Local Politics
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Tight Will County sheriff's race won't be decided for daysNov 05, 2014 12:01 am - The two candidates locked in a tight race for Will County sheriff say they don't expect to know who won Tuesday's election until Nov. 18. With all 310 precincts reporti...
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Cronin wins second term as DuPage County Board chairmanNov 04, 2014 7:30 pm - Dan Cronin secured a second term as DuPage County Board chairman by defeating Democratic challenger Robert Peickert. With all 756 precincts reporting Tuesday, Cronin rec...
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Gottemoller, Kopsell lead McHenry Board Dist. 3 raceNov 04, 2014 12:01 am - Party appeared to trump incumbency Tuesday night in the race for two seats on the McHenry County Board from District 3. With 38 of 41 precincts reporting, Republicans i...
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Images: Election Night in the suburbsNov 04, 2014 12:01 am - Images of Election Night in the suburbs of Chicago. Voters selected members of Congress, State Senators and Representatives, and county-level leaders . ...
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Will County sheriff race too close to callNov 04, 2014 12:01 am - The race for Will County sheriff is so tight that it could take days to declare a winner. Just 242 votes separated the two candidates, with all precincts voting. But the...
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Prim wins race for McHenry County sheriffNov 04, 2014 12:01 am - Republican Bill Prim has won the race for McHenry County sheriff by a wide margin. Prim, 55, of Cary, had 41,320 votes, or about 60 percent of total votes, compared to I...
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Schneider retaining Cook County Board seatNov 04, 2014 12:01 am - Cook County Commissioner Tim Schneider sailed to re-election in a lopsided race to represent District 15, according to unofficial results. With 180 out of 186 precincts ...
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Republicans sweep DuPage County Board racesNov 04, 2014 12:01 am - Republicans swept to a major victory on the DuPage County Board Tuesday, easily winning all five contested seats. The election leaves just two Democrats on the 18-mem...
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Hinds will replace his boss in DuPage clerk's officeNov 04, 2014 12:01 am - Republican Paul Hinds, a longtime employee of the DuPage County Clerk's office, handily won election Tuesday to replace his retiring boss, Gary King. Hinds received roug...
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Hammerand, Wheeler win McHenry Board Dist. 4 raceNov 04, 2014 12:01 am - Incumbent Republican John Hammerand and Republican newcomer Charles Wheeler secured two open seats on the McHenry County Board for District 4, unofficial results show. W...