Margarita...
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Kearns, Schuster lead in McHenry County Board District 6Mar 15, 2016 5:00 pm - Newcomer James Kearns and former board member Ersel Schuster held narrow leads early Wednesday morning in the five-way race for two Republican nominations to District 6 ...
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Wilbeck, Barnes leading for McHenry board seatMar 15, 2016 5:00 pm - With fewer than half the votes counted Tuesday night, Tom Wilbeck and Yvonne Barnes are leading in the Republican primary for District 1 of the McHenry County Board. Bot...
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Hunt wins chance to be re-elected Kane County auditorMar 15, 2016 5:00 pm - Kane County Auditor Terry Hunt is a step closer to being re-elected Kane County auditor, with a strong win Tuesday in the Republican primary. With all 291 precincts repo...
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Foxx declares victory over Alvarez in Cook State's Attorney raceMar 15, 2016 5:00 pm - In an election watched nationally because of its connection to the police shooting of a black teenager, Kim Foxx ousted incumbent Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alva...