Local Politics
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Three new faces on Kane Co. BoardMar 18, 2014 1:00 am - Kane County Board District 3: Democratic challenger Don Ishmael defeated incumbent Jennifer Laesch in a seesaw battle in Tuesday's election. Unofficial results show...
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Cantore breezes to primary win for DuPage forest presidentMar 18, 2014 1:00 am - Joe Cantore was the runaway victor Tuesday in the race for the Republican nomination for president of the DuPage County Forest Preserve District. With all 759 precincts ...
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Incumbents come out strong in McHenry County Board GOP racesMar 18, 2014 1:00 am - McHenry County Board Dist. 1: With all precincts reporting, unofficial vote totals show incumbent Robert Nowak, 61, of Lake in the Hills and Andrew Gasser, 41, of F...
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GOP sheriff, clerk races top Kane primary election lineupMar 16, 2014 8:00 am - A new sheriff is coming to Kane County, and the process for electing him begins Tuesday. Don Kramer and Kevin Williams will square off for the Republican nomination for ...
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8th District primary among suburbs' hottest racesMar 16, 2014 8:00 am - Eighth Congressional District GOP rivals Manju Goel and Larry Kaifesh started their campaigns seeing eye to eye on most every major issue. Their shared criticisms of the...
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Fox Valley voters to decide four referendums TuesdayMar 16, 2014 8:00 am - Come Tuesday, voters in Kane and McHenry counties will decide whether to pay more for the care of developmentally disabled residents, if Huntley needs a new indoor turf ...
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Here are the top races in McHenry, Kane countiesMar 16, 2014 8:00 am - Tuesday's most closely watched primary race in McHenry County pits Undersheriff Andrew Zinke against retired Des Plaines police commander Bill Prim for the sheriff's pos...
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Forest president candidates focus on their differencesMar 14, 2014 5:30 am - With days left before Tuesday's primary, the two Republicans hoping to become the next president of the DuPage County Forest Preserve Commission are making their case fo...
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Bellar, Gorman discuss flooding, economy in 17th county board districtMar 14, 2014 1:01 am - The 17th District may stretch more than 45 miles from the Northwest suburbs to the South suburbs, but the Republicans running in the primary for the Cook County Board se...
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Lake County Board Dist. 6 candidates talk need for landMar 13, 2014 5:30 am - Voter-approved funds to allow the Lake County Forest Preserve District to buy land are dwindling but neither Republican candidate for the Lake County Board District 6 se...