Local Politics
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Nowak re-elected in McHenry County District 1Nov 04, 2014 12:01 am - Republican incumbent Robert Nowak won re-election to represent McHenry County Board's District 1, while Republican challenger Andrew Gasser and Democratic incumbent Nick...
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Grayslake trustee captures Lake County Board seatNov 04, 2014 12:01 am - Grayslake Trustee Jeff Werfel is moving up the political ladder. Werfel, a Republican, topped Democrat John Wylie for a Lake County Board seat in Tuesday's election. Wit...
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Republicans appear to sweep DuPage Forest Preserve commissionNov 04, 2014 12:01 am - The DuPage County Forest Preserve Commission's lone Democrat lasted only two years in office before being ousted Tuesday night. Unofficial vote totals show District 6 Co...
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Republicans Jung, Rein unseat Yensen in McHenry Board Dist. 5Nov 04, 2014 12:01 am - Incumbent John Jung and fellow Republican challenger Michael Rein secured two seats on the McHenry County Board for District 5, according to unofficial results. With all...
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Gorman re-elected to county board; opponent withdrew from raceNov 03, 2014 10:00 pm - As expected, Elizabeth "Liz" Doody Gorman will get a fourth term on the Cook County Board, after running a re-election campaign for District 17 that was essentially unop...
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GOP's Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran notches easy win against Democrat PattNov 03, 2014 10:00 pm - Republican Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran withstood a tough campaign from Democratic challenger Jason Patt to secure four more years in his job. With all 415 precincts ...
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Republican Chuck Bartels captures convincing win for Lake County BoardNov 03, 2014 10:00 pm - Republican Chuck Bartels will be the next representative for the Lake County Board's 10th District. Bartels, of Mundelein, defeated Democrat Mike Jennings to win a 4-yea...
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Silvestri wins re-election in Cook County Board raceNov 03, 2014 10:00 pm - Voters in a newly redrawn Cook County Board district have re-elected longtime Republican Commissioner Peter Silvestri to a sixth term, unofficial results show. With all ...
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Carla Wyckoff shows lead for Lake County clerkNov 03, 2014 10:00 pm - GOP's Carla Wyckoff led opponent Democrat Janet Kilkelly to victory in the Lake County clerk's race, according to unofficial tallies Tuesday. Wyckoff garnered 108,117, o...
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Hot races in DuPage CountyNov 03, 2014 4:30 am - Voters throughout DuPage County will travel to the polls Tuesday to pick who will represent them at the county, state and congressional level. Here's a look at four of t...