Articles filed under County Elections
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Lake County Board supports plan to ask voters if they want to pick chairmanFeb 14, 2017 12:00 am - A proposal to let voters decide if they should directly elect the Lake County Board chairman gained the board's support Tuesday. Commissioners voted unanimously to reque...
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Attorney nominated for county board postFeb 06, 2017 12:00 am - Barrington attorney Michael A. Danforth has been nominated to fill a vacancy on the Lake County Board, officials announced Monday. Danforth has been chosen as the Distri...
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Lawlor pushing Lake County board changesFeb 01, 2017 12:00 am - Lake County Board Chairman Aaron Lawlor briefly spoke to the panel's financial and administrative committee Wednesday about his plans to reshape the board and change how...
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Top 10 Lake County stories of 2016Dec 23, 2016 5:00 am - An abrupt change of direction from a key leader on Route 53, a plan to convert a private beach to a public park, the shooting death of a fugitive being sought by authori...
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New Cook County state's attorney says she'll be a regular at suburban courthousesDec 05, 2016 12:00 am - New Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx said Monday a top priority as she takes the helm of the prosecutor's office is to get to know issues and staff at suburban cour...
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Lake County officials take officeDec 01, 2016 12:00 am - Three Lake County officials took oaths of office Thursday to officially begin work after election victories. With promises of changes ahead, Erin Cartwright Weinstein wa...
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Partial recount possible in close DuPage County Board raceNov 23, 2016 12:00 am - There may yet be another twist in the hotly contested race for the District 2 DuPage County Board seat. Republican challenger Richard Blass of Elmhurst said Wednesday he...
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Democrat Chaplin narrowly keeps DuPage County Board seatNov 22, 2016 12:00 am - Democratic incumbent Elizabeth "Liz" Chaplin apparently will keep her District 2 seat on the DuPage County Board after a razor-thin victory over her Republican challenge...
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District 2 DuPage County Board race still not overNov 21, 2016 12:00 am - Two weeks after the Nov. 8 election, the race for a District 2 seat on the DuPage County Board race still isn't over - and it's closer than anyone imagined. Democratic i...
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Kane prosecutor: Election hotline complaints down from 2012Nov 16, 2016 12:00 am - Kane County State's Attorney Joe McMahon said no major incidents were reported at polls during last week's election, and complaints of electioneering were higher in 2012...