Articles filed under County Elections
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Only 116 votes separate DuPage forest preserve president candidatesNov 19, 2018 12:00 am - Two weeks after Election Day, it's still one of the closest countywide contests in DuPage's recent history - and it may not be decided any time soon. Unofficially, just ...
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Why Democrats fought to increase majority on Cook County BoardNov 14, 2018 4:30 am - While Democrats not surprisingly campaigned hard and spent heavily to win back the Illinois governor's office and a majority in the U.S. House, why were they similarly m...
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Didech wins District 20 seatNov 07, 2018 12:00 am - Early voting and vote by mail totals counted late Tuesday helped carry Democrat Adam Didech to a narrow victory over incumbent Sidney Mathias in the race for the Lake Co...
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Trump effect? Suburbs turn deep blue with Democratic inroads across the boardNov 07, 2018 12:00 am - Perhaps nowhere in the country was Tuesday's Democratic blue wave more devastating to Republicans than in suburban Chicago. In the suburbs, the midterm election flipped ...
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Democrats make inroads, and maybe history, in Lake CountyNov 07, 2018 12:00 am - Lake County Republicans had reason for feeling blue Wednesday, a day after the incumbent GOP treasurer and clerk were upended and longtime Republican Sheriff Mark Curran...
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Suburban Democrats make inroads in county governmentNov 07, 2018 12:00 am - Suburban voters' blue mood led to Democratic inroads in county government, where they narrowed the Cook County Board's Republican representation to two seats out of 17, ...
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Democratic women make unprecedented gains in DuPage CountyNov 07, 2018 12:00 am - DuPage County Democrats longed for it. DuPage Republicans feared it. When it finally came Tuesday, it wasn't so much a blue wave that swept down the DuPage ballot as it ...
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Danforth retains seat for Lake County Board District 17Nov 06, 2018 6:00 pm - Republican incumbent Michael Danforth will spend another term on the Lake County Board in District 17, unofficial vote totals show Tuesday. With all 28 precincts and e...
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Incumbent Lenert re-elected to Kane County District 5 seatNov 06, 2018 6:00 pm - Republican Bill Lenert will serve another 4-year term representing District 5 on the Kane County Board. With all 12 precincts reporting Tuesday, Lenert beat out Democrat...
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Raoul declares victory over Harold in attorney general race to replace Lisa MadiganNov 06, 2018 6:00 pm - State Sen. Kwame Raoul handily defeated his Republican opponent Erika Harold to become Illinois' next attorney general. But the victory was bittersweet for Raoul who lo...